Freelance Income
Rush Fee & Premium
Set fair rush fees for tight deadlines, weekend work, or out-of-scope urgency without flinching.
Recommended rush fee
$0
Standard fee plus urgency premium
Premium over standard
Displacement cost
$0
Standard vs rush pricing
💡 Rush insight
Rush Fee & Premium Pricing Calculator
The Rush Fee & Premium Pricing Calculator gives you a defensible number to quote when a client wants something faster than standard or outside normal hours. You enter your standard project fee, the normal turnaround days, the rush turnaround requested, whether weekend work is included, and the probability the rush displaces other client work. The calculator returns a recommended rush fee, the premium over standard, and the displacement cost component. Use it the moment a "by Friday" request lands. Naming the rush surcharge as a separate line item makes the cost of urgency visible to the client, and roughly half the time the deadline magically becomes negotiable when they see the number attached to it.