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Side hustle calculator: profit per hour after fees and expenses

Compare up to four gigs on what they really pay: income minus platform fees and expenses, divided by the hours you put in. Add your tax set-aside rate to see what to put away.

✓ TestedSame calculation as the tested side hustle tracker
Profit per hour, all gigs–
GigProfitHoursPer hour
Income
Platform fees
Expenses
Profit
Set aside for tax

Profit = income − platform fees − expenses. Count all the hours a gig takes: driving to jobs, messages, packing orders. The set-aside is a savings habit at your own rate, not a tax calculation; your tax depends on your total income, deductions and state. Not tax advice.

How it works

Income is what a gig brings in; profit is what is left after the platform takes its fees and you pay for gas, supplies or equipment. Divide by every hour the gig takes and you can compare side hustles fairly. In the example, rideshare brings in the most, $8,678.61, but after $2,169.66 of fees and $1,514.26 of gas it pays $13.97 an hour over 357.6 hours. Tutoring pays $45.00 and photography $68.98 an hour, with a fraction of the income. Across all four gigs: $11,359.93 of profit over 503.6 hours, $22.56 an hour, and $2,839.98 set aside at 25%. The side hustle tracker keeps a dated log for the year, month by month and by expense category.