Price your work based on real costs — not guesswork
Hub last updated: April 2026
A structured knowledge hub for independent professionals. Learn how to set your rates, protect your margins, and charge more with confidence.
Global Median Rate
SoloHourly tracks and analyzes over 12,000 global data points. Stop guessing your target rate and start pricing based on the current 2026 floor.
Stop guessing your freelance revenue target. This master guide covers everything from calculating baseline hourly rates and structuring flat-rate project pricing, to managing scope creep and engineering long-term income growth.
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The math behind your minimum profitable rate — before you talk to a single client.
⏱️ 4 min read • Updated: Feb 2026
Learn our proven rate formula and see real industry benchmarks.
⏱️ 6 min read • Updated: Feb 2026
The exact formula for your rate after expenses, taxes, and downtime.
⏱️ 6 min read • Updated: Feb 2026
Compare billing models and learn when to use hourly vs. project pricing.
⏱️ 4 min read • Updated: Feb 2026
Which model is best? Learn to maximize profit and stop scope creep.
⏱️ 5 min read • Updated: April 2026
Hourly pricing penalizes AI efficiency. Learn why value-based pricing is the right choice.
Taxes, time, and scope creep are silently eating your income. Here's how to stop it.
⏱️ 3 min read • Updated: Feb 2026
Learn why your effective rate matters more than your base rate.
⏱️ 3 min read • Updated: Feb 2026
Calculate your break-even line and learn why it's critical for setting rates.
⏱️ 6 min read • Updated: Feb 2026
A step-by-step guide to the tax formula, quarterly payments, and deductions.
⏱️ 4 min read • Updated: Feb 2026
Reverse engineer your revenue goals and hit your monthly income targets.
⏱️ 4 min read • Updated: Feb 2026
How many hours is too many? Balance billable work, admin, and rest.
⏱️ 4 min read • Updated: Feb 2026
Is 40 billable hours realistic? Learn the 20–30 hour rule for success.
⏱️ 4 min read • Updated: Feb 2026
Protect your profits. Learn to manage boundaries and prevent unpaid revisions.
See what the market actually pays — then build the case to charge above it.
⏱️ 4 min read • Updated: Feb 2026
2026 benchmarks by industry, experience, and location. Price with confidence.
⏱️ 4 min read • Updated: Feb 2026
2026 developer benchmarks. See rates for React, WordPress, and more.
⏱️ 4 min read • Updated: Feb 2026
2026 designer benchmarks. See what pros charge and set your profitable rate.
⏱️ 4 min read • Updated: Feb 2026
2026 copywriter benchmarks. Explore hourly, per-word, and project pricing.
⏱️ 4 min read • Updated: Feb 2026
2026 SEO benchmarks. Explore hourly, retainer, and project pricing.
⏱️ 6 min read • Updated: Feb 2026
Move beyond hourly. Learn to price on client outcomes and increase your profit.
⏱️ 4 min read • Updated: Feb 2026
Boost your income with proven scripts and tactics to raise rates safely.
⏱️ 15 min read • Updated: April 2026
The deep-dive guide on the platform penalty, AI impact, and price psychology.
⏱️ 6 min read • Updated: April 2026
Learn the three pricing models to capture the asymmetric value of AI work.
Hourly billing penalizes AI efficiency. Learn the pricing models that actually capture the value you create.
⏱️ 5 min read • Updated: April 2026
Hourly pricing penalizes AI efficiency. Learn why value-based pricing is the right choice and how to switch.
⏱️ 6 min read • Updated: April 2026
The three billing models (retainer, project, value-based) and when to use each for AI implementation work. Includes rate benchmarks.
85 data points • Updated: April 2026
Filterable rate benchmarks across 12 niches, 10 countries, and 3 experience levels — with AI displacement risk scores.
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