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The staff-gauge mark of what remains after costs
Editorial notes on how published research measures residual and secondary pay—read like week marks on a river staff gauge, not as a household plan.
What the desk reads
Pay Depth reviews household surveys, tax-file studies, and measurement guidance on residual and secondary earnings. Each note names the instrument and the depth mark it can report. The desk does not publish testimonials or sequences aimed at a reader’s week.
Depth marks on the board
Four readings that stay with the gauge: residual after costs, second-job marks, platform waterlines, and survey limits.
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Mk 01
Residual pay after costs: the depth mark
How published work separates take-home or residual pay from gross flows, and what the mark leaves under water.
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Mk 02
Second-job depth on staff gauges
Multiple-jobholding modules as week marks: what a short reference period can register, and what it skips.
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Mk 03
Platform earnings below the waterline
Where platform-mediated pay sits in surveys and tax files when costs and unpaid waiting stay unmeasured.
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Survey limits on pay depth
Coverage gaps, edit rules, and why two official instruments rarely meet on the same residual mark.
Board rules
- No presupposition about the reader’s pay, hours, or household.
- Named source or no claim. Contested evidence is marked as contested.
- Each note states the depth the instrument can report—and where the water covers the rest.