Compare two job offers beyond base salary
Put both offers on the same annual basis. Separate fixed pay, conditional payments, personal costs and non-cash terms before choosing what matters most to you.
Compare first-year cash scenarios
The starting figures are fictional examples. Use annual amounts in one currency for both offers. Values stay in this page’s memory and are not submitted or saved. Bonus assumes a full eligible year at the stated target.
| Scenario | Offer A | Offer B |
|---|---|---|
| Recurring base minus annual costs | 97,000 | 104,000 |
| First-year base + signing − costs | 102,000 | 104,000 |
| First year including target bonus − costs | 112,000 | 109,250 |
Before tax; excludes equity and benefits. Signing money may be repayable and target bonus may not pay out. Costs are your comparison assumption, not a tax deduction. A higher result does not determine which offer is better.
Keep equity and benefits in separate rows
An option grant, a discretionary bonus and base salary are different kinds of value. Write down the award type, vesting schedule, exercise cost, sale restrictions and the assumptions behind any valuation. Do not count a private-company valuation as cash you can spend.
For benefits, compare eligibility dates, employee contributions and what you will actually use. Read the equity guide and benefits checklist.
Compare the downside as well as the target
Ask what happens if the bonus is zero, you leave early or remote-work requirements change. A signing-bonus repayment, short option exercise window or expensive commute can change the decision. These scenarios help identify questions; they are not a probability forecast.
Use the offer review checklist for non-cash terms, then choose the few changes that would make the largest difference to your priorities.
What does the calculator include?
Recurring cash is annual base salary minus your annual work-cost assumption. First-year cash adds the signing payment. The target scenario also adds base salary multiplied by the target bonus percentage. Nothing is prorated automatically, and no tax, currency conversion, equity return or legal entitlement is estimated.