---
title: "Contractor vs employee net take-home and break-even rate"
method: GET
path: "/api/contract.json"
---

# Contractor vs employee net take-home and break-even rate

`GET /api/contract.json`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://geo-parity.com`
- URL: `https://geo-parity.com/api/contract.json`
- Auth: one of:
  - none
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in query parameter `key`

## Query parameters

- `contractorRate` number, required
- `employeeRate` number, required
- `country` string
- `taxMode` 'flat' | 'brackets'
- `hours` number
- `contractorWeeks` number
- `employeeWeeks` number
- `expenses` number
- `health` number
- `ctRate` number
- `empRate` number

## Response `200`

contractor/employee nets, breakevenRate, verdict

## Other responses

- `400`: Required parameters missing; body includes code, message, and a worked example.
- `422`: Well-formed but invalid input; body includes a machine-readable code (e.g. UNKNOWN_TARGET) and message.
- `429`: A ceiling was exceeded. Body is { ok:false, code, message, retryAfterSeconds } where code is RATE_LIMITED (per-minute burst — back off and retry within the minute) or QUOTA_EXCEEDED (the monthly allowance is spent; retrying will not help until it resets on the 1st). Honour Retry-After.

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