Retainer Calculator
Price a monthly retainer in seconds. Enter the hours you'll reserve, your rate, and an optional commitment discount — and see the monthly price, your effective hourly rate, and the annual value of the contract.
A small discount rewards the client for committing — just keep your effective rate above your floor.
Monthly retainer
$2,700
- Effective hourly rate
- $135
- Undiscounted value
- $3,000
- Annual value
- $32,400
Bill retainers on autopilot.
Tillage turns a retainer into a recurring invoice that sends itself every month — set it once and get paid on schedule.
Try Tillage freeWhy retainers beat one-off projects
Retainers turn unpredictable project income into recurring, forecastable revenue. Price one off your true hourly rate, confirm the margin holds after the discount, then automate the billing. Tillage turns a retainer into a recurring invoice that sends itself every month.
Common questions about retainers
How to price, discount, and bill a monthly retainer.
Put your retainers on autopilot
Tillage sends recurring retainer invoices automatically every month, so you get paid on schedule. Start free — no credit card required.