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Job Offer Comparison Calculator

Compare two job offers by annual salary, employer benefits, work costs, weekly hours, and commuting time to see value beyond headline pay.

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Offer A
Your annual replacement-value estimate. Do not count paid leave twice.
Include unpaid work or breaks if they consume your time.
Offer B
Your annual replacement-value estimate. Do not count paid leave twice.
Include unpaid work or breaks if they consume your time.
Updates as you type. Defaults are a worked example.
Your estimateUSD · Local calculation
Offer A has higher annual value
$320.00
See the pay and time breakdown

Value includes your estimate of employer benefits and is not spendable cash or take-home pay. Base salary is annual; time and costs use worked weeks.

A: annual compensation after work costs
$85,120.00
B: annual compensation after work costs
$84,800.00
A: value per committed hour
$42.22/hr
B: value per committed hour
$34.75/hr
A: annual time
2,016 hr
B: annual time
2,440 hr

How to use this result

A larger salary can come with longer hours, more travel, or benefits that cost more to replace. This comparison keeps the annual value and hourly value visible so those tradeoffs do not disappear behind one score.

Benefits are value, not cash in your paycheck. Use a consistent estimate for insurance and employer retirement contributions, and avoid adding the salary value of paid leave when it is already included in annual salary. Leave, stability, management, and flexibility also deserve a separate conversation.

The formula

Annual value = salary + estimated benefits − annual work costs; hourly value = annual value ÷ committed time

Worked example

Using the example inputs loaded above:

$320.00

Offer A has higher annual value.

Offer A: annual salary: 80000 $Offer A: annual benefits value: 8000 $Offer A: work costs per worked week: 60 $Offer A: hours per worked week: 40 hoursOffer A: commute days per week: 3 daysOffer A: daily round-trip commute: 40 minutesOffer A: worked weeks per year: 48 weeksOffer B: annual salary: 85000 $Offer B: annual benefits value: 7000 $Offer B: work costs per worked week: 150 $Offer B: hours per worked week: 45 hoursOffer B: commute days per week: 5 daysOffer B: daily round-trip commute: 70 minutesOffer B: worked weeks per year: 48 weeks

Common questions

Which offer is better?

The highlighted difference compares annual modeled value. The hourly figures can favor the other offer. The calculator does not decide which tradeoff fits your life.

Are bonuses guaranteed here?

Only add a bonus to annual compensation if you deliberately want to include it. Compare a guaranteed-only scenario before including uncertain awards.

Assumptions & references

Amounts use USD. Results are planning estimates using your entries, with dollars rounded only for display. Each tool covers the model described here; it does not determine payroll or tax obligations. Read the calculation methodology.

This is arithmetic based on user-supplied assumptions; it does not use external wage or price data.

Formula version 1.0 · Reference check: September 7, 2026 · Report a calculation issue

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