Contractor Day-Rate Calculator • Salary to Freelance Rate

Contractor Day-Rate Calculator

Turn a full-time salary into an equivalent contractor day/hour rate. Tweak leave, overhead, and profit to hit your number.

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Currency

Base salary (annual)

Benefits & employer on-costs (%)

Default covers pension/retirement, payroll tax, healthcare, equipment, etc. Edit as needed.

Overhead to add (%)

Profit target (%)

Billable utilization (%)

% of working time you can actually bill (after admin, meetings, prospecting).

Employee paid leave (days)

Public holidays (days)

Sick days (days)

Contractor unpaid days (days)

Unpaid time you’ll likely take as a contractor (holidays, buffer, bench).