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Freelancer Net Calculator

San Francisco · Independent operator tax model

Assume 46 billable weeks, 30% deductible expenses, and our deterministic tax engine. The table below shows retained cash for indie CFOs, advisors, and product leads.

PackageGross (local)Net (local)Net (USD)Day rate (USD)Effective rate
Elite Retainer$140,000$73,470$73,469.50$608.7047.5%
Fractional Exec$220,000$110,134$110,134$956.5249.9%
Scaling Partner$320,000$153,440$153,440$1,391.3052.0%

Operating runway

San Francisco has a cost-of-living index of 96 and rent index of 98. At the Fractional Exec tier you keep $110,134 (~$110,134) which covers 11.5x of the city’s indexed spending baseline.

Why it matters

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