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Skydiving allowance calculator
Put your monthly base allowance, skydiving jumps per month and cost per skydiving jump in: $140.00 base plus 2 skydiving jumps at $110.00 total $360.00 a month, $4,320.00 over 12 months.
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Skydiving Allowance Calculator: $360/mo, $4,320 a Year
On the defaults — a $140.00 monthly base allowance plus 2 skydiving jumps a month at $110.00 each — your skydiving allowance totals $360.00 a month and $4,320.00 for the year. This is the SKYDIVING version — a monthly base for skydiving upkeep plus paid skydiving jumps priced monthly — the hang-gliding-allowance-calculator page is the HANG GLIDING version, the paragliding-allowance-calculator page is the PARAGLIDING version, and the how-to-calculate-skydiving-allowance guide is the METHOD version — the same $140.00 base plus 2 skydiving jumps at $110.00 worked step by step.
What does $360.00 a month of skydiving allowance mean?
It means $140.00 of recurring base allowance plus $220.00 of paid skydiving jumps: 2 jumps at $110.00 each. The base is 38.89% of the monthly total, and the skydiving jumps are the remaining 61.11%. Over 12 months that is $1,680.00 of base plus $2,640.00 of skydiving jumps, $4,320.00 in all. If the base rises by $20.00, the monthly total rises by exactly $20.00; if one skydiving jump is added at $110.00, the monthly total rises by $110.00.
Output · formula · meaning
| Output | Formula | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Skydiving jumps total per month | skydiving jumps × cost per skydiving jump | $220.00 — 2 × $110.00. |
| Total per month | monthly base allowance + skydiving jumps × cost per skydiving jump | $360.00 — $140.00 + $220.00. |
| Total skydiving allowance | (monthly base allowance + skydiving jumps × cost per skydiving jump) × 12 | $4,320.00 — $360.00 × 12. |
| Base total | monthly base allowance × 12 | $1,680.00 — $140.00 × 12. |
| Skydiving jumps total | skydiving jumps × cost per skydiving jump × 12 | $2,640.00 — 2 × $110.00 × 12. |
| Base behind a target monthly total | target monthly total − skydiving jumps × cost per skydiving jump | $140.00 — $360.00 − $220.00. |
| Per-jump amount behind a target monthly total | (target monthly total − monthly base allowance) ÷ skydiving jumps | $110.00 — ($360.00 − $140.00) ÷ 2. |
| Skydiving jumps behind a target monthly total | (target monthly total − monthly base allowance) ÷ cost per skydiving jump | 2 — ($360.00 − $140.00) ÷ $110.00. |
Three things to check before you trust the number
First, the base must be genuinely recurring: rig checks, a drop-zone fee, an insurance share and small gear maintenance that repeat every month. A harness bought once is not base, and spreading its price across the base inflates every month that follows. Second, count only paid skydiving jumps: jumps already covered by a club package or included in the base allowance cost $0.00 extra and must not be entered, or the total counts them twice. Third, the per-jump price must be everything that jump costs you — the jump itself plus any site fee and video package you always buy — not the jump alone, or the year total quietly understates what skydiving really costs.
Worked example
Base $140.00, 2 skydiving jumps, $110.00 per skydiving jump. Skydiving jumps total: 2 × $110.00 = $220.00. Monthly total: $140.00 + $220.00 = $360.00. Yearly total: $360.00 × 12 = $4,320.00, split as $1,680.00 base and $2,640.00 jumps. Add a third jump and the month becomes $470.00; drop to one jump and it becomes $250.00. The base share rises as jumps fall, because the base stays fixed while the jumps line shrinks.
Every branch, checked
A $160.00 base with the same skydiving jumps and per-jump amount gives $380.00 a month and $4,560.00 a year. A $100.00 per-jump amount with the same base and skydiving jumps gives $340.00 a month and $4,080.00 a year. Three skydiving jumps with the same base and per-jump amount give $470.00 a month and $5,640.00 a year. One skydiving jump with the same base and per-jump amount gives $250.00 a month and $3,000.00 a year. Each branch changes exactly one input, so the difference from $360.00 isolates that input.
