Total hours
Work hours + communication hours + revision hours.
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BUSINESS VERDICT
This price is worth taking.
The project clears your target after the estimated tax and direct costs.
REAL HOURLY INCOME$0.00per hour
RECOMMENDED MINIMUM QUOTE$0.00to reach your target
Real rate vs. target$0.00 vs. $0.00
Current real rateTarget
- Total project hours
- 0 hours
- Income after estimated tax
- $0.00
- Direct project costs
- $0.00
- Net project income
- $0.00
- Quote difference
- $0.00
The math behind the answer
Every hidden hour counts.
The calculator follows one transparent pricing model. Change any input and the entire analysis updates.
Net project income
Project price after your estimated tax rate, minus client acquisition and software costs.
Real hourly income
Net project income divided by every hour the project requires.
Minimum quote
Your target hourly income × total hours, plus costs, then grossed up by your estimated tax rate.
HP
I built this for the work around the work.
The deliverable may take 30 hours, but calls, proposals, revisions, and project-only costs can quietly turn a good-looking quote into a weak deal.
Important limits
A pricing estimate, not a tax return.
The tax field is a simple planning percentage supplied by you. For pricing safety, this model reserves estimated tax against the quoted price before subtracting the listed costs. That is intentionally conservative and is not a claim about how every deductible expense will be treated on a tax return.
Actual U.S. estimated taxes depend on income, deductions, credits, business structure, location, and other facts. This tool also excludes overhead, payment-processing fees, unpaid administration, scope risk, late payment, and profit margin unless you add them to the hours or costs.
Read the IRS estimated-tax guidance →