FREE FREELANCE CALCULATOR
Freelance Profit Margin Calculator
Revenue is not profit. Counting your own labor as a cost helps you see whether a project truly leaves room for profit.
Check profitability
03Profit margin
See what share of a project fee remains after your costs.
Estimated result38%
Treat your own working time as a cost for a useful margin.
How it works
Enter your own figures above. The result updates as you change the inputs.
Formula
(project revenue − project expenses − your labor cost) ÷ project revenue × 100
Example
A $5,000 project with $900 in expenses and $2,200 in labor cost leaves $1,900 in profit, or a 38% margin.
Tips for using the result
- Compare margin across similar projects, not just the dollar amount left over.
- Record actual hours after each project to improve future estimates.
- A negative margin means the project costs more to deliver than it earns.
Planning estimates only. This tool does not calculate taxes or provide financial advice. Amounts display in USD; use the same currency for every monetary input.