Worked Benchmark Examples
Each example shows the source anchor and the one modeled conversion separately. No hidden adjustment is used.
Full-Stack Developer — U.S. reference
Official employee-wage median: $65.38/hr
Reproducible modeled benchmark: $65.38 × 1.75 = $114.41/hr
Source: BLS Software Developers (SOC 15-1252, May 2025). Close occupational-family proxy; proxy occupation must remain visible.
Copywriter — U.S. reference
Official employee-wage median: $36.98/hr
Reproducible modeled benchmark: $36.98 × 1.75 = $64.71/hr
Source: BLS Writers & Authors (SOC 27-3043, May 2025). Close occupational-family proxy; proxy occupation must remain visible.
Certified local example rule
For a Certified Local Primary result, use the official source statistic in its native unit and multiply that statistic by 1.75 once. Local Context Only and Local Unavailable records cannot become the local primary result.