Freelancer Rate Calculator

Charge what you're worth. Backed by math.

Target income → hourly, day rate, project rate, monthly retainer. Includes taxes, expenses, benefits, non-billable time. Free.

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Taxes Included Expenses Non-Billable Time Benefits Fund

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Target Monthly Income (₱)

Billable Hours / Week

Business Expenses / Month (₱)

Benefits Fund % (SSS, HMO, etc.)

Tax Rate %

Vacation Weeks / Year

The math behind the rate

Gross Annual Target

Target Monthly × 12

Annual Billable Hours

Billable Hrs/Week × (52 − Vacation Weeks)

Hourly Rate (Pre-Tax)

(Gross Target + Annual Expenses + Benefits) ÷ Billable Hours

Final Hourly (Post-Tax)

Pre-Tax ÷ (1 − Tax Rate)

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Ano ang tamang singil mo?
Hindi "kung magkano ang singil ng iba."

Ang tamang rate ay math, hindi hiya. I-enter ang target kita mo — ibabalik ng RateCalcPH ang hourly, day rate, project rate, at monthly retainer na kailangan mo, kasama na ang buhay na buhay: taxes, expenses, at ang 30–50% ng oras mo na hindi nababayaran.

✓ 8% tax aware✓ Non-billable time kasama✓ Retainer + project rates✓ Libre, walang signup

Ang target mo

Target NET na dala sa bulsa / buwan (₱) Business expenses / buwan (₱) internet, tools, load Effective tax (%)

Ginagawang oras / linggo Billable % ng oras admin+marketing+hakot ng client Dead-months buffer (% ng taon)

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Ang rate mo

HOURLY RATE

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DAY RATE (8h)

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WEEKLY

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MONTHLY RETAINER

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5-DAY PROJECT

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Ito ang minimum mo — kung mas mahirap ang client o mas mabilis ikaw, tumaas pa. Compare: ang sweldong ₱25k/mo ay hindi ₱25k na dapat i-charge — wala kang 13th month, SSS, at paid leave dito.

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Bakit maraming freelancer ang lugi

😂 "₱200/hour, mura naman 'di ba?"

Sa ₱200/hour × 60% billable × dead months, ang totoong dala sa bulsa ay ~₱17k/buwan bago pa ang tax — at bago ang SSS/PhilHealth na kailangan mong bayaran mag-isa. Hindi ito rate; ito ay slow-motion luging nakangiti.

🧊 Ang oras na hindi mo nakikita

Proposals na walang sagot, revisions, abot-puso na client management — 30–50% ng oras ng freelancer. Kung hindi ito naka-bake sa rate mo, ikaw ang nagbabayad ng paraan.

📈 Ang forever na mababang rate

Ang client na nakakuha sayo ng mura ay aasang mura ka habambuhay. Ang tamang unang rate ang pinakamurang paraan para hindi mabiktima nito.

Mga tanong

Paano ginagamit ang tax dito?

Simple effective-tax approach (8% non-VAT default). Para sa eksaktong 8%-vs-graduated decision, gamitin ang TaxCalcPH.

Magkano ang typical billable %?

Bago ka pa lang: 50%. Steady solo: 60%. Fully booked na may pipeline: 70–80%. Kapag 90%+ ang nilagay mo, nagsisinungaling ka na sa sarili mo.

Ano ang dead-months buffer?

Ang mga buwang walang project (pipila ang pera, hindi ang clients). 10% = ~1 buwan kada taon na walang kita. Kailangan mong singilin ito sa mga buwang may work.

Paano gamitin ang day rate sa proposals?

I-quote per day o per project (mas madaling tanggapin ng client kaysa per hour), pero ang computation mo ay galing pa rin sa totoong hourly — kaya hindi ka lugi kahit fixed-price ang deal.

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Your target

Target monthly net income (₱) Business expenses / month (₱) Effective tax rate (%) Non-billable time (% of week) Billable hours / week Weeks worked / year

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FAQ

Magkano ang dapat na hourly rate ko bilang freelancer sa Pilipinas?

Hindi ito base sa kung magkano ang singil ng iba — kundi sa kung magkano ang kailangan mong kitain. I-compute: (target na buwanang kita + business expenses) ÷ (1 − tax rate) = kailangang gross; hatiin sa billable hours (mga 50–70% ng oras mo lang ang nababayaran).

Bakit mas mataas dapat ang freelance rate kaysa sa sweldo?

Kasi walang employer na nagbabayad ng SSS/PhilHealth/Pag-IBIG, leave, at 13th month — ikaw lahat 'yon. Plus non-billable oras (marketing, admin) at laging may dead months.

Free ba ito?

Oo — buong calculator, libre, walang signup. PRO (₱99 one-time, GCash) ay nagdaragdag ng service menu builder at CSV export.