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You have an offer.Know what it's actually worth.

One adjusted number for every package you're weighing — current role included — after taxes, cost of living, and benefits. See how far apart they really land.

Best experienced on desktop · the full workspace is desktop-only

Offer map

See how far apart your offers really are.

Pick a scenario below, click a pin. $41,542 spread between best and worst in this set.

How Marcus evaluates offers

Prioritizing family relocation stability, school districts, and high-coverage healthcare.

Base Salary & Cash85%
Family & School Quality95%
Healthcare & Benefits90%
Work-Life Balance (WLB)60%
#2 strong contender

Offer C

Verona

Adjusted

$116,061

Epic Verona at $116.1k adjusted on a $168k gross — Wisconsin tax and 5-day office commute are offset by Madison area rent relief and premium healthcare.

Gross package$168,000
Tax drag (modeled)-$42,239
Cost of living-$18,740
Benefits value+$12,880
Flex / commute-$3,840
Epic Verona WIWisconsin state taxPremium family health

Next steps & action plan

RECOMMENDED FIT (Family/Schools focus). Next step: Negotiate base to $185k using NYC/Remote numbers.

Key drivers

  • WI state tax + federal + FICA total withholding: $42,239
  • Verona housing cost index vs Seattle baseline: -$18,740/yr cost
  • Epic campus benefits (100% employer-paid family health): $12,880/yr value
  • 5-day office commute (Verona transit and time drag): $3,840/yr cost
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Source disclosures

Tax Foundation 2026 progressive schedules · C2ER COLI quarterly benchmarks · BLS employer benefit surveys · Role schedule and location friction signals · Tax drag figures are modeled purchasing-power deltas, not total tax liability

The formula

What you enter. What we enrich.One honest number.

Offer letters show a headline. We model compensation, benefits, work structure, location, growth signals, and intangibles — then layer in tax, cost-of-living, and market benchmarks so everything normalizes into a single adjusted value.

Compensation

Everything on the letter — and behind it

  • Base & target bonus
  • Signing & commission
  • RSU vesting schedules
  • Equity stage & liquidity

A 20% target bonus is $26k/year — invisible unless you model it.

Benefits economics

The line items recruiters never total up

  • Health premium & deductible
  • 401k match schedules
  • HSA / FSA contributions
  • Commuter & childcare stipends

A strong benefits package can add $15k–$22k in annual value that never appears in base.

Work structure

How the role actually runs

  • Remote / hybrid / in-office
  • PTO & parental leave
  • Weekly hours & on-call load
  • Schedule flexibility

Flexibility and time-off economics shift real purchasing power more than most raises.

Location & tax

Where you earn it changes what you keep

  • Federal + state + local tax
  • Housing & rent indices
  • Food & transport COL
  • Commute time & annual cost

The same headline salary can swing $30k+ in real value across two US metros.

Role & growth

Trajectory signals beyond the paycheck

  • Company stage & runway
  • Career growth path
  • Brand & prestige value
  • Industry stability

Fast-track growth at a stable company compounds — we weight it against pure cash.

Intangibles

What you feel — quantified for comparison

  • Work-life balance
  • Job security
  • Mission alignment
  • Culture fit

Your priority sliders decide how much these signals move the final ranking.

Tax intelligence

Progressive rates, not back-of-napkin math

  • Federal brackets
  • State effective rates
  • Local tax overlays
  • Take-home modeling

Pulled from current tax tables — surfaced as impact, not a spreadsheet.

COL indices

Metro-level purchasing power

  • Housing & rent benchmarks
  • Food & transport indices
  • Healthcare access
  • Quality-of-life composites

Same salary, different city — the index gap shows up in your adjusted value.

Benefits benchmarking

Above or below market for your level

  • 401k match norms
  • Premium vs. deductible trade-offs
  • PTO & leave benchmarks
  • Stipend comparisons

We monetize the gap between your package and role-level norms.

Company signals

Context behind the offer letter

  • Funding stage & runway
  • Hiring sentiment
  • Layoff & macro signals
  • Industry headwinds

Feeds risk flags and narrative callouts — never shown as raw data dumps.

Why this exists

Your first read of an offer is almost always wrong.

Compensation is designed to look better than it is. Every factor below is deliberately left out of the headline number.

The highest base salary usually isn't the best offer

Once taxes, cost of living, and a weak 401k match enter the picture, a $180k New York offer can trail a $165k remote one by $36k+.

Remote work changes the math more than most roles

No commute, lower state tax, and no COL penalty combine fast. Remote-eligible candidates are often undervaluing their position.

Equity vesting schedules are rarely compared correctly

Four-year cliffs, one-year vests, and variable RSU prices make equity comparison hard. Adjusted value forces an apples-to-apples read.

