💼 Freelance & Business

Day Rate to Annual Salary Calculator

Compare a freelance day rate to an equivalent employed salary, factoring in billable days per year, tax, super/401k and unpaid leave.

Direction

Amount Day rate or annual gross, matching direction.

Billable days / year Default 200 (50 weeks × 4 days).

Paid leave days Holidays + sick employees get free.

Tax preset

Income tax %

Super / pension % KiwiSaver / 401k / super contribution.

Equivalent annual salary

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Take-home: — · Gross: —

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How the math works

Day rate → salary: gross = day rate × billable days. Take-home = gross × (1 − tax%) − super contribution.

Salary → day rate: required day rate = salary ÷ billable days. To match an employee package, multiply by 1 + (leave days ÷ billable days) so unpaid time off is priced in.

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