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How much should you budget for a professional home office?
Full-time remote workers need ergonomic and tech investments — here's the range. A comfortable range is $1,200–$1,500, with a sweet spot around $1,500. Stretching goes up to $1,800; past $1,800, more spending rarely buys a better outcome.
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A deterministic model based on your answers, not AI guesswork — your financial capacity weighed against category-specific market benchmarks.
Assumptions
- Employment typemedium impact
- Days worked from homemedium impact
- New computer neededhigh impact
- Video call requirementslow impact
Data Sources
Category benchmarks are sourced from named industry studies and reputable market data, refined over time.
Last Updated
2026-08 · methodology v2