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What top freelancers actually charge in 2026.
Median hourly rates by role, drawn from real invoices and market surveys.
| Role | Entry | Experienced | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web Developer | $30–$60 | $80–$140 | ▲ 8% |
| UI / UX Designer | $35–$55 | $85–$150 | ▲ 12% |
| Content Writer | $20–$35 | $60–$120 | ▲ 5% |
| SEO Consultant | $30–$50 | $90–$180 | ▲ 14% |
| Video Editor | $25–$45 | $70–$130 | ▲ 9% |
| AI / Data Consultant | $60–$90 | $140–$260 | ▲ 22% |
Dedicated rate calculators for your niche.
Each one tuned to real 2026 rates for that profession, with FAQs and quick presets.
Client payments · Oct 18, 2026
Venmo Fee Calculator
Separate seller fees from optional cash-out costs and check what your client payment leaves.
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Invoicing · Oct 18, 2026
Stripe Invoice Fee Calculator
Compare processing plus Starter or Plus invoice charges with transparent net-payment examples.
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Audio production · Oct 18, 2026
Podcast Editing Cost Calculator
Estimate recording workload, revisions and deliverables without confusing audio with video editing.
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Freelancer Tax Withholding Calculator
Exactly how much of every invoice to hold back for tax, by profit and location.
Freelancer Earnings Calculator
What your rate really pays after billable hours, fees, expenses and tax.
Gig Worker Income Calculator
Real pay per hour from delivery and rideshare after mileage and dead time.
Creative Pricing Calculator
Price creative work by deliverable, usage rights and outcome — not by the hour.
Graphic Designer Pricing Calculator
Rates, logo fees and project quotes built from your income target upwards.
Pricing by Country Calculator
What to charge clients in every market, without dropping below your floor.
Freelance Business Valuation Calculator
What your practice is worth — and which changes move the number.
AI Freelancer Pricing Calculator
Charge for AI-assisted work without handing clients your efficiency gain.
Freelance Retirement Calculator
What to save when no employer is matching your contributions.
Freelance Weekly Income Calculator
What a working week really pays after costs, tax and payment lag.
Freelance Rate Increase Strategies
Seven ways to charge more without losing your best clients.
Freelancer Performance Metrics
The nine numbers that actually predict your income.
Freelance Photographer Pricing Calculator
Day rates, packages and licensing priced from your real costs.
Upwork vs Fiverr
Fees, clients and real take-home pay — which platform pays you more.
Upwork vs Freelancer.com
Fees, bid dynamics and real effective rates — which marketplace pays you more.
Fiverr vs Contra
Fees, clients and workflows — storefront reach versus commission-free freelancing.
Toptal vs Upwork
Screening, fees and project fit — a curated network versus an open marketplace.
Toptal Freelancer Rate Calculator
Set a Toptal rate that covers costs, benefits and bench weeks.
Toptal Hourly Rate Calculator
Convert a Toptal hourly rate into monthly and annual take-home.
Freelance Income Tax Calculator
Your real federal income tax bill — deductions, QBI and brackets in the right order.
California Freelance Take-Home Calculator
What you really keep after SE, federal and California tax — $130k traced to $6,655 a month.
Florida Freelance Tax Calculator
No state income tax, still ~23% to the IRS — the full Florida bill on $100k.
New York Freelance Tax Calculator
NYS, NYC, MCTMT and UBT layered on $100k — about 31% before the city business tax.
New York Freelance Rate Calculator
Turn an $85k NYC take-home into a $127 floor and a $150 quote.
Washington Freelance Tax Calculator
No income tax, but B&O on revenue — the full Seattle bill on $100k.
Colorado Freelance Tax Calculator
Flat 4.4% on federal taxable income plus Denver's OPT — ~26% on $100k.
Texas Freelance Tax Calculator
No state income tax, but still ~23% to the IRS — the full Texas bill on $100k.
Texas Freelance Rate Calculator
Turn Austin, Dallas or Houston costs into a rate — worked $86 floor, $110 quote.
Freelance SEO Consultant Rate Calculator
Audits, retainers and projects priced from your floor up — worked $127 floor, $2,350 audit.
Freelance Marketing Consultant Rate Calculator
Strategy projects, retainers and fractional CMO fees — worked $120 floor, $5,800 strategy.
Freelance Data Analyst Rate Calculator
Dashboards, audits and reporting retainers — worked $115 floor, $4,900 dashboard build.
Freelance AI Consultant Rate Calculator
Paid audits, fixed-fee builds and advisory retainers — worked $165 floor, $12,500 audit.
Freelance Retainer Calculator
Turn your floor rate into a monthly retainer — worked $2,900 retainer at a $116 effective rate.