The reverses, worked backwards
The base behind $360.00 a month is $140.00: at $130.00 the figures are $350.00 a month and $4,200.00 a year, and at $150.00 they are $370.00 a month and $4,440.00 a year — a $10.00 step moves the month by $10.00. The per-jump amount behind $360.00 a month is $110.00: at $100.00 the figures are $340.00 a month and $4,080.00 a year, and at $120.00 they are $380.00 a month and $4,560.00 a year — a $10.00 step moves the month by $20.00, because it applies to both jumps. The skydiving jumps behind $360.00 a month are 2: at 1 jump the figures are $250.00 a month and $3,000.00 a year, and at 3 jumps they are $470.00 a month and $5,640.00 a year — one jump either way moves the month by $110.00.
What the defaults assume
The defaults assume a flat $140.00 base every month of the year, 2 paid skydiving jumps every month, and a constant $110.00 per skydiving jump. Real skydiving runs on the holiday season: a summer month may hold 4 jumps and a winter month none, so the honest use is to enter the average month, or to run the calculator once per stretch of the year and add the stretches. Zero skydiving jumps is the honest edge: $140.00 a month and $1,680.00 a year, the base alone. Negative inputs are rejected — a base, a jump count, or a per-jump price below zero has no meaning here.
Who uses this
A twice-a-month skydiver budgeting the year: the base covers rig checks and the drop-zone share, the jumps line prices the paid jumps, and the year total is the annual budget. A club guest comparing packages: the base is the monthly upkeep allowance and the per-jump price is the jump rate for jumps beyond the package. A parent pricing a teen skydiving program: the base is the monthly club fee and the skydiving jumps are the paid jump days. A benefits manager comparing sport allowances: the same base-plus-jumps shape prices skydiving next to hang gliding, paragliding and other sports on equal terms.
Accuracy & limitations
The arithmetic is exact for the inputs entered; the judgement is in the inputs. A base that bundles one-off purchases, a jump count that mixes covered and paid jumps, or a per-jump price that omits site fees or video packages will each move the answer by exactly the amount of the error, every month. The model does not include travel, accommodation, a harness bought as a block, safety gear bought once, or employer reimbursement caps — price those separately, and re-check the allowance when the base or the per-jump price changes. This page is a calculation tool, not payroll or benefits advice.
Cite this calculator
Skydiving base $140.00 plus 2 jumps at $110.00 totals $360.00 a month, $4,320.00 a year ($1,680.00 base + $2,640.00 jumps). Calculator, worked example. Source: Bright Side Kit, https://brightoolbox.com/skydiving-allowance-calculator/, accessed 30 October 2026 (2026-10-30).
Frequently asked questions
What counts as the monthly base allowance?
The recurring amount for rig checks, a drop-zone fee, an insurance share and small skydiving gear maintenance: the figure set each month. Paid skydiving jumps are not part of the base — they have their own line — and one-off charges such as a rig purchase belong in the month they are charged, not spread across the base.
What if my skydiving jumps are covered by a club package?
Enter 0 skydiving jumps, or a $0.00 cost per skydiving jump, and the total is the base alone: $140.00 a month and $1,680.00 over 12 months on these defaults. A covered skydiving jump makes its jumps line $0.00 by definition, and that is the honest edge, not a missing input.
Should I enter my average month or my busiest summer month?
The average month, if you want the year total to be right: 2 jumps a month here means 24 jumps a year. Enter the busiest month only when you are pricing that month itself, and say so, or the year total will overstate the season.
Does the base include a club package?
No. A package paid yearly is a lump sum, not a monthly base. Either leave it out and price paid jumps only, or spread it yourself across the months it covers and add it to the base — but never do both, or the package is counted twice.
Why does one extra skydiving jump move the month by $110.00?
Because the per-jump price applies once per jump: one more jump adds exactly one per-jump charge. The base does not change when jumps change, which is why the jumps line, not the base, carries the seasonal swing.
Can I use this for a skydiving allowance my employer pays?
Yes, as a pricing check: enter the employer base and per-jump rate and compare the year total with the employer cap. The calculator prices whatever figures you enter; it does not check any employer rules.