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What do you actually earn per hour worked?
Revenue divided by hours worked — not hours billed. The difference is your unpaid admin time.
The formula
Effective hourly rate = monthly revenue ÷ (hours worked per week × weeks per month)
Worked example
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Revenue per month | $6,000.00 |
| Total hours worked per week | $45.00 |
| Of those, admin and non-billable | $12.00 |
| Weeks per month | $4.33 |
| Output | Value |
|---|---|
| Hours worked per month | 194.8 |
| Hours you can actually bill | 142.9 |
| Unpaid hours per month | 52.0 |
| Rate on billable time only | $41.99 |
| Annualised revenue | $72,000.00 |
Things worth knowing
- Track this for a month before quoting anyone. Most people discover their real rate is 30-40% below their billed rate.
- The fix is rarely working more hours — it is raising the rate or cutting the admin that produces nothing.
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These are arithmetic tools, not financial advice. Currency symbols are for display only — the maths is currency-agnostic. Last reviewed: 2026-10-27.