A starting number for your skill, location and experience — and what it means for your business once you are charging it.
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Data-Driven Insights
Modeled benchmarks from public rate guides and platform rate ranges.
Location-Specific
Rates adjusted for cost of living and market demand in your area.
Skill-Based Analysis
Different skills command different rates based on market demand.
Trend Visualization
See how rates have changed over time to spot market trends.
Use the benchmark as a starting point, then adjust based on your experience and portfolio quality.
Back up your rates with data when discussing pricing with clients.
Use trend data to time your rate increases strategically.
SalarySavvy benchmarks are modeled, not surveyed. Each skill has a baseline hourly rate for a remote US freelancer, set from public freelance rate guides and platform rate ranges, and each location applies a cost-of-living multiplier to that baseline. Treat the result as a starting point for your own pricing, not a guarantee of what a client will pay. Baselines were last reviewed in April 2026.
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Baseline rates and location multipliers are reviewed periodically; the current set was last reviewed in April 2026.
Our calculator provides location-specific rates adjusted for local market conditions and cost of living.
They are modeled benchmarks: a per-skill baseline from public rate guides, adjusted by a location multiplier. Use them as a starting point and adjust for your portfolio and niche.
The benchmark is a starting point. Your specific rate should be adjusted based on your experience, portfolio quality, and specialization.
The list covers 20 skills. If yours is not there, pick the closest match — or ask for it, and it gets considered at the next baseline review.
Many freelancers use our benchmarks to justify their rates during client discussions.