FREE CAREER CALCULATOR
Job Offer Comparison Calculator
Compare two job offers using salary, expected bonus, weekly hours, paid vacation, commute time and commute cost. See both annual cash value and a time-adjusted hourly estimate.
Compare your offers
Offer A
Offer B
Formula
Adjusted cash = salary + expected bonus − annual commute cost. Effective hourly value = adjusted cash ÷ work-and-commute hours.
Best for
Comparing offers with different salaries, hours, vacation allowances, remote-work patterns or commute burdens.
Not included
Taxes, health insurance, retirement contributions, equity, job security, career growth and personal preferences are not valued here.
How the Job Offer Comparison Calculator Works
The calculator first adds base salary and expected annual bonus, then subtracts annual commute cost. It estimates annual working time using weekly hours and paid vacation, and adds commute time for the same working weeks. Dividing adjusted cash by that total time produces a simple time-adjusted hourly value for each offer.
Example
Suppose Offer A pays 70,000 plus a 5,000 expected bonus, while Offer B pays 76,000 plus a 3,000 expected bonus. If Offer B requires more weekly work but much less commuting, the higher salary alone may not tell the whole story. The calculator shows both annual adjusted cash and the value per hour of work-and-commute time.
What this calculator does not tell you
A higher calculated value does not automatically make one job the better choice. Benefits, equity, manager quality, flexibility, commute reliability, career progression, workload intensity and personal priorities can matter as much as cash compensation.
FAQ
How should I enter a bonus?
Use a realistic expected annual amount rather than the maximum possible bonus. If the bonus is highly uncertain, try the calculator again with a lower estimate or zero.
Why include commute time?
Commute time is unpaid time created by the job. Including it helps compare an office-heavy role with a remote or hybrid offer on a more comparable time basis.
How is paid vacation treated?
Paid vacation reduces the number of weeks you are assumed to work while annual salary remains unchanged. That increases the effective value of the offer without changing annual cash compensation.
Should I include benefits or stock?
Not in this version. Benefits and equity can be highly valuable, but their value depends on plan details and personal circumstances. Treat this calculator as a transparent cash-and-time comparison, not a complete compensation valuation.
Need a simpler salary-only comparison? Use the Pay Raise Calculator. Want to translate either offer into hourly pay? Use the Salary to Hourly Calculator. If one offer includes known overtime hours, estimate that weekly gross pay with the Overtime Pay Calculator.