Turn a project budget and word count into a per-word rate.
Dividing a flat project fee by the delivered word count reveals the effective per-word rate. The per-1,000 figure scales that to a standard industry quote. Per-word rates are the common currency for comparing freelance writers, but a good rate alone ignores quality, research and revision effort.
Cost per Word
Cost per word = budget / words; cost per 1,000 = per-word x 1,000
Cost per word = budget / words; cost per 1,000 = per-word x 1,000 Dividing a flat project fee by the delivered word count reveals the effective per-word rate. The per-1,000 figure scales that to a standard industry quote.
Per-word rates are the common currency for comparing freelance writers, but a good rate alone ignores quality, research and revision effort.
This calculator takes 2 inputs: Total words, Project budget. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.