Compare Two Job Offers
Compare two offers on total yearly value, counting bonus, allowances and commuting.
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Formula
How the calculation works
The comparison is on total yearly value, so the cash parts add and commuting subtracts. The defaults show why that matters: offer A pays 50,000, while B pays 48,000 but adds a 4,000 bonus and 2,000 of allowances against 3,000 of travel, giving 51,000. The smaller headline wins by 1,000 once the rest is counted.
Commuting is the term people drop, and it is the one that flips decisions. Travel is money out of your pocket, so a 55,000 job an hour away with 6,000 of fares nets 49,000 and loses to a 50,000 job down the road. Entering the yearly travel cost is what turns a headline comparison into a real one.
The figure is gross and one-dimensional. It does not touch income tax, which can rank two offers differently once bands apply, and it says nothing about pension matching, health cover, or the hours spent travelling. It settles the money part of the question and leaves the rest open on purpose.
Common mistakes
- Comparing headline salaries and stopping. The default pair has B worth 1,000 more despite paying 2,000 less, because the bonus, allowances and travel are counted.
- Leaving commuting out because it never appears on a payslip. It leaves your pocket all the same, and a long commute can wipe out the extra salary.
- Reading the total as take-home. It is gross, and two offers taxed under different rules can rank the other way once net pay is what you compare.
When to use it
- Use it when two offers are close on salary and you want the money question settled with bonus, allowances and travel counted.
- It is the wrong tool for net pay across different tax systems or for valuing benefits; for one offer's take-home use the take-home pay calculator, and for the raise between two salaries use the pay rise tool.
Worked example
A pays 50,000. B pays 48,000 but adds a 4,000 bonus and 2,000 allowances against 3,000 commuting — 51,000. B is worth more.
Common questions
Why subtract commuting?
Because it comes out of your pocket, so it reduces what you actually keep. A distant job often pays less in practice despite the headline.
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