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376US dollars per 10 hours typed

At the median software developer's hourly equivalent, the 5.75 net hours saved per 10 hours typed are worth about $376 of time.

Checked against its source on October 16, 2026

How it is calculated: 5.75 x 65.38 = 375.9, shown as 376. This values time saved at a wage, not cash saved.

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If correcting the dictated draft takes a quarter of the speaking time, 10 hours of keyboard writing save about 5.8 hours net.
The median software developer's annual pay of $135,980 is about $65.38 an hour, assuming 2,080 paid hours a year.

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