CompCalc — Understand Your Real Compensation
Salary is just the start. CompCalc helps you model RSUs, vesting schedules, equity value, and multi-year total compensation, so you can negotiate and plan with confidence.
Choose a Tool
Total Compensation Calculator
Model salary + RSUs + bonus over 5 years and see your true total comp year by year.
RSU Calculator
See what your RSUs are worth today and under different stock price scenarios.
RSU Vesting Calculator
Visualise cliff and vesting milestones, including front-loaded and back-loaded schedules.
Compare Job Offers
Put two offers side by side, including location cost-of-living and benefits adjustments.
Learn the Basics
How RSUs Work
Vesting, ownership, cliff, and stock price risk explained plainly.
Salary vs Equity
When cash beats equity and when equity wins. How to think about the tradeoff.
RSUs vs Stock Options
Key differences, risk profiles, and examples with real numbers.
Vesting Schedules Explained
Standard, front-loaded, and back-loaded schedules: what each means for you.
Why CompCalc?
Most compensation conversations stop at base salary. For tech workers, or anyone whose package includes RSUs, stock options, or vesting equity, base salary is only part of the picture.
- RSUs vest over 4 years: Year 1 total comp and 4-year total comp can look very different.
- Vesting schedules vary: front-loaded, back-loaded, and standard all affect when you get paid.
- Non-cash factors matter: location cost-of-living, PTO, and 401k match affect real take-home value.
- Stock price changes everything: RSU value at grant differs from value at vesting.
CompCalc is built to make all of this clear, with no spreadsheets and no jargon. Learn more about CompCalc.