Side-Hustle Math · Chapter 6

Quote from Target Hourly

Start from the hourly you want to keep. Add every minute the job will really take, your direct costs, the platform's cut, and your tax set-aside — get the honest quote to send.

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Enter what you want to keep per hour, then the time and costs the job will really take. Press Calculate.
From the book — Chapter 6. Work backwards. Target keep = hours × target hourly. Pre-tax profit = target keep ÷ (1 − tax%). Pre-fee payout = (pre-tax profit + costs) ÷ (1 − fee%). That is the honest quote — anything less means one of the four steps is out of pocket.

You choose the tax rate. Figures stay in your browser.