Freelance Rate Floor
freelance_rate_floorRead-onlyIdempotent
Freelance Rate Floor — Calculates the hourly rate a freelancer must bill to match a given salary after self-employment tax and lost benefits. Returns a one-line verdict plus a link to the full interactive page with the numbers pre-filled. Accepts only numbers and enums.
Tool call template
Replace each placeholder with a value matching the input schema. Only required parameters are included; add optional parameters as needed.
{
"id": 1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"arguments": {
"currentSalary": "<currentSalary>",
"stateCode": "<stateCode>",
"filingStatus": "<filingStatus>",
"annualBenefitsValue": "<annualBenefitsValue>"
},
"name": "freelance_rate_floor"
}
}Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| year | No | Tax year, e.g. 2026. Omit to use the current tax year. | |
| stateCode | Yes | Two-letter US state code, e.g. CA, TX, NY. | |
| filingStatus | Yes | One of: single, married_joint, married_separate, head_of_household. | |
| currentSalary | Yes | A non-negative number (US dollars unless the field name says otherwise). | |
| annualBenefitsValue | Yes | A non-negative number (US dollars unless the field name says otherwise). | |
| billableHoursPerYear | No | A non-negative number (US dollars unless the field name says otherwise). |