How does the total compensation gap break down when comparing independent contractor versus employee pay for senior software engineers in high-tax states?
Download run
Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
How does the total compensation gap break down when comparing independent contractor versus employee pay for senior software engineers in high-tax states?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 independent contractor vs employee self employment tax employer FICA IRS 2026 Social Security wage baseGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDComparison
BLS employer costs employee compensation benefits wages December 2025 private industry benefits percentageGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
California 2026 income tax rates official New York 2026 income tax rates officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDShort fact
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
2026 independent contractor vs employee self employment tax employer FICA IRS 2026 Social Security wage base Google ↗
BLS employer costs employee compensation benefits wages December 2025 private industry benefits percentage Google ↗
California 2026 income tax rates official New York 2026 income tax rates official Google ↗
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 independent contractor vs employee self employment tax employer FICA IRS 2026 Social Security wage base OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
BLS employer costs employee compensation benefits wages December 2025 private industry benefits percentage OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
California 2026 income tax rates official New York 2026 income tax rates official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Short fact | — | — | 1x of 1 |