SoloRate: Freelance Rate Calc

SoloRate is the freelance rate calculator that works backward from your goal — not forward from a guess. Tell it the income you want to take home, and it calculates the real hourly, day or project rate you need after tax, platform fees and time off.

WHY FREELANCERS USE SOLORATE

★ Backsolve your rate: enter your target take-home income and SoloRate calculates the freelance rate that gets you there, instead of asking you to guess an hourly number first.

★ Real self-employment tax, not a flat guess: SoloRate models actual self-employment tax (15.3% on 92.35% of net profit, including the Social Security wage cap), federal tax brackets, the standard deduction, and a full U.S. state picker. UK, Canada and Australia tax presets are built in too. Most free rate calculators use one flat tax percentage — that quietly under-quotes every job you take.

★ See exactly where the money goes: every rate comes with a full breakdown — take-home pay, tax set-aside, business expenses, buffer and platform fees.

★ Compare Upwork, Fiverr, Stripe, PayPal and direct clients: see the real rate gap once each platform's fees are factored in.

★ Benchmark your rate: is your number normal for your discipline, experience level and region? Find out on one screen.

★ Turn a rate into a client quote: estimated hours, a scope-creep buffer, project expenses and a deposit, exported as a clean, professional PDF you can send straight away.

★ Save quotes per client, so your pricing history is always on hand.

★ Quarterly estimated-tax reminders, so the next tax deadline never sneaks up on you.

★ Works in multiple currencies, in 7 languages, and fully offline — no connection required to calculate your rate.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
SoloRate runs entirely on your device. Your income, rate calculations, expenses and client quotes are never uploaded, sold or shared. No account, no cloud, no tracking.

FREE CALCULATOR, FAIR PRO UPGRADE
The core rate calculator — hourly, day and project rates, the full tax model, the income breakdown, platform comparison and rate benchmark — is completely free to use, with no limit. SoloRate Pro unlocks saving more than one client quote, PDF export, automatic tax estimates in every currency, and quarterly tax reminders.

SoloRate provides simplified estimates to help you set a fair rate and plan ahead — it is not tax, legal or financial advice. Always confirm your actual filing with a licensed tax professional.

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