Why utilization matters
Freelancers rarely bill 100% of their week. Planning with realistic utilization prevents underpricing.
Revenue planning
Hourly wage calculator for freelance rate planning
Use this calculator to reverse-engineer an hourly rate from your income goal, expenses, utilization, and tax buffer so your pricing supports your target year.
Freelance hourly rate calculator
Adjust assumptions and use the outputs to set your default rate in Tymr before you start tracking billable work.
Recommended hourly rate
$175.98
Gross revenue target (annual)
$136,000.00
Monthly revenue target
$11,333.33
Weekly billable target
$2,956.52
Based on 773 billable hours per year.
Use rate targets in your timer stack
Once you choose a target rate, apply it to new entries so every session contributes to an accurate weekly revenue view.
Revisit quarterly
Update targets as your positioning, client mix, and operating costs evolve.
Pair planning with execution
Forecasting helps only if your tracking data is clean. Tymr gives you both planning context and reliable execution.
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