Calculation
From salary to real hourly wage
Commute time, required gear, parking, and taxes are entered once and netted out automatically, turning a headline number into an honest hourly figure.
The engine, not a spreadsheet, does the math.
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TruePay
The real hourly wage behind a job offer, once commute, taxes, and hidden costs are counted.
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AT A GLANCE
Real $/hr
Wage Calculator
Side-by-Side
Offer Comparison
Cloud Sync
Cross-Device
Stripe
Pro Unlock
THE PROBLEM
A salary number hides what a job actually costs you to work
Two job offers with the same headline salary can pay very differently once commute time, parking, gear, and taxes are counted. Most people compare offers on the number in the offer letter because nothing does the real math for them.
HOW IT WAS BUILT
Work backward from take-home pay to real hourly value
TruePay is a React and TypeScript web app centered on a single calculation engine that nets out commute time, job-related costs, and taxes from a salary or hourly rate to produce a real hourly wage.
That engine powers side-by-side comparison of multiple offers, with cloud-synced saved calculations and an optional Stripe-powered Pro tier for more advanced scenarios.
INSIDE THE PRODUCT
Core surfaces that define the experience
Comparison
Offers sit side by side
Multiple calculated offers can be compared directly, so a decision between jobs is based on what they actually net per hour worked.
Built for the moment you’re holding two offer letters.
Persistence
Calculations follow you
Cloud sync keeps saved calculations available across devices, and an optional Pro unlock via Stripe extends the tool for more advanced scenario work.
A calculator that remembers your numbers.
KEY FEATURES
What makes it work
Real Hourly Wage Engine
A headline salary rarely reflects what a job actually pays per hour of your life. TruePay works backward through commute time, required gear, parking, and taxes to a real net hourly figure.
Side-by-Side Offer Comparison
Multiple job offers or a current job versus a new one can be compared on a like-for-like basis, so the decision is grounded in real numbers rather than headline salary alone.
Cloud Sync, Optional Pro
Saved calculations sync across devices, with an optional Stripe-powered Pro unlock for more advanced scenario modeling beyond the free calculator.
WORKFLOW
How a job offer gets evaluated
TruePay is built around the moment someone is actually deciding between jobs, not casual browsing.
01
Enter the offer and its real costs
Salary or hourly rate, commute time, required gear, and other job-specific costs go in alongside standard tax assumptions.
02
See the real hourly number
The calculation engine nets everything out to a real take-home hourly wage, the figure that actually reflects what the job pays for an hour of life.
03
Compare and decide
Additional offers or the current job can be calculated and compared side by side, turning the decision into a like-for-like comparison instead of guesswork.