Retainer Fee Calculator

In exchange for guaranteed, predictable monthly revenue and committed hours, many freelancers/agencies offer clients a modest discount versus their standard hourly rate — this tool computes that discounted fee.

This calculator only prices the committed hours in the retainer — additional hours beyond that would typically be billed separately at your standard (non-discounted) hourly rate, which is a policy you set outside this tool.

Often in the 10-20% range versus standard hourly rates, reflecting the value of guaranteed revenue — this tool doesn't recommend a figure, it computes the result for whatever percentage you enter.

No — it assumes the full committed hours are used each month. If a client under-uses their committed hours, their effective savings would be lower than shown here.