Hourly Rate Calculator

Most owners under-charge. Plug your real numbers in.

Inputs

Target annual income (USD)

Working hours / week

Vacation weeks / year

Overhead % Tools, insurance, software, transport — everything not paid out as your salary.

Receipts

Required hourly rate

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Billable hours per year

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Gross target after overhead

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2026 US median (rough)

Plumber — $95/h
Electrician — $85/h
HVAC tech — $80/h
Designer — $60/h
Consultant — $120/h
Solo realtor — commission only (this calc doesn’t apply)

Track every billable hour → Jobber

How this is calculated

billable_hours = (52 − vacation_weeks) × working_hours_per_week
gross_target = target_annual_income / (1 − overhead_pct/100)
required_hourly = gross_target / billable_hours