The rate calculator that knows where you live
Built for freelance designers and copywriters starting out in the US or Spain — CalcBud works your hourly rate from the real cost of your state or country, in your own language.
Fill in the numbers on the left and press “Get my rate” to see a sample result.
How CalcBud finds your number
Tell us where you live
Pick your US state or Spain. CalcBud loads that place’s typical self-employment overhead — the taxes and costs a calculator built for one country would miss.
Add your costs and your hours
Enter what you spend to run your work and your life each month, and how many hours you can actually bill in a week.
Get a rate that holds up
CalcBud turns those numbers into an hourly rate for where you live — and you can run it again the moment a cost changes.
One number, kept current, for one price
Unlimited access is $5 a month in the US, or 5€ a month in Europe. Recalculate as often as your costs change.