Compare two offers
Two gross salaries on one scale — weighed after tax, where offers are actually felt.
Net difference, B − A · year
+$3,181
≈ $265 / month
The headline number lies by omission
A salary is a pre-tax figure; a life is paid for post-tax. Moving between states shifts the state line, changing your deferral rate shifts the federal line, and the same gross lands as a different net. This receipt runs both offers through the same tax-year engine used by the take-home calculator, so the difference you see is the difference you keep.
Assumptions on the counter
- Base salary only — no bonus, equity, or benefits valued.
- Both offers share a filing status; other inputs set per offer.
- Other pre-tax deductions held at zero to isolate salary and state.
Questions people ask
Why compare take-home instead of salary?
Two identical salaries can land differently once federal brackets, state tax, and deferrals act on them — and a $5,000 raise can shrink further than expected after tax. Comparing net puts both offers on the same scale: what actually reaches your account.
What about bonuses, equity, and benefits?
Not modeled here — this compares base salary only. Health premiums, employer retirement matches, RSUs, and bonuses all change the real picture; treat the net difference as one large input, not the verdict.
Why does one column carry a striped line?
Striped figures are estimates. Graduated states without a published flat rate are modeled as an effective-rate estimate; the assumption behind every striped number is shown so you can judge it.