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Freelancer bid price calculator

Freelancer bid price calculator: enter the client budget, your hours and your minimum rate to see a suggested bid and what you keep after the Freelancer.com fee.

Work out your bid

The lowest rate you would accept for this kind of work.
Include messages with the client and revisions.
20 to 30% is typical.
0 = the client's minimum, 100 = their maximum. The middle is a common choice.

Suggested bid

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Freelancer.com fee used here: fixed price 10% or $5.00 USD, whichever is greater; hourly 10% (Freelancer.com fees page, checked 26 October 2026). Your membership plan or a currency other than USD can change it. This is an estimate, not financial advice.

How the calculator works

  1. Your floor: hours × (1 + buffer) × your minimum rate is what you need to keep. The calculator adds the Freelancer.com fee on top, so the floor is the lowest bid that still leaves you that amount.
  2. Your position in the range: a bid near the middle of the client's budget usually reads as serious and fair; a bid at the minimum attracts price hunters.
  3. The suggestion is the higher of the two, kept inside the client's budget. If even your floor is above the client's maximum, it tells you, so you can skip the project or offer a smaller first milestone that fits.

Read more in how to price bids on Freelancer.com without racing to the bottom. Inside AutoBidPilot you can save a bid amount and delivery time per budget range, and Apply Now prefills them on every bid (features).