Calculator

Day Rate Calculator

Set your desired income, expenses, and working days — get the minimum day rate you need to charge to hit your financial goals.

Labor

Shoot / filming days

€/day

= € 650

Edit / post days

€/day

= € 450

Extra crew / freelancers (total cost)

€

Gear rental

Rental cost (what you pay)

€

Use the Gear Planner to calculate this

Client markup on rental20%

Charge client € 0 (+€ 0 margin)

Travel

Distance (km, one way)

Rate per km (€)

NL tax-free: €0.23/km

Include return trip (0 km total)

Travel cost: € 0

Parking / tolls

€

Other expenses

Accommodation

€

Meals / subsistence

€

Other

€

Total to invoice

€ 1.100

Overhead / margin0%

Add buffer for risk, profit, or agency margin

Breakdown

Labor€ 1.100

Total to invoice€ 1.100

Shoot day rate reference

Half day (4hr)€ 400

Full day€ 650

Travel day€ 325

Senior / specialist€ 900

Commercial / usage rights€ 1.175

Based on your shoot day rate of € 650/day