Freelance RateFreelance rates by profession
Each kind of freelance work hides its unpaid hours in a different place. These examples show where, with figures you can replace.
The examples use made-up income goals and costs, so the results are not market rates. What carries over is the method: where the unpaid hours are, which costs people forget and how a few points of billable share change the rate.
- Writer and editorFloor ₹935 an hour in the example
- Graphic and web designerFloor $97 an hour in the example
- Software developerFloor $146 an hour in the example
- Online tutor and coachFloor ₹782 an hour in the example
- Photographer and videographerFloor ₹1,581 an hour in the example
- Translator and interpreterFloor £52 an hour in the example
- Virtual assistantFloor ₹367 an hour in the example
- Independent consultantFloor $246 an hour in the example
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Example figures on this site are made up to show the working. They are not market rates or averages. Tax, social-insurance, sales-tax and holiday rules differ by country and change, so this site does not state them: ask the tax authority of your country or an accountant. Checked 14 November 2026.