Calculate your ideal hourly rate with GST, expenses, and savings. Built for Indian freelancers and web developers.
Industry average: 25–35 hrs. Full-time ceiling ≈ 40 hrs.
Working weeks: 48 · Total billable hours: 1,440
Typical: tools, cloud, accountant, subscriptions
Standard GST for freelance services: 18%
Recommended: 20–30% for income security
Your Minimum Viable Rate
Round up to the nearest round number for client proposals.
Breakdown
Hourly
₹1,298
/hr
Daily (8 hr)
₹10,384
/day
Weekly
₹38,940
/wk
Monthly
₹1,55,760
/mo
Pro tip: This is your floor rate — the minimum you need to cover costs. Add a 20–40% premium for market positioning, especially for specialised skills.
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The calculator starts with your target annual income. It adds business expenses, savings, tax, and the cost of non-billable time. The result gives you hourly and longer-period planning values.
A developer can enter an annual income target, expected expenses, vacation weeks, and billable hours. The tool then shows the minimum rate needed to support those assumptions.
Tax, GST, savings, expenses, and billable hours are estimates or user inputs. The result is a planning rate. It is not financial, tax, or legal advice.
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