A second job or side gig

Your other option pays more

On paper it pays $18.33 an hour. Really it pays $11.67.

• It beats your other option as long as the job costs you less than $10 a week. You put $45.
• Over a year you come out $1,820 behind your other option.
• It takes 15 hours of your week, not 12.

This is a worked example with illustrative figures, not data about any real person or company. Change any of them in the calculator and the answer changes with them.

How this answer was worked out

Every formula is written out on the formulas page.

What the calculator asks you

• Take-home pay per week
• Fuel, fees and supplies per week
• Paid hours per week
• Unpaid hours it takes per week
• What an hour of your free time is worth to you

Related

• Is this job worth it?Worked example
• A better-paid job farther awayWorked example
• What am I making?The calculator this example comes from
• Before you decideA checklist of what is worth checking first