Free Association Clinic

Associate income estimator

Select your pay tier and enter your typical weekly paid hours. The calculator estimates gross monthly, bi-weekly, weekly, and annual pay.

Select your pay tier

Use the prior-month session and revenue rules shown below. FAC's EHR and payroll review determines the tier used for pay.

Ramp-Up$20/hrStarting and lower-volume tierSelection rule0–10 average weekly billable sessionsThe first 30 days are paid at this rate, regardless of caseload.Growth$28/hrDeveloping caseload tierSelection rule11+ average weekly billable sessions and up to $3,000 prior-month revenueEstablished$35/hrEstablished caseload tierSelection rule$3,001–$4,500 prior-month revenueAdvanced$38/hrHighest listed tierSelection rule$4,501+ prior-month revenue

Hourly rate usedThis updates when you choose a tier. Change it only if your current pay schedule shows a different rate.$/hr

Your typical week

Enter your session work and paid non-session hours. Use decimals for partial hours.

Session workEnter paid clinical time. Individual supervision is added automatically.

Billable session hourshrsCompleted, documented client care submitted through the EHR. This also sets individual supervision hours.

Paid non-session workStandard hours are prefilled; individual supervision is automatic.

Admin hourshrsStarts at 4 paid hours per week.Didactic + group supervisionhrsStarts at 3 paid hours per week, combined.

Individual supervision

2hrs

Calculated automatically: 1 hour for 1–10 billable session hours, 2 hours for 11–20, and so on.

Other paid work hourshrsOther recorded non-session work not listed above.

Weeks worked per yearweeksUse 52 for a full year; reduce for unpaid time away.

Tier rules

Match your prior-month numbers.

Each tier sets one hourly rate for paid billable and non-billable hours. Start with your average weekly billable sessions and prior-month revenue, then choose the matching range.

01$20/hour

Ramp-Up

Starting and lower-volume tier

Tier rule0–10 average weekly billable sessions

The first 30 days are paid at this rate, regardless of caseload.

02$28/hour

Growth

Developing caseload tier

Tier rule11+ average weekly billable sessions and up to $3,000 prior-month revenue

For associates building beyond the Ramp-Up session range.

03$35/hour

Established

Established caseload tier

Tier rule$3,001–$4,500 prior-month revenue

For associates in the middle revenue range.

04$38/hour

Advanced

Highest listed tier

Tier rule$4,501+ prior-month revenue

For associates in the highest listed revenue range.

Rough monthly session guide

What the revenue tiers look like at $160 per session

Assuming each completed session generates an average of $160 in revenue, these session counts roughly match the prior-month revenue ranges above.

GrowthUp to 18 sessions

18 sessions ≈ $2,880

EstablishedAbout 19–28 sessions

$3,040–$4,480

AdvancedAbout 29+ sessions

29 sessions ≈ $4,640

Ramp-Up is separate.The first 30 days are paid at $20/hour regardless of caseload; the schedule also lists 0–10 average weekly billable sessions.

These are planning estimates. Your actual prior-month revenue may vary by session, and FAC's EHR and payroll review determines your tier.

01Prior month

FAC uses completed billable sessions and revenue recorded in the EHR.

02Monthly review

The review happens on the first business day of the month.

03Rate begins

A tier change starts with the first full pay period after review.

04Rate stays fixed

The hourly rate remains locked for the month.

These thresholds reproduce the current Associate Compensation Schedule. FAC's EHR and payroll review determines the tier used for pay.

What this includes

A useful estimate,
with the fine print visible.

Gross wages only

Taxes, CalSavers elections, benefits, bonuses, and reimbursements are not deducted or added.

Session and non-session work

Enter clinical hours separately from paid admin, didactic and group supervision, individual supervision, and other work.

Your tier sets the rate

Choose the range that matches your prior-month sessions and revenue.

Payroll remains final

Actual pay depends on recorded time, approval, leave, documentation, pay-period timing, and applicable law.