Job Offer Comparison Calculator

What formulas does the tool use?

Net compensation = salary + bonus − annual commute cost. Hourly equivalent = salary ÷ 2,080. Annual commute hours = daily round-trip hours × 235 × (5 − remote days) ÷ 5, and the commute time value is those hours × the hourly equivalent. True compensation = net compensation − commute time value. The recommendation then uses a weighted value: true compensation + $50 per PTO day + $500 per remote day a week.

Why are PTO and remote days not in the true compensation lines?

The true compensation lines only reflect money and commute time. PTO and remote days are added afterwards, at a fixed $50 per PTO day and $500 per remote day per week, to give the weighted value that decides the recommendation. The results panel shows the weighted values so you can see exactly why one offer wins.

How do remote days affect the commute?

The 235 working days a year are scaled by the share of the week spent in the office, so 3 remote days leaves two-fifths of the commuting. Entering 5 removes the commute time value entirely. The annual commute cost is used exactly as typed, so lower it yourself if remote days reduce your fuel or fare spending.

Which salary figure is used to value commute time?

The base salary divided by 2,080 hours, which is 40 hours × 52 weeks. Bonus is not included in the hourly value. A salary of $70,000 gives $33.65 an hour, and a one-hour round trip over 235 days values at $7,908.65.

What happens when the offers tie?

The recommendation uses a greater-than-or-equal test on the weighted values, so an exact tie goes to Offer A. In a test where both offers had identical inputs, each weighted value was $80,750.00 and Offer A was recommended.

Are the weights adjustable?

No. The $50 per PTO day, $500 per remote day per week, 235 working days and 2,080 hours are fixed in the code. If they do not match how you value your time, treat the true compensation lines as your main comparison and weigh PTO and remote days yourself.

What does the tool leave out?

Taxes, health insurance, retirement matching, equity, job security and growth prospects are all outside the calculation, as is the cost of living in each location. For benefits such as insurance and retirement matching, the job offer value calculator covers those inputs. This tool is a financial lens, not a verdict.

How does it treat invalid or blank inputs?

A cleared entry counts as 0, and negative entries are raised to 0. Remote days are capped at 5 per week. There is no check that a salary of 0 makes sense, but a zero salary gives a zero hourly equivalent and so a zero commute time value.