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Retainer vs. Hourly Comparison

Compare a monthly retainer with hourly billing for an entered workload.

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Monthly retainerHourly rateIncluded hoursActual hours

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How to use this calculator

Enter the monthly retainer, hourly price, included hours and actual workload. Confirm contract overages and commitments separately.

Review currency, tax, contract and legal assumptions against your own records before relying on a result.

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