Analyze project profitability, or switch to Scope Creep mode to see how extra revisions and change requests lower your real rate.
Project Analysis
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Choose Profit mode for a project P&L, or Scope Creep mode to see how revisions and changes erode your effective rate.
Tap an example to prefill the calculator with sample values.
Healthy fixed-fee project
$6,000 revenue with moderate subcontractor spend
A realistic freelance or boutique-agency engagement where margin discipline still matters.
Result: Profit is healthy, but it still helps to reserve for taxes before treating the full spread as take-home.
Scope creep — design project
Quoted 40 hours but 3 extra revisions + 3 change requests
Use Scope Creep mode to see how extra rounds and out-of-scope requests erode your effective rate.
Result: Rate drops from $100/hr to ~$74/hr after 3 extra revision rounds and 3 out-of-scope requests
Scope creep — developer sprint
80-hour sprint with constant spec changes
Shows how even small per-request hours accumulate into significant rate erosion on longer projects.
Result: Rate drops from $125/hr to ~$81/hr — nearly $5,500 in donated labor