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Set consulting hourly, day, and project rates from income targets, business overhead, delivery capacity, and risk.
Floor rate: $257 before tax and profit. Revenue target: $289,315.
Best fit
Use the result as your floor, then adjust for urgency, client segment, strategic value, and scope uncertainty.
Common questions
Consultants are often selling diagnosis, accountability, and risk reduction. The buyer is paying for better decisions, not only deliverable time.
Use day rates for workshops, audits, advisory sprints, and short strategic engagements where full attention is the product.