{
  "slug": "jury-duty-pay",
  "title": "Jury Duty Pay Calculator",
  "heading": "Jury Duty Pay Calculator",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/jury-duty-pay",
  "summary": "Court stipend, mileage, and the wages you gain or lose.",
  "description": "Court pay rarely matches a paycheck. Add the daily stipend and mileage reimbursement, subtract unpaid wages and parking, and see the net financial effect of the full service period.",
  "formula": "Net = (stipend × days) + (mileage rate × miles × days) − unpaid wages − parking.",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=jury-duty-pay",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "days",
      "label": "Days of service",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 5,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 1,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "stipend",
      "label": "Daily court stipend",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 15,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "miles",
      "label": "Round-trip miles per day",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 24,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "rate",
      "label": "Mileage reimbursement",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 0.34,
      "unit": "$/mi",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "wage",
      "label": "Daily wage lost",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 240,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "employerPaid",
      "label": "Days your employer pays",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 3,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "parking",
      "label": "Parking per day",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 12,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "net",
      "label": "Net financial impact",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "courtPay",
      "label": "Total court compensation",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "lost",
      "label": "Wages and costs lost",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "unpaidDays",
      "label": "Unpaid days",
      "format": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Days of service: 5",
      "Daily court stipend: 15 $",
      "Round-trip miles per day: 24",
      "Mileage reimbursement: 0.34 $/mi",
      "Daily wage lost: 240 $",
      "Days your employer pays: 3",
      "Parking per day: 12 $"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Net financial impact: -$424",
      "Total court compensation: $116",
      "Wages and costs lost: $540",
      "Unpaid days: 2"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter days of service.",
      "Enter daily court stipend ($).",
      "Enter round-trip miles per day.",
      "Enter mileage reimbursement ($/mi).",
      "Enter daily wage lost ($).",
      "Enter days your employer pays.",
      "Enter parking per day ($).",
      "Read your net financial impact on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "days": 3,
        "stipend": 9,
        "miles": 14,
        "rate": 0.34,
        "wage": 140,
        "employerPaid": 2,
        "parking": 7
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "days": 5,
        "stipend": 15,
        "miles": 24,
        "rate": 0.34,
        "wage": 240,
        "employerPaid": 3,
        "parking": 12
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "days": 8,
        "stipend": 24,
        "miles": 38,
        "rate": 0.34,
        "wage": 380,
        "employerPaid": 5,
        "parking": 19
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.",
    "Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.",
    "This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "Do employers have to pay for jury duty?",
      "a": "Federal law protects your job but does not require pay. A handful of states require some paid time, and many employers pay voluntarily for a limited number of days."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is jury pay taxable?",
      "a": "Yes, the stipend is reportable income in the US. If you hand it over to your employer because they kept paying you, that amount is generally deductible."
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Jury Duty Pay Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/jury-duty-pay)"
}