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Freelance Project Pricing Calculator

Price a freelance project from task-hour estimates, your hourly rate, a scope contingency, expenses, discount and VAT.

Your inputs

Results

Quote total

$4,340.00

Estimated hours
48
Labour
$3,600.00
Contingency
$540.00
Tax
$0.00

≈Estimate based on the stated model and assumptions

Task breakdown3 rows
TaskHoursCost
Design10$750.00
Development30$2,250.00
Testing8$600.00

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What this calculator does

Fixed-price quotes need a buffer for scope risk. Itemising tasks keeps the estimate transparent for you and your client.

Formula and method

Labour = Σ task hours × rate; Subtotal = (labour + contingency) × (1 − discount) + expenses; Total = subtotal × (1 + tax)

Worked example

Calculated by this tool with its default inputs:

Inputs

  • Tasks — one per line: task, estimated hours: Design, 10 Development, 30 Testing, 8
  • Hourly rate: 75 (any currency)
  • Contingency for scope risk: 15 %
  • Pass-through expenses: 200 (any currency)
  • Discount: 0 %
  • VAT / sales tax to add: 0 %

Results

  • Quote total: 4,340
  • Estimated hours: 48
  • Labour: 3,600
  • Contingency: 540
  • Tax: 0

How to read the results

The contingency protects your effective hourly rate if the work takes longer than estimated.

Assumptions and limitations

  • Check whether you must charge VAT/sales tax.

Tax and payroll figures depend on rules that differ by country, region and year and change often. Enter official current rates, and consult the tax authority or a qualified adviser — nothing here is tax advice.

Questions

Should the contingency be shown to the client?

That is a business choice; many freelancers include it in the price rather than as a line item.

Methodology and verification

Result type
Estimate based on the stated model and assumptions
Formula version
1.0
Automated verification
3 reference and validation test cases, checked against independently computed values. The site cannot be built if any of them fail.
Editorial review
Awaiting human editorial review. The explanation was drafted with AI assistance; the formula and examples are verified by the automated tests above.

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