Billable Hourly Rate Calculator
Modeled hourly rate equals annual gross earnings target plus annual overhead, divided by billable weeks and billable hours per week. Separate billable work from total time worked.
Formula & method
Hourly rate = (annual gross target + overhead) ÷ (billable weeks × billable hours/week).Worked example
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Annual gross earnings target | 60,000 ¤ |
| Annual overhead to recover | 12,000 ¤ |
| Billable weeks per year | 48 7d |
| Billable hours per week | 30 h |
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| Planned billable hours | 1,440 h |
| Modeled hourly rate | 50 ¤/h |
Compare scenarios
The first input changes while the other example inputs stay fixed. These are arithmetic scenarios, not forecasts.
| Compare scenarios | Annual gross earnings target ¤ | Planned billable hours | Modeled hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| −20% | 48,000 | 1,440 h | 41.66666667 ¤/h |
| Example | 60,000 | 1,440 h | 50 ¤/h |
| +20% | 72,000 | 1,440 h | 58.33333333 ¤/h |
Assumptions & limits
The target is gross before personal taxes and benefits. Include unpaid administration, holidays, collection risk and nonbillable work in your planning assumptions. The result is a cost-recovery model, not a market salary or an accounting recommendation.
Displayed results are rounded. Calculations use unrounded JavaScript numbers; small floating-point differences are possible.
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