Freelance Hourly Rate: From the Net You Need
Freelancers think in reverse: "I need €4,500 net a month, what should I charge?" Enter your target net income, time off, unbillable hours and costs, and get the hourly rate after income tax, the ZZP deductions and the Zvw contribution.
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Hours you can invoice1,320
Revenue you need€ 83.918
The calculator searches for the revenue whose net profit, after every step below, equals your target.
Profit€ 77.918
Entrepreneur deductions€ 66.975
Income tax (Box 1)€ 20.139
The labour tax credit is based on the profit before the deductions.
Net profit€ 54.000
Your hourly rate€ 63,57
Estimate at the year's Box 1 rates for a sole trader (eenmanszaak) with no other income. The self-employed deduction needs 1,225 or more hours worked on the business a year (all hours, not only billable ones). Doesn't include pension saving, disability insurance or a buffer for quiet months: add those to your target net. Rates are excluding BTW.