Hourly Rate & Pay Yourself Calculator – Hourly Rate, Per-Minute Rate & Income Goal for Makers
Find the Hourly Rate Your Income Goal Needs — Taxes, Expenses, Making Hours, and a Per-Minute Rate
An hourly rate and pay yourself calculator. Enter your take-home pay goal, tax rate, yearly business expenses, buffer, weeks and hours worked, the share of time spent making products, and the wage you use now to get income before taxes, total needed, making hours per year, the hourly rate to charge, its wage and expenses parts, a per-minute rate, monthly sales needed, and the pay you lose at your current wage.
What This Spreadsheet Calculates
- Income before taxes
- Total needed per year
- Hours and making hours per year
- Hourly rate to charge
- Wage and expenses parts
- Rate per minute
- Sales needed per month
- Yearly pay lost at your current wage
Paying yourself $15 an hour in your prices can leave you far short of the income you need. See the real number.
Make your prices pay you.
Each purchase comes with a .xlsx spreadsheet compatible with Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, and Numbers. Enjoy free updates for every spreadsheet you own. You'll be notified when a file is updated, and you can download the latest version anytime from your account page.
This is a one-time payment, so you pay once and own the spreadsheet forever. You can download the original file anytime, and future updates are included at no extra cost!
We offer a 7-day money-back guarantee. If you feel our spreadsheets aren't providing the pricing calculations you need, we'll refund your purchase—no questions asked!
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