What should I charge per hour?

Work out what your business actually needs to earn per billable hour to cover its costs, pay you what you want, and leave some breathing room.

What does your business cost to run?

Enter your approximate annual business costs. Leave anything that does not apply as $0.

Vehicle costs / year ($)

Insurance / year ($)

Tools & equipment / year ($)

Software & subscriptions / year ($)

Phone & internet / year ($)

Accounting & bookkeeping / year ($)

Licences & registrations / year ($)

Marketing / year ($)

Other overheads / year ($)

How much can you actually bill?

Weeks worked per year

Days worked per week

Hours worked per day

Billable time (%)

Billable time matters. Not every hour you work can be invoiced. Think quoting, travel, buying materials, admin, gaps between jobs, cleaning equipment and everything else that eats the day.

What do you want the business to give you?

Desired annual owner income ($) Before your personal income tax.

Business buffer (%) Extra breathing room above costs and your income target.

Reality check

What do you currently charge per hour? ($) This does not affect your target rate. We only use it to compare where you are now.