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Price Your Work

What should you charge? Start with the time and costs behind your work.

No signup needed. Your entries stay in this page and are not sent to us. All amounts are in USD.

Plan one service or project

Include preparation, communication, work, and revisions.
What you want the work to pay before taxes.
Materials, contractors, or tools used for this order.
Your share of recurring business expenses. Avoid counting a cost twice.
An optional amount for unexpected work or extra earnings.
Enter your provider's actual percentage fee.
Any fixed transaction charge, in addition to the percentage fee.
See whether a price you have in mind covers your plan.

Your pricing estimate

Starting price to cover your plan
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Rounded up to the next cent. This is a planning estimate, not a market-tested price.
Earnings after fees and expenses—
Effective hourly earnings—
Price being compared
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Estimated payment fees
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Direct costs + overhead
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Planned compensation
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Extra reserve
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Left after compensation + reserve
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Earnings include your compensation and reserve. Taxes are not included. A viable price also depends on buyer value, demand, and the scope of your offer.

How the calculation works

Starting price = (hours × compensation per hour + direct costs + overhead + reserve + fixed payment fee) ÷ (1 − percentage fee ÷ 100)

For example: 2 hours × $25, plus $8 in expenses and a $7 reserve, with a hypothetical 3% fee and no fixed charge, gives $67.02 when rounded up to cover the plan. Use your provider's actual fees.

Effective hourly earnings = (price − payment fees − direct costs − overhead) ÷ hours. With zero hours, this measure is not applicable.

Before you choose a price

  1. Time a sample delivery, including messages and revisions.
  2. Compare offers with similar scope and customer value.
  3. Check your actual costs after the first few orders.

For a reusable digital product, separately account for creation, maintenance, and support across realistic sales. This per-order calculator does not forecast sales.

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