Feature

Income Simulator

Set your constraints and see a modeled revenue ramp for a specific venture. Curves are a model, not a measurement — the reference median beneath the chart is published data.

10 hrs
$250
5/10
$1,000

Month 3

$870/mo

$370–$1,570

Month 6

$970/mo

$415–$1,755

Month 12

$985/mo

$420–$1,780

Modeled monthly revenue ramp

Modeled from this venture's observed income range, scaled by your hours and budget on a saturating ramp. Projections, not guarantees.

  1. [1]Writers and Authors — May 2024 median, full-time — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. View source
  2. [2]70% of people doing gig activities spend under 5 hours per week on them, and 96% spend under 35 hours per week. — Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. View source
  3. [3]Only 21% of people doing gig activities consider them their main job. — Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. View source
  4. [4]Published median annual wages by detailed occupation, used as the full-time reference line on every chart. — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. View source

Probability of hitting $1,000/mo by month 12

49%

Time to first dollar

1.5 wks

Library figure for Freelance Writing: 1-4 weeks, adjusted for your hours.

Published reference point

$6,023/mo — Writers and Authors — May 2024 median, full-time. This is the full-time occupational median, shown for scale against part-time projections.

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Sources & citations

Every external figure on this page, and where it came from

Projected curves are a model, not a measurement. The reference points they are anchored to are published by U.S. federal statistical agencies and are linked in full below.