The problem

A salary number doesn't tell you the truth.

Two people can earn the same and live completely different financial lives. Taxes, commute, rent, insurance, and recurring bills all take a cut before you ever spend a dollar. Your nominal wage isn't your real wage. CostMeHours finds the number underneath.

The idea

Money can be earned again. Time cannot.

Every price has a second price tag, printed in hours. A $6 coffee is not six dollars: it is however long you have to work, after tax and after the costs you have already committed to, before those six dollars exist. That second number is the one that changes behaviour, and almost nothing shows it to you.

Who it's for

Anyone weighing money against time.

Weighing a purchase, comparing job offers, planning a move, or just wanting an honest look at your earning power, employees, freelancers, and the self-employed alike.

Weighing a purchase Comparing job offers Planning a move Employees Freelancers The self-employed Anyone curious what an hour is worth
Money comes back. Time doesn't.

See what your money is really worth.

One number changes how you see every price. It takes about a minute.