Freelance Rate by Experience Level
Beginner to expert rate bands — worked example moving from $65 to $85/hr at the intermediate tier.
Freelance Rush Fee Calculator
Tiered rush premiums from +25% to +100% — worked $2,400 project quoted at $3,600 rush.
California Freelance Tax Calculator
Your full CA bill — state brackets up to 13.3%, the $800 franchise fee and quarterly shares.
Freelance Late Payment Fee Calculator
Set a fair, legal late fee — and get clients to actually pay it.
Client Onboarding Pricing Calculator
Put a number on the unbilled week behind every new client.
UK Freelance Rate Calculator
Build a UK rate from real British costs, income tax, NI and billable days.
UK Freelance Tax Calculator
Income tax, Class 4 NI and payments on account — what HMRC really takes.
UK Day Rate Calculator
Turn a salary into a defensible day rate using real billable days.
Canada Freelance Tax Calculator
Federal and provincial tax plus the doubled CPP nobody warns you about.
Canada Freelance Rate Calculator
Build a CAD rate that covers Toronto costs, CPP and quiet winter months.
Australia Freelance Tax Calculator
ATO brackets, the Medicare levy, the $75k GST line and PAYG instalments.
Australia Freelance Rate Calculator
An AUD rate that covers super, insurance and the dead Australian summer.
Upwork Take-Home Pay Calculator
Why a $6,000 Upwork month leaves about $3,700 you can actually spend.
Upwork Fee Calculator
Service fee, connects, withdrawals and conversion — totalled into one number.
Upwork Rate After Fees Calculator
Quote $99 to earn $85 — the divide-don't-subtract formula, fully worked.
Upwork Project Pricing Calculator
Fixed-price bids that survive scope creep, revisions and the platform's cut.
Fiverr Fee Calculator
What a $475 order really pays after the 20% commission, withdrawal and tax.
Fiverr Seller Fee Calculator
Every deduction between a $4,230 dashboard month and your bank account.
Fiverr Pricing Calculator
The backwards formula that turns a $50/hour target into a $450 listing.
Fiverr Gig Profit Calculator
Why your best-selling gig may pay less per hour than your quietest one.
Fiverr Earnings Calculator
What sellers really make each month — from gross volume to spendable income.
Fiverr Take Home Calculator
From dashboard number to bank balance — every deduction, line by line.
Self-Employed Tax Hub: Every Calculator, One Page
All four state calculators side by side, plus every federal and international tax guide.
KY vs MO vs KS vs OK: Self-Employment Tax Compared
Rates, city taxes, effective percentages and quarterly payments — four states, side by side.
Kentucky Self-Employed Tax Calculator
Flat 3.5% state tax plus the Louisville and Lexington occupational tax most people miss.
Missouri Self-Employed Tax Calculator
Graduated state rates plus the 1% Kansas City and St. Louis earnings tax, fully worked.
Kansas Self-Employed Tax Calculator
The pass-through exemption is gone — here's what Kansas really takes in 2026.
Oklahoma Self-Employed Tax Calculator
A gentle 4.75% top rate — and the Texas assumption that catches newcomers every year.
Self-Employment Tax Calculator
The 15.3%, the 92.35% basis and the deductible half — fully worked through.
California Freelance Rate Calculator
Bay Area costs, CA state tax and the $800 LLC fee, priced into your rate.
Freelance Scope Creep Calculator
Measure what unpaid extras really cost — and price them.
Freelance Rate Calculator USA
Build your rate from real US costs, taxes and billable hours.
Free Tax Calculator USA
Estimate SE tax, federal, state and quarterly payments.
Average Freelance Hourly Rate
2026 rate bands by skill and experience level.
Freelance Expense Calculator
Total your real cost base and turn it into hourly overhead.
Freelance Rate After Tax Calculator
What an hour keeps once overhead and self-employment tax are gone.
Freelance Translator Rate Calculator
Price per word, per hour and per project — from real daily output, not agency anchors.
Freelance WordPress Developer Rate Calculator
Your hourly floor, project prices from tracked hours, and the retainer layer on top.
Freelance Income Calculator
Forecast real annual income from your effective rate, honest hours and pipeline gaps.
Freelance Shopify Developer Rate Calculator
Commerce-grade pricing: builds, migrations, Plus work and growth retainers.
Freelance Billable Hours Calculator
Count the hours you can actually invoice, and stop the five percent that leaks.
Freelance Time Tracking Calculator
Turn tracked minutes into invoices and a real effective rate.
Freelance Capacity Planner
How many hours you can truly commit — and the revenue ceiling.
Freelance Currency Converter Calculator
Quote abroad without losing margin to spread, fees and rate drift.
