Is a freelance hourly rate the same as an employee hourly wage?
Usually not. Freelance rates may need to cover non-billable time, tools, administration and other business costs that are not visible in an employee wage.
Freelance pricing connects desired income, available time and project scope. These calculators help translate annual or monthly goals into hourly and project-level numbers while keeping billable capacity visible.
Start with the first question, then move through the connected calculations. You can jump in anywhere, but the sequence keeps the task coherent.
Estimate a target freelance hourly rate.
↗ 02 Next calculation Project RateTurn hours and hourly rate into a project quote.
↗ 03 Next calculation Billable HoursFind hours needed for a revenue target.
↗ 04 Next calculation Work HoursCalculate hours in a shift.
↗ 05 Next calculation Time CardTotal weekly hours and gross pay.
↗ 06 Next calculation Hourly to SalaryConvert hourly pay to annual salary.
↗Each tool is free, works without an account and links to its formula, assumptions and related calculators.
Estimate a target freelance hourly rate.
Turn hours and hourly rate into a project quote.
Find hours needed for a revenue target.
Calculate hours in a shift.
Total weekly hours and gross pay.
Convert hourly pay to annual salary.
Convert annual salary to hourly pay.
Convert monthly pay to annual pay.
Convert annual pay to monthly pay.
See pay after a raise.
NumLuma groups tools around real tasks so you can move from one calculation to the next without starting your research over.
Usually not. Freelance rates may need to cover non-billable time, tools, administration and other business costs that are not visible in an employee wage.
A project price only works if the estimated workload fits your real capacity. Billable-hours planning makes that constraint visible before you quote the job.