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Billable Hours Calculator

Enter the total hours you had in a period and how many of them were billable, and this calculator returns your utilization rate, the non-billable hours that are left over, and, when you add an hourly rate, the revenue those billable hours produced. Utilization is simply billable hours divided by total hours, expressed as a percentage. Pick a currency, tick the rate box if you want a revenue figure, and copy a one-line summary for a timesheet or report.

How to calculate billable hours utilization

  1. Choose your currency from the selector in the top right.
  2. Enter Total hours available or worked in the period.
  3. Enter Billable hours, which cannot exceed the total.
  4. Tick 'Add an hourly rate for revenue' and set your Hourly rate to see revenue.
  5. Read the Utilization, Non-billable and Revenue cards, then click Copy.

Examples

A consultant billing 120 of a 160 hour month at 150 per hour

Total hours 160, Billable hours 120, Hourly rate 150
Utilization 75%, Non-billable 40 hr, Revenue 18,000

A busy freelance week: 34 of 40 hours billable at 200 per hour

Total hours 40, Billable hours 34, Hourly rate 200
Utilization 85%, Non-billable 6 hr, Revenue 6,800

An uneven period of 138 billable in 173 total at 125 per hour

Total hours 173, Billable hours 138, Hourly rate 125
Utilization 79.77%, Non-billable 35 hr, Revenue 17,250

Frequently asked questions

How is the utilization rate calculated?

Divide billable hours by total hours and multiply by 100. If you billed 120 of 160 hours, that is 120 / 160 = 0.75, or 75 percent utilization. Non-billable hours are simply the total minus the billable figure, so 40 in that example.

How is revenue worked out?

Revenue is billable hours multiplied by your hourly rate, so 138 billable hours at 125 per hour returns 17,250. The rate is optional: untick the box and the tool still reports utilization and non-billable hours without any money.

Does this round my logged time to tenths of an hour?

No. This tool takes the hours you have already totalled and reports utilization and revenue. It does not round time to six-minute or tenth-of-an-hour increments the way many timekeeping systems do, so round your entries first if your firm bills that way.

Why are the results shown to two decimals?

Utilization and revenue are rounded to two decimal places for a clean display. An uneven split like 138 of 173 hours becomes 79.77 percent rather than a long repeating decimal. The underlying division keeps full precision before rounding.

What is a good billable utilization rate?

It varies by role and industry. Many agencies and consultancies target somewhere around 70 to 90 percent for client-facing staff, leaving room for admin, sales and training. Very high rates can signal burnout or unpaid overtime, so treat your own goal as the benchmark.

What counts as non-billable time?

Any hour you cannot charge to a client: internal meetings, admin, business development, training, tooling and breaks. The calculator reports it as total hours minus billable hours, so tracking it honestly is what keeps your utilization figure meaningful.

Can I enter more billable than total hours?

No. Billable hours are capped at the total you enter, and the engine rejects a billable figure that exceeds the total. If you worked paid overtime, raise the total hours to include it so the ratio stays below 100 percent.

Does the currency choice change the math?

No. The currency only formats the revenue figure with the right symbol and grouping. Utilization and non-billable hours are unit-free, and the hourly rate is multiplied the same way whichever currency you pick.

Is my data private?

Yes. Every calculation runs entirely in your browser. Your hours, rate and currency are never sent to a server or stored, so you can use it for sensitive client figures without anything leaving your device.

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