Freelance Copywriter Hourly Rate Finder
Stop underpricing your words. Calculate your true hourly and per-word freelance rates.
1. Income & Expenses
How much do you want to keep after taxes and writing business expenses?
Grammarly, AI tools, website hosting, portfolio software, marketing, etc.
Your estimated income and self-employment tax bracket.
2. Capacity & Billable Time
Include vacation time, mental health days, and holidays.
How many hours a week do you plan to sit at your desk?
Time writing/researching vs admin, pitching, and emails. Copywriters are typically 40-60% billable.
Based on this, you'll have 840 billable hours out of 1680 total hours this year.
Your Minimum Hourly Rate
Charge at least this to hit your take-home goals while accounting for research, editing, and unbilled time.
Includes a 20% buffer for revisions, profit, and unexpected scope creep.
Per-Word Estimator
Include time spent on outlining, research, and proofreading.
Rate Equivalents
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