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Two Job Offers Comparison Calculator

Enter the salary and benefits of each offer to compare them.

How it is calculated

For each offer the tool adds the base salary and the dollar value of the benefits: total = salary + benefits. It then compares the two totals, shows the absolute difference |total A − total B| and names the offer with the higher total. If the totals are exactly equal it names Offer A. Benefits are left to you to value in money: employer retirement match, health premiums covered, bonus, stipends and so on, all per year. If the benefits box is blank it counts as 0. Both salaries must be given for the same period, normally one year. The comparison is before tax, and it does not discount for commute, hours, growth or job security.

Worked example

Offer A: salary 85,000 plus benefits 6,000 gives a total of $91,000.00. Offer B: salary 78,000 plus benefits 15,000 gives $93,000.00. The difference is $2,000.00, so the tool names Offer B as higher, even though its base salary is $7,000 lower.

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Common mistakes

  • Comparing only base salary. Here the lower salary wins once the benefits are counted.
  • Putting the full employer health plan price in as benefits value without checking what you would otherwise pay yourself. Count only the amount that actually saves you money.
  • Mixing periods, such as an annual salary for one offer and a monthly one for the other. Both offers must use the same period.
  • Valuing uncertain items such as stock options or a discretionary bonus at their best case, which makes that offer look better than it may turn out.
  • Treating the tie result as a real preference. When the totals are equal, the tool always names Offer A.

About this calculator

Comparing two job offers on base salary alone can be misleading once benefits are factored in: employer 401(k)/pension matching, health insurance premiums covered, paid time off, bonuses, stock options, and remote-work stipends can shift the real value of a package by tens of thousands of dollars a year. A total compensation comparison converts every component to a dollar figure and sums it, so two offers with different salary/benefit mixes can be judged on equal footing.

Job seekers, HR recruiters, and career coaches use this kind of side-by-side breakdown during offer negotiations, since a lower base salary with strong benefits can genuinely out-earn a higher salary with a thin benefits package.

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  • Editorial team

    Paid time off is easy to leave out. Divide a base salary by 260 working days to price a day: at 90,000, five extra vacation days are worth about 1,731, which you can add to that offer's benefits box. Retirement matching only counts if you would actually contribute enough to receive it. Which benefit is hardest for you to put a number on?

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