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Billable hours

Hours of work that can be charged to a client. The rest, such as admin and sales, are non-billable.

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What it means

Consultants, lawyers, agencies and freelancers earn on billable hours. Everything else still has to be paid for out of them.

Knowing the value of every hour, billable or not, shows what the non-billable ones really cost.

Example

Jordan earns $150,000 and is aiming for $250,000. 2,080 working hours a year.
Hours worked in a year2,080
Billable1,456
Non-billable624

In Time Valuer

Profiles in Time Valuer price any hour of work, so you can see what non-billable time costs and what billable time earns.

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Questions and answers

What are billable hours?

Hours of work that can be charged to a client. The rest, such as admin and sales, are non-billable.

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