National Job Offer Evaluator & Total Comp Directory (2026)
Empirical side-by-side total compensation analytics evaluating base salaries, sign-on bonuses, 4-year equity vesting cliffs, 401(k) employer matches, statutory state and municipal tax burdens, and localized housing costs across high-impact career archetypes.
Example Offer Comparisons
Illustrative offers you can open and edit. Salaries, bonuses, equity, benefits and commute costs are example inputs, not data about real employers; taxes, rents and living costs are calculated from 2026 tax rules, HUD Fair Market Rents and EPI family budgets.
A Bay Area hybrid role with a large equity grant against a fully remote offer in Austin, where Texas has no state income tax.
A bonus-heavy New York finance role against a lower-cost Columbus offer.
A Chicago public-sector job with a 10% 401(k) match and a low health premium against a Seattle startup offer with equity.
A Seattle cloud role (Washington has no state income tax) against a mostly remote Denver offer.
A Boston-area biotech role against a Raleigh offer with lower rents and North Carolina's flat income tax.
A Los Angeles role under California's graduated income tax against a fully remote Miami offer (Florida has no state income tax).
Total Compensation Strategy Matrix
Audit guaranteed base pay, performance incentive structure, retirement match, and localized purchasing power across archetypes.
| Career Archetype | Offer A (Company & Metro) | Offer B (Company & Metro) | Year 1 TC Gap | Largest Pay Difference | Action |
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Job Offer Evaluation & Total Compensation Methodology FAQs
Statutory guidance on 401(k) vesting timelines, RSU vs ISO liquidity discount factors, and localized living cost parity.
Explore Connected MetroBasis Intelligence Engines
Model wage percentiles, interstate relocation tax arbitrage, and paycheck net withholdings.
Compare job offers side-by-side with total compensation modeling. Evaluate base pay, bonus, 4-year RSU vesting schedules, 401(k) match, and tax arbitrage. Official 2026 economic data for National Job Offer Evaluator & Total Comp Directory (2026) compiled from Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS surveys, HUD Fair Market Rents, and statutory tax codes.
Quick answers
The evaluator compares two offers side-by-side by computing base salary, signing bonuses, annual performance bonuses, 401(k) employer matching, and 4-year RSU grants with a 1-year cliff.
State income taxes (e.g. 0% in Texas vs progressive rates in California) and local HUD housing costs can result in thousands of dollars in annual purchasing power disparity between equal nominal salaries.