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A pricing-floor calculator that exposes margin assumptions
Instead of one quote number, the tool makes labor, material, markup, and contingency visibly auditable.
When this page matters
An independent worker needs to quote a rate that covers taxes, retirement, and non-billable time without guessing.
Why it matters
Without visible math, the recommended number feels arbitrary and hard to defend in a negotiation or proposal.
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Send this when someone needs to justify a quote, explain a rate increase, or defend why freelance math does not match salary math.
A pricing-floor calculator that exposes margin assumptions proof sketch
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Required annual revenue = Target pay + tax buffer + overhead + benefit replacement
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Charge rate = Required annual revenue / realistic billable hours
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Scenario comparison = Base rate vs adjusted rate after new assumptions
Teams stop arguing over the answer and start talking about the assumption that changed it.
What becomes visible
- Which assumptions are increasing the required rate
- How unbillable hours change the denominator
- Why taxes and benefit replacement push freelance pricing above salary math
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