Freelance Utilization Rate with 600 Billable Hours
Calculate utilization rate and revenue potential when billing 600 hours out of 1,000 available working hours.
How to use this tool
- Enter your billable hours for the period (week, month, or year).
- Enter your total available working hours for the same period.
- Enter the revenue target you want those billable hours to produce.
- Read your utilization rate, non-billable hours, and the rate you need.
Side-hustle freelancers with 1,000 available hours can use this calculator to assess how 600 billable hours stacks up against a $50,000 target.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good utilization rate for a freelancer?
- There is no universal target, but 60–80% is common for client-facing work. Solo freelancers often run lower because they also handle sales, admin and operations. Lower utilization simply means you need a higher hourly rate.
- Why does my rate go up when utilization falls?
- Because the same revenue target must be earned over fewer billable hours. If half your available time is non-billable, each billable hour has to carry twice the load.
- Should I count vacation in available hours?
- Use the hours you are genuinely available to work. Excluding planned time off gives a cleaner utilization figure; just keep both the billable and available numbers on the same basis.