Freelance Burnout Cost Calculator
Lost days, slower output, rework and churn — priced honestly.
Client Lifetime Value Calculator
What each relationship is worth across repeat work and referrals.
Proposal Pricing Calculator
Scope, risk and pitch time built into a tiered proposal price.
Freelance Emergency Fund Calculator
How many months of runway your income shape actually needs.
Freelance Take Home Pay Calculator
What survives fees, expenses, tax, health cover and retirement.
Freelance Platform Fee Calculator
Gross your rate up so Upwork and Fiverr cuts land on the price.
Freelancer Hourly Rate Calculator
Living costs, expenses, tax and platform fees turned into an hourly floor.
Consultant Hourly Rate Calculator
Build a billable hour from income, overhead, tax and real billable time.
Freelance Profit Margin Calculator
Gross vs net margin, per project and across the whole business.
Copywriter Pricing Calculator
Per-word, hourly and project rates for pages, emails and ad copy.
Web Designer Pricing Calculator
Website costs by template, integrations, migration and care plans.
Video Editor Pricing Calculator
Price edits from footage volume, finishing work and turnaround.
Social Media Manager Pricing Calculator
Build monthly retainers from platforms, posts, community and ads.
Virtual Assistant Pricing Calculator
Hourly rates, hour packages and retainers built from your own costs.
Freelancer guides & insights
Calculators give you the number. These articles give you the words, tactics, and strategy to earn more.
Editorial services · Oct 22, 2026
Proofreading Rates
Price a final-pass review by word or hour, with clear boundaries between proofreading and rewriting.
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Audio-to-text · Oct 22, 2026
Transcription Cost Calculator
Budget audio minutes, transcript requirements and checking time without confusing transcription with editing.
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Contract planning · Oct 22, 2026
Freelance Cancellation Fee Calculator
Separate completed work, approved costs and credited payments using the actual agreement—not an invented penalty.
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Freelance Savings Calculator
How much to save each month, and the emergency fund that lets you decline bad work.
Freelance Overtime Calculator
Rush fees, weekend rates and after-hours multipliers that clients actually approve.
Freelance Utilization Calculator
How many of your hours are billable — and what that does to your rate.
Hourly to Project Rate Calculator
Convert an hourly rate into a fixed fee that survives revisions and scope creep.
Consultant Pricing Calculator
Day rates, retainers and value fees — the arithmetic floor and the positioning above it.
Freelancer Invoice Calculator
What to charge, and what survives fees, currency conversion and tax.
Freelance Budget Calculator
Build a stable monthly budget on income that arrives in bursts.
The Freelance Pricing Formula
Target income, costs, tax, billable hours and value multipliers — one method behind every quote.
Freelance Break-Even Calculator Guide
Find the hourly floor below which every project you take quietly costs you money.
Freelance ROI Calculator Guide
Prove the return your work delivers — and audit the return on your own tools and spending.
Freelance Monthly Income Calculator Guide
Turn billable hours, retainers, costs and tax into a monthly paycheck you can budget around.
Freelance Day Rate Calculator Guide
Convert your hourly rate into a defensible day rate, with half-day rules and benchmarks by discipline.
Freelance Markup Calculator Guide
Mark up subcontractors and pass-through costs correctly — plus the markup vs margin trap.
Freelancer Profit Calculator Guide
Work out net profit and margin after costs, platform fees, overhead and tax — plus benchmarks by freelance profile.
Freelance Project Price Calculator Guide
Turn scope, hours, risk and client value into one fixed project quote — with formulas, buffers and worked examples.
Freelance Tax Estimator Guide
How much to set aside from every invoice: self-employment tax, income tax, deductions and quarterly payments.
Freelance Rate Negotiation Scripts
Word-for-word scripts for raising rates with existing clients and justifying premium rates to new prospects.
Freelance Salary Calculator Guide
Convert your hourly rate into a real annual salary after unpaid hours, expenses, fees and self-employment tax.
Frequently asked questions
How do I calculate my freelance hourly rate?+
Take your target annual income plus business expenses and taxes, then divide by your billable hours per year (usually 1,200–1,500). Our Target Income calculator does exactly this — try it in the tabs above.
How do I quote a project instead of an hourly rate?+
Use Project Quote mode: pick your industry, estimate hours, and set complexity. We compute a range with a built-in 20% scope buffer and let you copy a client-ready quote to clipboard.
How much do Upwork and Fiverr fees really cost me?+
Upwork takes 10%, Fiverr takes up to 20%. Our Platform Fees mode shows the exact list rate you need so your take-home matches a direct-client rate.
Can I share my rate report with a client?+
Yes — hit 'Copy shareable report link' and your exact inputs are encoded in the URL. Anyone opening it sees the same numbers.