Sliding Scale Fee Calculator

About this calculator

A sliding scale fee adjusts what someone pays for a service based on their ability to pay, typically their annual income, so that a fixed full fee is reduced through defined income tiers rather than charged uniformly to everyone. This calculator takes your income and full fee, matches you to the applicable tier, and shows both your adjusted rate and the dollar amount you save compared to the standard fee.

Sliding scales are common practice among therapists, counselors, legal aid clinics, nonprofit service providers and some medical clinics, who use them to keep services accessible to lower-income clients without turning away business from those who can pay full price. Organizations that publish a sliding scale often display it as a table of income bands and corresponding fees, and a calculator like this lets a prospective client quickly see where their own income places them before reaching out.