About

Pricing help for people who work for themselves

The hardest part of starting a small service business is rarely the work. It is the moment a customer asks "how much?" and you have to say a number. Say too much and you lose the job. Say too little, which is what most beginners do, and you end up busy and broke.

HustleRates exists to make that number easier. Each of our 20 guides covers one kind of work and gives you the going rate in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, a calculator to price a specific job, and a check on what that price really pays you per hour.

Who it is for

• People starting a side hustle who have never quoted a job before.
• Solo operators who suspect they are undercharging and want a reference point.
• Customers who want to know whether a quote they received is fair.

What we are, and what we are not

HustleRates is an independent website. We are researchers, not tradespeople: we do not claim to have run every one of these businesses. What we do is gather current published prices for each job, build a clear pricing model from them, and show our sources on every guide so you can check them yourself. Our method is explained here.

The prices are estimates and a starting point. Your town, your costs and your customers will move the right number up or down, which is why every calculator lets you put in your own figures.

How the site is paid for

The guides and calculators are free. The site is funded by advertising and, on some pages, by affiliate links to tools we think are useful for small service businesses. If you sign up for something through one of those links we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate links are always labelled, and they never change the prices or advice in a guide.

Get in touch

Spotted a price that looks wrong for your area, or want a guide for a job we have not covered? Tell us.