Hourly rate calculator for the trades

What does your hour have to cost for the business to carry itself? Work it out in 30 seconds — free, no signup.

Billable is only the time that ends up on invoices — driving, writing quotes and office work don't count.

Your hourly rate
€70 /hr

Net, plus VAT — calculated minimum rate including profit.

Costs + wage per year
€78,000
Billable hours per year
1,232 hrs
Break-even (no profit)
€63.31 /hr
01

Capture costs

Fixed costs and your target wage add up to the yearly sum your hours must carry.

02

Honest hours

52 weeks minus downtime, times billable hours — there are no more hours than that.

03

Add profit

Without a margin you only break even — reserves and growth need profit.

Simplified calculation for orientation — no substitute for business or tax advice. Your inputs are not stored or transmitted.

And who calculates your quotes?

With DasHandwerk.xhub your rate becomes a quote — and the quote becomes an invoice in one click.