# Hourly Wage & Commute Calculator AI Agent Connect > Hourly Wage & Commute Calculator MCP calculates your real economic value. It looks past your gross salary to account for tax hits, fuel costs, and time lost during your commute. Use it to decide if a remote role is actually worth a lower base salary or to see how much your daily drive is draining your paycheck. ## Overview - **Category:** productivity - **Price:** Free - **Endpoint:** https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_BhadlGmnYamzjfjvAENTob5WHfBSOJLl20dW4yxI/ai-agent-connect - **Tags:** wage, commute, finance, earnings, economics ## Description Gross salary is a vanity metric. If you earn $30 an hour but spend $10 on gas and an hour in traffic every day, you aren't actually making $30 an hour. This MCP helps you see the math behind your actual take-home pay. You can use it to run the numbers on a new job offer, compare an in-person role against a remote one, or just figure out how much your current commute is costing you in lost time and money. It breaks down your earnings into net pay and effective hourly rates so you can make decisions based on real numbers rather than just the number on your contract. Whether you are negotiating a raise or deciding if a remote position is a better deal, this tool gives you the clarity you need to understand your true spending power. ## Tools ### calculate_wage_metrics Provides a full breakdown of your various wage metrics. It calculates how taxes and other factors change your base rate. ### analyze_remote_work_benefit Compares in-person and remote roles. It determines the financial and time-based gains of working from home. ### compare_commute_impact Measures how much your travel time and costs reduce your actual hourly value. ### get_weekly_net_takehome Calculates the exact amount of cash you have available at the end of a standard work week. ## Prompt Examples **Prompt:** ``` I earn $30 per hour, pay 20% in taxes, work 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, and spend 1 hour commuting daily with a $10 transport cost. What is my effective hourly wage? ``` **Response:** ``` Your effective hourly wage is $21.00. ``` **Prompt:** ``` How much does my 45-minute daily commute cost me in hourly wages? I earn $25 net per hour and work 8 hours a day. ``` **Response:** ``` Your commute reduces your hourly value by $2.81 per hour. ``` **Prompt:** ``` I currently earn $25 net per hour with a 1-hour daily commute costing $5. If I switch to a remote job earning $22 net per hour with $2 daily utility costs, is it worth it? ``` **Response:** ``` Switching to the remote role would increase your hourly value by $2.45 and save you 5 hours per week. ``` ## Capabilities ### Net Pay Calculation Your agent uses this to find your actual take-home pay after taxes. ### Commute Cost Analysis Your agent calculates the specific dollar and time loss from your daily travel. ### Remote Work Comparison Your agent weighs the benefits of remote roles against in-person positions. ### Weekly Cash Flow Your agent determines the total cash you have available each week. ## Use Cases ### Evaluating Job Offers Compare a high-salary in-person job against a lower-salary remote job to see which pays more per hour. ### Commute Budgeting Calculate exactly how much gas and transit costs are eating into your hourly earnings. ### Remote Work Decisions Determine if the time saved by working from home outweighs a potential pay cut. ### Weekly Budgeting Get an accurate number for your weekly net income to plan your spending. ## Benefits - Accounts for tax deductions to show real take-home pay. - Factors in travel time to reveal your true hourly value. - Quantifies the financial advantage of remote work. - Provides a clear view of weekly cash availability. ## How It Works Connect your client to Vinkius and start running wage math immediately. 1. Connect your MCP-compatible client to Vinkius. 2. Provide your wage, tax, and commute details to your agent. 3. The agent uses the specific tools to run the math. 4. Receive a breakdown of your effective hourly wage and net pay. ## Frequently Asked Questions **How does this MCP calculate my effective wage?** It takes your gross pay and subtracts taxes, then factors in the cost and time spent on your commute to find your true hourly value. **Can I use this to compare remote vs in-person jobs?** Yes. You can use the remote work analysis tool to see if the savings in time and travel costs make a remote role more valuable than an in-person one. **What clients can I use this with?** You can use this with any MCP-compatible client like Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, or VS Code. **Does this account for gas and vehicle costs?** Yes. You can input your specific transport costs to see how they impact your hourly earnings. **Is my data secure?** Vinkius hosts the MCP and manages the connection, so you only provide the numbers you want to calculate to your agent. **What is the difference between net and effective hourly wage?** Net hourly wage is your pay after taxes. Effective hourly wage is your net pay divided by the total time you dedicate to work, including your commute time. **How does this tool help with remote work decisions?** You can use `analyze_remote_work_benefit` to compare the effective hourly value of your current in-person job against a potential remote position, factoring in saved travel time and costs. **Does this account for transport costs?** Yes, the tools allow you to input daily transport costs to see how they reduce your total weekly takehome pay and your effective hourly rate.