1 · Dignity
A wage is a floor for a life, not just a price for labour.
Fair-Rate Calculator — currency and PPP adjusted rates
What does a rate actually buy?
Fair wages cannot be judged by nominal currency alone. This converts a rate two ways — by market exchange and by purchasing power (PPP) — then lets you dial in a fair rate between the two.
Calculate
Market exchange
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the same money, moved
PPP-adjusted equivalent
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the same purchasing power, lived
Fair rate (50%)
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between dignity floor and market parity
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Assumptions — FX & PPP factors (editable)
Defaults are approximate (FX snapshots and World Bank ICP-era PPP conversion factors) and this page fetches nothing — edit any number to today's reality. PPP factor = local currency units per international dollar.
Why
The 5 Laws of Fair Wages
2 · Purchasing power
Judge pay by what it buys where the worker lives — PPP, not nominal currency.
3 · Sustainability
Rates firms can actually sustain — people need dignity, firms need productivity.
4 · Shared prosperity
Position against the median — who gains when the work creates value?
5 · Democratic voice
A fair rate is agreed, not imposed. The dial is a conversation, not a verdict.
From an exploration of fair wages as a global systems framework — the gap between market FX and PPP is exactly why "cheap offshore rates" and "fair global rates" are different ideas. Full civic-framework work lives with Leap of Faith Labs.