Nick Is a Tool · Calculator

Are you underpriced?

Pricing yourself low in year one is tuition. Pricing yourself low in year five is a habit. See where your rate sits for your skill and experience, what a raise is worth, and how much work you could lose and still come out ahead.

From Chapter 7 of Picklefarts: $35 an Hour

Your numbers

Sample: a web developer with 8 years at agencies and 3 years on their own. Type over it.

Agency, in-house, any job.
Freelance or owner, your name on the invoice.
$
Charge by the project? Divide a typical project by the hours it takes.
15%
0%
When Nick finally raised his rates, not one client left. Most said “about time.”
Last time you raised your rate
Where your rate sits

A raise is worth, per year$0
New rate
$0
Over five years
$0
Revenue now
$0
Work you could lose and still break even
0%

Benchmarks are US freelance estimates by experience from the Jobbers.io 2026 Freelance Hourly Rate Index (July 2026). Offshore marketplace figures are typical profile rates from Upwork's 2026 rate guide. Rates vary by city, niche and client. Treat them as a gut check, not a price list.

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