Revenue = (annual net + costs) / (1 − charges − tax − margin). Day rate = revenue / billable days. Each percentage is a share of revenue, not of net.

Are the micro / self-employed / company rates official?

No. They are round starting points. Adjust them for your status, year and accountant. This is not a substitute for the tax office.

Is the rate ex-VAT or including VAT?

The figure you quote clients is ex-VAT. Including VAT is shown from the rate you typed (20% by default).

Sales, quotes, bookkeeping, training, gaps between jobs. Billing 0 for those and aiming at a full employee year is the fastest way to miss the net.

No. It stays in this browser’s localStorage. No account, no API.

(01) — TOOLS

From the net you want in the bank to the rate you quote. Unbilled days weigh as much as charges.

Day rate (ex-VAT)

Revenue split

Free freelance day-rate calculator: target net, charges, costs, billable days.
Formula: revenue = (annual net + costs) / (1 − charges − tax − margin); day rate = revenue / billable days.
Micro / self-employed / company presets are starting points, not this year’s official schedule.
Shows ex-VAT and inc-VAT rates, hourly rate, annual revenue. Nothing is uploaded.
Available in French, English, German and Spanish.

(02) — METHOD

01 — Target net

What you actually want to take home, not revenue. Twelve months, including leave.

02 — Charges and costs

We gross up to revenue: social charges, tax, business costs, a buffer. The rate is not magic — it has to carry all of that.

03 — Billable days

The calendar minus leave, holidays, sick time and unpaid work (admin, sales). Dividing by a full employee year is how you miss the net.

(03) — FAQ

What is the formula?: Revenue = (annual net + costs) / (1 − charges − tax − margin). Day rate = revenue / billable days. Each percentage is a share of revenue, not of net.
Are the micro / self-employed / company rates official?: No. They are round starting points. Adjust them for your status, year and accountant. This is not a substitute for the tax office.
Is the rate ex-VAT or including VAT?: The figure you quote clients is ex-VAT. Including VAT is shown from the rate you typed (20% by default).
Why so many non-billable days?: Sales, quotes, bookkeeping, training, gaps between jobs. Billing 0 for those and aiming at a full employee year is the fastest way to miss the net.
Is any of this sent to a server?: No. It stays in this browser’s localStorage. No account, no API.