# Hourly and day rate calculator

> The day and hourly rate you need to charge to take home what you want, after tax and costs.

- Source: https://nerdsharks.com/day-rate-calculator
- Publisher: Nerdsharks (Exeter, Devon, UK)
- Updated: 2026-09-27

- Free to use in the browser. Time to a result: 2 minutes.
- Part of: Pricing and money - Set a rate that pays, price a job properly and know what a customer is worth.
- Open the tool: https://nerdsharks.com/day-rate-calculator

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