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Project Profit

Find out if a project is actually worth your time. Enter what you charged, what you spent, and how many hours you worked — and see your real effective hourly rate.

1 Project Revenue

$

2 Time Invested

3 Direct Project Costs

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$
$
$

4Taux d'imposition

%

SE tax (~15%) + federal (~12-24%) + state. Use our Calculateur taxe indépendant to get your exact rate.

Votre taux horaire effectif

after all costs & taxes

Valeur du contrat
Coûts directs
Bénéfice brut
Impôts
Bénéfice net
Total Hours (billable + unbillable)
Marge bénéficiaire
Avertissement : Your profit margin is below 20%. Consider raising your rates or reducing scope on future similar projects.
Les résultats sont des estimations. Votre impôt réel peut varier.
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À propos de Project Profit Calculator

Knowing whether a project was profitable is more complex than subtracting expenses from the invoice total. You also need to account for the hours you spent — including the unbilled admin hours that most freelancers forget — and any subcontractors or tools you brought in. Our project profit calculator gives you gross profit, net profit, effective hourly rate, and profit margin so you can price future similar projects correctly.

Comment l'utiliser

  1. Enter the project revenue (invoice total or agreed project fee).
  2. Enter direct costs: subcontractors, software licenses, materials, expenses.
  3. Enter total hours worked (billable + non-billable time on this project).
  4. See your effective hourly rate, gross margin, and net margin.

Formule et méthodologie

Gross profit = Revenue − Direct costs. Net profit = Gross profit − (Your hourly rate × Total hours). Effective hourly rate = Net profit ÷ Total hours. Margin % = Net profit / Revenue × 100.

Cas d'usage courants

  • Reviewing whether a fixed-price project met profitability targets
  • Comparing effective hourly rate across different project types
  • Identifying scope creep that eroded expected margins
  • Setting minimum project fees for the next engagement
  • Deciding whether to work with a client again based on true profitability

Questions fréquentes

Yes — your time has an opportunity cost. If you spent 40 hours on a $2,000 project, your effective rate is $50/hour. If you could have earned $100/hour elsewhere, that project cost you $2,000 in opportunity cost.
After direct costs only (not your own time): aim for 60%+ gross margin. After valuing your own time at your target hourly rate, a net margin of 20–40% leaves room for overhead, taxes, and downtime.

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