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Freelancer Hourly Rate Calculator

Back the hourly rate a freelancer must charge from target take-home income, overhead, billable %, and tax buffer.

Free tier eligible — 500 calls/month with a free key from /pricing; x402 pay-per-call above quota.

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
target_incomenumberrequiredDesired annual take-home income in USD
annual_overheadnumberoptionalAnnual business overhead in USD
billable_pctnumberoptionalPercent of worked hours that are billable (e.g. 60)
hours_per_weeknumberoptionalHours worked per week
weeks_workednumberoptionalWeeks worked per year
tax_buffer_pctnumberoptionalPercent set aside for taxes

Call it over MCP (JSON-RPC 2.0)

curl -s https://wingmanprotocol.com/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json, text/event-stream' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": {"name": "hourly_rate", "arguments": {"target_income": 85000}}}'

Or plain HTTP

curl -s https://wingmanprotocol.com/tools/hourly_rate \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"target_income": 85000}'

Try it live

Edit the JSON and run it — this POSTs to https://wingmanprotocol.com/tools/hourly_rate from your browser.

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