Freelance Break-Even Calculator

Estimate minimum monthly revenue and project count needed to stay solvent.

Target monthly incomeMonthly business costsMonthly personal costsTax buffer (%)Average project value

Monthly break-even revenue

$18,143

Projects required

7.3

How to interpret results

This number is your business floor, not your growth target.

Use output as a decision support baseline. Re-run this tool whenever scope, utilization, or tax assumptions change.

If your break-even is $11k/month and projects average $2.8k, you need around four projects.

Swap your own assumptions to create a quote-ready number or policy clause.

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