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Utilization Rate Calculator

Billable utilization rate: billable hours as a percentage of total available hours — for freelancers, agencies and staff.

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Results update as you type.

Result

Utilization rate

70%

Healthy for most service businesses.

Step-by-stepShow
  1. Utilization rate = 28 ÷ 40 × 100 = 70%

About the Utilization Rate Calculator

Billable utilization rate: billable hours as a percentage of total available hours — for freelancers, agencies and staff.

Also known as: billable utilization, employee utilization, resource utilization.

How to use this calculator

  1. Enter billable hours, total available hours.
  2. The result updates instantly as you type — press Calculate (or Enter) at any time.
  3. Open “Step-by-step” to see how the answer was worked out.
  4. Use Copy result or Share to save the answer or send a link with your inputs.

Formula

Utilization rate = Billable hours ÷ Total available hours × 100

Worked example

Using the values pre-filled in the calculator above:

  • Billable hours = 28
  • Total available hours = 40

the calculator returns:

  • Utilization rate: 70%

Working

  1. Utilization rate = 28 ÷ 40 × 100 = 70%