# Freelance Rate Calculator — Ireland

> Turn an explicit personal-income target into a billable rate while making nonbillable work and unpaid invoices visible. EUR planning view; stated limitations apply.

Page: https://askcalculators.com/ie/freelance-rate/
Definition: https://askcalculators.com/ie/freelance-rate/definition.json
JSON Schema: https://askcalculators.com/ie/freelance-rate/schema.json
Version: 20.16.0
Maintained by: AskCalculators (software project; not a credentialed reviewer)
Qualified review: pending. Automated checks do not establish professional approval.
Page status: Live
Review status: Pending

## Use
Open the calculator page and enter values. Query-string parameters can restore and bookmark a calculation.
Example: https://askcalculators.com/ie/freelance-rate/?desiredNet=50000&effectiveTax=25&overhead=10000&reserve=5000&weeks=46&hours=40&billablePercent=60&collectionPercent=98

## Inputs
- desiredNet: Desired annual income after the entered effective tax assumption; type=money; required; default=50000; min=0; max=1000000000000
- effectiveTax: Effective tax assumption on owner income; type=percent; required; default=25; min=0; max=95
- overhead: Annual deductible business overhead assumption; type=money; required; default=10000; min=0; max=1000000000000
- reserve: Additional annual pretax reserve target; type=money; required; default=5000; min=0; max=1000000000000
- weeks: Working weeks per year; type=number; required; default=46; min=1; max=53
- hours: Working hours per week; type=number; required; default=40; min=0.01; max=100
- billablePercent: Share of working hours that can be billed; type=percent; required; default=60; min=0; max=100
- collectionPercent: Share of invoices expected to be collected; type=percent; required; default=98; min=0; max=100

## Outputs
- requiredRevenue: Target billed-and-collected revenue; format=currency
- billableHours: Annual billable hours; format=number
- hourlyRate: Required invoiced hourly rate; format=currency; primary
- dayRate: Equivalent eight-hour billable day; format=currency

## Formula
hourly rate = (desired net/(1 − tax assumption) + overhead + pretax reserve) ÷ (working weeks × hours × billable share × collection share).

Inputs are converted to canonical units before evaluating this stated formula.

## Rules
- Empty optional inputs are undefined, not zero.
- Hidden conditional inputs are ignored.
- Do not invent missing required inputs.

Notice: Illustrative defaults are not local quotes or verified legal rules. Dated reference components and user-entered assumptions are explicitly distinguished. Professional review is pending.