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Project Pricing Calculator
Price a fixed-fee project from task estimates, hourly cost, expenses, risk contingency and target margin.
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The tool
Enter your numbers below. Results update as you type, and nothing leaves your browser.
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What people use it for
- Quoting websites, design or development projects
- Converting hourly estimates to fixed fees
- Checking a proposal before sending
- Agency project pricing
About this tool
What the Project Pricing Calculator does
A fixed project price should cover every task, the expenses involved, a contingency for the unknowns and a margin. This calculator builds the quote from a list of tasks so the price is defensible, and shows the effective hourly rate the project earns.
It also works as a freelance project calculator or a project quote calculator.
Formula
- Base = hours × rate × (1 + contingency) + expenses
- Price = base × (1 + value uplift)
- Effective rate = (price − expenses) ÷ estimated hours
Worked example
Using the starting values in the calculator above:
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Tasks | 5 entries |
| Hourly rate | $85.00 |
| Project expenses | $400 |
| Contingency for unknowns | 15% |
| Value or profit uplift | 10% |
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| Project price | $9,687 |
| Effective hourly rate on estimated hours | $107.99 |
| Estimated hours | 86.0 |
| 50% deposit | $4,844 |
How to read the result
Define what is out of scope in the proposal as clearly as what is in it; most fixed-price losses come from vague scope.
Ask for a deposit before starting and tie remaining payments to milestones.
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Questions
Questions about this tool
The things clients actually want to know — costs, timelines, ownership and what happens after launch.
Estimate hours per task, multiply by your rate, add expenses and a contingency, then add margin for the value delivered.
Often 10% to 25% depending on how well defined the project is.
Not necessarily; many freelancers present a single price with clearly defined deliverables.
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