Salary is only part of the decision. Compare what matters across money, time, wellbeing, and future.
See the assumptions and understand what changes the result.
Money includes base pay, bonus, benefits, and work costs. Time uses 48 work weeks and round-trip commute. Wellbeing combines flexibility and energy drain; future combines growth and stability. We compare the options with your selected priorities—not against the wider job market.
Choose a fixed preset for balance, income, time, or career growth.
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When it helps
Use the same framework for the trade-offs people most often miss when salary gets all the attention.
Compare a raise with longer work hours or a longer commute.
Compare time, work costs, and flexibility across work arrangements.
Compare different compensation mixes on the same currency and pay basis.
Weigh career upside against stability, flexibility, and energy demand.
A transparent comparison
The calculator keeps the method simple enough to inspect and flexible enough to reflect what matters now.
Add pay, work hours, commute, and simple ratings for flexibility and stability.
Choose balance, income, time, or career growth. Add bonus, benefits, and costs if needed.
Compare money, time, wellbeing, and future, plus annual totals and what could change the result.
Good to know
Base pay, bonus, benefits, work costs, hours, commute, on-site days, flexibility, stability, growth, and energy demand. The result only uses the values and ratings you enter.
No. Enter both options in one currency and use the same gross or take-home basis. Convert or estimate separately if needed.
It is a relative comparison between these two options under your priorities. It does not benchmark the job market or predict satisfaction.
No. Comparison values stay in this browser and are not sent to a server. Anonymous page traffic and performance may be measured separately.
No. It helps organize the trade-offs; it is not financial, legal, or career advice.