Benefits dollar values are invisible until you calculate them

A $0 premium health plan and a 6% 401k match are worth $15k+ per year. Most people only notice after they've already accepted.

How it works

From offer letter to honest number in three steps.

01

Enter your offers

Enter your current total comp and every package you're comparing. Base, equity, bonus, benefits — we guide you through each field.

02

We run the math

Every offer is adjusted for federal and state taxes, your city's cost of living, benefits value, and commute friction — in seconds.

03

Get your negotiation brief

See the ranked comparison, export a prompt for any AI model, and generate a negotiation email rooted in your specific numbers.

Negotiation draft

Say the right thing. Rooted in real numbers.

WhatsMyOffer writes your negotiation email from your adjusted value data — specific, calm, and grounded in math, not sentiment.

New message
Tosarah.chen@company.com
ReSenior Software Engineer Offer · Compensation Discussion

Hi Sarah, I want to be direct: I'm excited about this team, but the adjusted value still leaves a meaningful gap after I run the full model. Your offer's $180,000 headline base is the strongest on paper. Once New York state tax, Manhattan rent indexing, and the 401k match gap are applied, my adjusted value lands at $96,863 — versus a remote competing offer at $126,780 on a $165,000 base. That's a $29,917 annual purchasing-power gap, not a rounding error. I'm not using the competing offer as a threat — I want to be here. But I need us to close the gap with a base adjustment to $175,000, a 5% 401k match (currently 3%), or formalized remote flexibility with a documented stipend. Any of those would bring the adjusted values into alignment and let me sign with confidence. Happy to walk through the breakdown together if that helps move this forward. Looking forward to closing this out, Marcus

After the report

We do the math.Bring the analysis to your favorite AI.

AI models excel at strategy, but struggle with progressive tax and cost-of-living arithmetic. Avoid calculation errors by feeding them our completed, authoritative report. Pick a scenario, copy the export, and extend your knowledge.

Taxes, COL, and benefits already done
No redundant math in the prompt
Works with any AI you already use

Context export · Pressure-test the call

Paste into any AI

Five scenarios — pressure-test, explain, rehearse, walk-away, and priorities.

Full report unlock

See the reasoning behind the ranking.

The teaser shows you who wins. The full report shows you why— every signal, every risk flag, and the negotiation brief to act on it. One month is enough time to run your decision; cancel when you're done.

  • Full adjusted-value breakdown for every offer
  • Signal summaries, risk flags, and hidden-value callouts
  • Narrative report — why the leader wins and what you'd leave behind
  • Negotiation module with audience-specific email drafts
  • All AI export scenarios unlocked
$10/ month

Monthly access while you're in an active offer decision. Cancel anytime from settings.

$34k

avg. spread users uncover

$10

per month

1 mo

plenty of time to decide

Users routinely find $10k–$50k in value they would have left on the table. A month of full access costs less than most signing-bonus rounding errors.

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FAQ

Questions we know you have.

How is adjusted value different from salary?

Adjusted value applies a modeled tax drag (the purchasing-power penalty of each metro's tax regime vs a low-tax baseline), your city's cost-of-living index, the dollar value of employer benefits (401k match, health premium, paid leave), and commute or remote flexibility. The result is a single number that lets you compare any offer to any other offer on equal terms. Note: the tax drag figure is not total income tax — it captures the location-specific delta.

Is this a financial advisor or tax tool?

No. What's My Offer is a decision-clarity tool. The numbers we produce are modeled estimates based on publicly available data (Tax Foundation, C2ER, BLS). We are not a licensed financial advisor. For binding tax guidance, consult a CPA.

Where does the tax and cost-of-living data come from?

Tax drag estimates are modeled from Tax Foundation 2026 progressive rate structures and publicly available state/local schedules. Cost-of-living figures reference C2ER COLI quarterly benchmarks. Benefits benchmarks are derived from BLS employer survey data. These are directional inputs for comparison, not binding tax advice.

What counts as an 'offer'?

Any compensation package you're considering — your current role, a competing offer, an accepted letter, or a hypothetical scenario. Your current job is always the baseline; you add whatever else is in your decision window.

Is my data stored or shared?

Yes — we store your offer inputs securely so we can run reports, keep your workspace persistent, and power negotiation tools. Your data is private to your account, never sold, and never used to train third-party models. You can delete individual offers or wipe all account data at any time from settings; when you finish your decision, we'll surface an obvious path to remove everything. See /privacy for details.

When does the product launch?

We're in private beta. Join the waitlist for early access — we're onboarding a limited group before general availability.

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$34k

Avg. adjusted spread

40+

Variables per offer

7

Priority dimensions