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Time Poverty

Real wage after transit time and cost eat into shift earnings.

Real wage = (hourly × shift − transit cost) ÷ (shift + transit hours). Transit is uncompensated labor — spreading earnings over it reveals the true rate. Time-leak chart shows 24-hour day shrinking to discretionary hours.

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TIME_POVERTY
Real hourly wage after transit time and cost
Hourly rate
$
Shift hours
Transit hours (RT)
Transit cost
$
EFFECTIVE HOURLY WAGE
$12.57/hr
posted $18.00/hr · leak 30.2%
24-HOUR DAY · TIME LEAK
WORK 8hTRANSIT 2.5hSLEEP 8hPREP 2hFREE 3.5h0h4h8h12h16h20h24h
Gross pay
$144.00
Transit cost
−$12.00
Net take-home
$132.00
Free hours
3.5h
▸ METHODOLOGY
Real wage = (hourly × shift − transit cost) ÷ (shift + transit hours). Day budget assumes 8h sleep + 2h prep; remaining hours are discretionary. Transit time is uncompensated labor — spreading earnings over those hours reveals the true rate.

How to use

  1. Enter hourly rate, shift hours, transit hours (round-trip), and transit cost.
  2. Read effective wage and discretionary hours after 8h sleep + 2h prep.

Examples

$18/hr, 8h shift, 2.5h transit, $12 cost
($144 − $12) ÷ 10.5 = $12.57/hr real. 30% leak.

Before you trust the result

Check the inputs that matter most: dates, rates, units, costs, and any optional fields you skipped. A calculator can only work with the numbers entered here, so use the result as a decision check rather than a final answer when money, health, tax, legal, or safety consequences are involved.

If the result feels surprising, change one input at a time and watch which number moves. That usually shows the real lever behind the decision.

Next up

Time-poor? See what gig hours actually pay.Gig Net Floor → Hours bleeding out? Set a rate that respects them.Minimum Viable Rate →

Frequently asked questions

› Why assume 8h sleep and 2h prep? Troubleshooting

A standard-enough baseline for feasibility math. Adjust mentally if you sleep less.

› Does this include tax?

No — pre-tax gross. Taxes shrink every wage proportionally; the ratio is unchanged.

Tips & related reading

See the Saving & Spending Calculators hub →

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