How do you work out your hourly charge out rate? You definitely need to check out what the competition is charging, however keep in mind that you need to compare apples with apples so if they are charging a separate administration fee, that needs to be taken into account. Once you have established that, you need to work out your cost base, including: For example: ABC Care provides personal care services and calculates their hourly rate as follows: Carer hourly rate $