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FOR CREATIVE FREELANCE DESIGNERS
HOURLY RATE
CALCULATOR
HOURLY RATE
CALCULATOR
for creative freelance designers
Find your baseline hourly rate — without guessing
A simple calculator to help you understand what you need to charge per hour based on your income goals, time availability, and expenses.
WHO THIS IS FOR
...This calculator is helpful if you
✓ Price projects hourly or fixed
✓ Work as a freelancer designer or creator
✓ Want clarity before setting or raising your rates
✓ Are unsure if your current pricing is sustainable
...What it doesn’t do
✕ It doesn’t price individual projects
✕ It doesn’t account for task-level differences
✕ It doesn’t replace real project tracking
Designed for clarity, not complexity.
HOW TO USE THE CALCULATOR
1
Enter your income, time availability and expenses
2
Review your calculated baseline hourly rate
3
Adjust inputs to see how changes affect your rate
Most people use this as a sense-check, not a final answer.
WHAT IT DOES
✓ Calculates a baseline hourly rate based
on your inputs
✓ Takes goals, expenses, and workable
time into account
✓ Gives you a clear starting point for
pricing decisions
Pricing feels easier when you can see the full picture.
TAKING IT ONE STEP FURTHER
While this free calculator gives you helpful context, real projects are made up of tasks, timelines, revisions, and expenses — and that’s often where pricing starts to shift.
If you’d like to see how your hourly rate performs inside actual projects, explore the project tracker we built for that.
Track time, expenses, and pricing inside Canva — per project.
DISCLAIMER
This calculator is a guidance tool only and does not guarantee income or profitability outcomes. Results vary based on individual circumstances.
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