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About Job Offer Total Compensation Calculator: Salary, Bonus & Equity
Normalize salary, bonus, equity, retirement contributions and recurring benefits into estimated annual total compensation.
Change the example inputs to match a scenario and review the methodology and limitations before using the result in a decision. Calculations run locally in your browser.
How the calculation works
Annualized equity
Total stated equity grant value ÷ vesting period in years.
Recurring annual compensation
Base salary + target bonus + annualized equity + employer retirement contribution + annual employer-paid benefits.
First-year compensation
Recurring annual compensation + signing bonus.
Monthly equivalent & base share
Monthly equivalent = recurring comp ÷ 12; base salary share = (base salary ÷ recurring comp) × 100.
How to use this calculator
- 1Replace the example values with internally consistent inputs.
- 2Review all result cards and any not-applicable state.
- 3Compare multiple scenarios and verify important assumptions independently.
Understanding the result
Recurring total compensation standardizes varied offer structures into an apples-to-apples annual figure for offer comparisons.
First-year compensation highlights the immediate cash impact of signing bonuses that do not repeat in subsequent years.
Base salary share reveals how much of your total compensation package is guaranteed versus contingent on company equity or performance bonuses.
Important limitations
- Outputs are planning estimates and do not include every provider, accounting, financing, tax, legal, or operational factor.
- Invalid divisions are shown as not applicable rather than NaN or Infinity.
- Equity value is uncertain and may change substantially.
- Taxes, vesting cliffs, refresh grants and benefit quality are not fully modeled.
- Target bonuses may not be guaranteed.
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Frequently asked questions
What is total compensation (TC)?
Total compensation combines base salary, target performance bonuses, annualized equity grants, 401(k)/pension matching, and employer-paid healthcare or lifestyle benefits.
How is stock or equity annualized?
The total dollar value of the equity grant is divided evenly across the vesting timeline (typically 4 years).
Why distinguish recurring comp from first-year comp?
Signing bonuses provide an upfront financial boost during year one but disappear in subsequent years, making recurring compensation the truer baseline.
What is base salary share?
Base salary share represents the percentage of your total package that is fixed cash salary. A lower percentage indicates higher exposure to variable incentives or company stock performance.
Does this calculator deduct payroll or income taxes?
No. This tool calculates pre-tax gross total compensation so offers can be compared uniformly before regional tax differences.
Is my salary or job offer data kept private?
Yes. Calculations run client-side in your browser with zero server data storage.
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