Your minimum rate, calculated.

Enter your numbers. Get the hourly rate that actually clears your costs. No account, no email, no upsells — just arithmetic.

Software, gear, insurance, home office
What you want to pay yourself per year
Hours you actually invoice, not working hours
Holiday, sick leave, buffer between gigs
Your minimum hourly rate
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Annual need: $68,000
Billable hours per year: 1,175
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Minimum rate: $57.87 /hr
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How it works

The math is three steps. You could do it on a napkin — but most freelancers don't, and end up guessing a number that leaves them short.

1  Annual need = Expenses + Desired salary
2  Billable hours = Hours/week × (52 − Weeks off)
3  Rate = Annual need ÷ Billable hours

That's it. Every assumption is editable, and the result updates immediately when any number changes. There's nothing hidden — no algorithm, no AI, no dark pattern. Just the arithmetic your rate depends on.

Why this matters

Most freelancers discover their rate doesn't work three months in — after the bills stack up, the tax bill lands, and they've already committed to a project at a number that covers expenses but not time off or slow months. RateFloor shows you, before you quote, what your real floor is.

You pay taxes, you take time off, and your laptop dies eventually. Put those numbers in.

What you get

  A precise minimum rate, updated as you type
  Full breakdown you can audit
  Zero data leaves your device
  No account, no signup, no spam

This is arithmetic. It is not financial advice. Your actual rate should account for taxes, retirement, health insurance, and everything else your specific situation demands. This is your floor — don't go below it unless you know exactly what you're trading away.