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.