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Freelance Project Profit Calculator

Find out what you actually earn per hour after expenses and tax on any freelance project.

Example data — edit to match your numbers

Project Pricing

Total project fee ($)

Estimated hours

Self-employment tax rate (%)

Income tax rate (%)

Your Rate

Gross: $0/hr

Real: $0/hr

Gross project income$4,500

− Project expenses−$200

Net before tax$4,300

− SE tax (15.3%)−$658

− Income tax (25%)−$911

Net after tax$2,732

Annual projection

If you book this kind of work every month.

A $60,000 salary job pays approximately $29/hr after tax — your real rate is above that.

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