Federal Work Pay Rate Calculator

Federal Work Pay Rate Calculator

DSU Associates
We’re Proud to Offer Equivalent Value

At DSU Associates, we’re committed to providing you with the full equivalent of your Independent Contractor pay through a comprehensive package of hourly wages, paid benefits, and tax advantages. The calculator below shows how your employee pay rate, along with the value of fringe benefits, compares to your current Independent Contractor rate.

Actual benefit rates are prorated based on hours worked*

This calculator offers an approximate estimate and may not reflect the exact final outcome.
Hourly Compensation- Enter Your Hourly IC Daytime Rate
Your Direct Labor Wage Rate
Your true hourly rate, paid directly for every hour worked.
Health & Welfare
Health & Welfare is an additional benefit the government requires, which we’re pleased to provide on top of your hourly rate. It helps support essential protections like health coverage and other benefits.
Company Paid FICA*
Company-Paid FICA: Covers Social Security and Medicare taxes for you, so you keep more of your income and won’t owe self-employment tax.
Vacation Pay
Accrues per hour worked, giving you an additional quarterly payout for added income.
Holiday Pay
Accrues per hour worked, giving you an additional quarterly payout for added income.
Total Employee Hourly Compensation
Sick Pay**
Accrued hourly for every hour worked, available to use when needed but not vested.
Extended Example

Below is an example of these employee fringe benefits and rate scale applied for 50 hours compared directly to an independent contractor rate for the same 50 hours. This example depicted displays an average hourly independent contractor rate of $65/hr.
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Federal Work Pay Rate Calculator

Extended Example