Methodology

Every calculator on Freelance Figures is built the same way: start from a public, checkable formula, show that formula on the tool's own page, and cite the source of any outside figure it relies on. A calculator without visible math is considered incomplete, not just under-documented.

How the calculators are built

Each tool's formula lives in a “Methodology & sources” section on that tool's own page — never hidden in a private spreadsheet or a black-box script. When a calculator depends on an external figure, like a standard work-year assumption or a benchmark rate, that page links to the primary source (the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the IRS, or whichever body actually publishes the number) instead of restating it secondhand.

Editorial policy

Content on Freelance Figures is drafted with AI assistance and reviewed, edited, and approved by a human before publication. Every calculator's formula and sources are documented on its page.

AI helps move faster on first drafts — outlines, explanations, worked examples — but nothing goes live without a human reading it first: checking that the worked example actually matches the formula, that a cited source says what the page claims it says, and that the writing explains something to a real freelancer instead of padding a page for search engines.

Reporting an error

Found a mistake — a wrong formula, a stale source, an example that doesn't add up? Email hello@freelancefigures.com with the calculator's name and what looks off. Corrections get priority over new features, because a calculator that gives a wrong answer confidently is worse than no calculator at all.