Commute Audit
// Forensic Time-Wealth Intelligence · The Arbiter
// Forensic Prologue
Most salary comparisons are arithmetically correct and strategically wrong. They measure gross income. They do not measure what you actually keep per hour of your life. This engine corrects that. Input your variables. The Arbiter renders the verdict.
01
Initiate Baseline
Input the gross salary and daily commute time for your current path and your prospective challenger.
02
Isolate the Ghost Tax
Toggle the Opportunity Cost switch to translate your lost transit time into uncompensated labor.
03
Await Verdict
The engine calculates the Net Hourly Delta. If the logic fails, you are taking a pay cut.
Path A Hourly
$60.00
Real wage / hour
Path B Hourly
$63.15
Real wage / hour
Net Delta
+$3.15
Per hour advantage
Annual Impact
+$6,300
Projected real gain
Factor Opportunity Cost
// Translate lost transit time into uncompensated labor at base rate
Path A
CurrentGross Salary$120,000
Daily Commute0 min
Total Hours / Yr2,000
Real Hourly Wage$60.00
Path B
ChallengerGross Salary$150,000
Daily Commute90 min
Total Hours / Yr2,375
Real Hourly Wage$63.15
// The Arbiter's Verdict
Awaiting Input
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// Adjust your inputs above · Then reveal the verdict
Not financial advice · Simulation mode
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