The job to finish
Australian contractors and sole traders pricing billable work can move from work completed to invoice sent without starting from a blank template.
contractor hourly day rate calculator Australia
Convert an Australian contractor hourly, day and project rate
Convert hourly and day rates, estimate billable annual revenue, and calculate a project fee from hours or days.
Price the work using billable time, then place the agreed service and amount into a real customer quote or invoice.
Contractor pricing
Hourly, day, annual billing and project fee
Uses your billable-time assumptions rather than treating every workday as chargeable.
Hourly rate$0.00
Day rate$0.00
Annual billable revenue$0.00
Project fee$0.00
Gross billing is before costs, GST, tax, super and unpaid time. An invoice or ABN does not determine employment status.
From calculation to real customer billing
Rate agreed? Build the customer invoice from the real work
Enter the real business, customer, service, GST or no-GST, amount and payment facts, then check the customer document in the live preview.
Add the approved hours, days or fixed service as line items, then check GST, due date and payment instructions in the live preview.
Quick answer
How do I convert a contractor day rate to an hourly rate?
Divide the day rate by billable hours per day. A $720 day at 8 billable hours equals $90 per hour; annual revenue still depends on actual billable days, not every calendar workday.
Fast-start promise
What you can do immediately
- The calculator performs the stated task in the browser
- The formula, version and exclusions are visible beside the result
- A tracked ABN Invoice handoff follows only when a genuine customer charge exists
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ATO-guided fields
Invoice compliance checks without heavy software
Check ABN, GST, no-GST, tax invoice fields, due dates, invoice numbers, and payment details against practical Australian invoice requirements.
Source-grounded notes
What this page is grounded on
- All outputs come from user-selected billable time assumptions.
- Annual revenue is gross billing before costs and tax.
- An invoice or ABN does not determine whether a worker is legally an employee or contractor.
Key facts
What to know before choosing this workflow
These short facts are visible to readers and summarize the page without implying ATO approval, tax advice, or accounting software replacement.
- Hourly rate
- Day rate ÷ billable hours per day.
- Day rate
- Hourly rate × billable hours per day.
- Annual revenue
- Day rate × chosen billable days.
- Boundary
- Revenue is before expenses, GST, tax, super and unpaid time.
What you enter
- Hourly and day rate conversion
- Billable annual revenue estimate
- Hours or days project fee
What you leave with
Export PDF or image files, save history, mark invoices sent or paid, and use archive tools when records need to be handed to an accountant.
Why this workflow exists
Price the work using billable time, then place the agreed service and amount into a real customer quote or invoice.
ABN Invoice keeps the document workflow focused: business details, customer details, line items, GST or no-GST treatment, payment details, preview, export, and history. It is built for practical Australian invoicing records rather than a heavy accounting setup.
ABN Invoice is a document creation tool. It does not provide tax, accounting, legal, or financial advice. Check official guidance or your adviser when obligations are unclear.
Best fit for this search
How this calculator works
Choose an hourly or day rate, set billable hours per day and billable days per year, then enter the project time. The tool uses those assumptions consistently.
- Visible billable hours
- Visible billable days
- No hidden utilisation assumption
What the result does and does not mean
The result is a pricing estimate, not a determination of employment status, market rate, profit or tax. Non-billable admin, leave, insurance and equipment still matter.
- Exclude unpaid time deliberately
- Add business costs separately
- Check the real worker relationship
Turn a genuine customer amount into an invoice
After the client agrees to the scope and rate, ABN Invoice can turn the real hours, days or fixed project amount into a clear line item with payment details.
- Enter the real customer and service
- Check GST or no-GST
- Preview and export the invoice
Questions people ask before making this invoice
These are practical questions that show up around ABN, GST, phone invoicing, and small-job invoice records.
What is a $720 day rate hourly?
At 8 billable hours, $720 ÷ 8 = $90 per hour.
Why not multiply by 260 workdays?
Contractors often have non-billable admin, leave, sales and gaps. Enter a realistic billable-day assumption.
Does the rate include GST?
Choose and document the agreed basis. Use the separate GST calculator before invoicing when GST applies.
Fast workflow for contractor hourly day rate calculator Australia
Choose the source rate
Enter an hourly or day rate.
Set billable assumptions
Add hours per day, days per year and project time.
Invoice agreed work
Use the actual approved scope, quantity and rate in ABN Invoice.
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Continue with the closest ABN Invoice workflows for this search intent.
Common questions
How many billable days should I enter?
Use your own realistic plan after leave, admin, sales time and gaps; the calculator does not prescribe a number.
Can I calculate a fixed project fee?
Yes. Enter estimated project hours or days and the applicable rate.
Is the annual result take-home income?
No. It is gross billable revenue before expenses and tax.
Is the calculator free?
Yes. It runs in the browser without an ABN Invoice account.
Does the calculator create an invoice automatically?
No. Review the result first. If a genuine customer transaction exists, open ABN Invoice and enter the real transaction details.
Can ABN Invoice save the customer document?
Yes. You can start without signing up; account features add searchable history, cloud records and export workflows for repeat invoicing.