Freelance Medical Writing Rate Calculator — Know Your Worth, Price With Confidence

Most freelance medical writers are undercharging.Not because they lack experience.Because they've never sat down and done the maths.What should your hourly rate actually be?What do you need to earn to cover tax, expenses, and take home what you deserve?How do you price a CSR or a regulatory response without guessing?This calculator answers all of it — in under five minutes.─────────────────────────────────────Open the file. Enter your numbers.Your rates appear instantly.─────────────────────────────────────WHAT'S INSIDE5 fully connected worksheets built specifically for freelance medical writers:📊 DASHBOARDYour complete rate card at a glance.Minimum rate. Recommended rate. Premium rate.Per-word rate. Daily rate. Half-day rate.All calculated from your actual numbers — not industry averages someone else made up.⚙️ INCOME GOALSTell the calculator what you want to take home.Set your working weeks, billable hours, and tax rate.It works backwards to tell you exactly what you need to charge.💰 EXPENSES25+ pre-filled freelance medical writing costs —AI tools, AMWA/EMWA membership, professional indemnity insurance, accountant fees, home office,equipment, CPD, and more.Edit any figure. The total feeds straight into your rate calculation.📋 MARKET RATESBenchmark project fees for 14 document types —CSR, ICF, SmPC, PIL, Module 2.5, RMP, PSUR, regulatory responses, congress abstracts, and more.Plus hourly rate ranges by experience level from entry to expert.🧮 PROJECT FEE CALCULATORQuote any project instantly.Enter the hours, word count, rush premium, and complexity level.Get Quote A (hours-based) and Quote B (word count-based) — plus a recommended quote and deposit split for your proposal.─────────────────────────────────────HOW IT WORKSBlue cells = your inputsBlack cells = calculated automaticallyChange one number — everything updates.No macros. No complicated setup.Works in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets.─────────────────────────────────────THIS IS FOR YOU IF —You're going freelance and have no idea what to charge your first client.You've been freelancing for years and suspect you've been undercharging.You keep quoting project fees by gut feel and want a formula instead.You want a professional document to show your working when a client pushes back on your rate.────────────────────────────────────

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