---
title: "1099 vs W-2 Rate Calculator"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/tools/contractor-vs-employee-calculator"
tags: ["freelance"]
---

# 1099 vs W-2 Rate Calculator

`POST /api/v1/tools/contractor-vs-employee-calculator`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://calcfleet.com`
- URL: `https://calcfleet.com/api/v1/tools/contractor-vs-employee-calculator`
- Auth: none declared

Compare a W-2 job to 1099 contract work: enter salary, employer FICA, benefits, and PTO to see the equivalent 1099 gross rate you need to break even fairly.

## Request body

- object
  - `w2Salary` number, required
  - `employerFicaPct` number, required
  - `benefitsValue` number, required
  - `ptoValue` number, required
  - `contractorGross` number, required

## Response `200`

Successful calculation result.

- object
  - `result` object, required: Structured calculation output (fields vary per calculator).

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid input — the issues array contains Zod validation errors.
- `403`: Forbidden — an Authorization: Bearer cf_… key was supplied but is invalid.
- `404`: Unknown tool slug.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/calcfleet/apis/calcfleet-financial-calculators-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/calcfleet/apis/calcfleet-financial-calculators-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/calcfleet/apis/calcfleet-financial-calculators-api/revisions/cd9abd595bbe?raw)