Job Offer Comparison Spreadsheet | Salary Negotiation Calculator, Total Comp & RSU Vesting Comparison Tool — Excel + Google Sheets

The Job Offer Comparison Spreadsheet turns up to 3 job offers into annualized total-comp numbers with vesting math applied, plus a 4-page PDF of negotiation scripts. A bigger base salary can lose to a bigger signing bonus, and a $300,000 RSU grant can lose to plain cash once vesting is applied. Compare offers on real numbers, not gut feel.

This is for a job seeker juggling multiple offers who needs to compare total compensation (salary, RSUs, bonuses) on real numbers before negotiating.

Staring at two (or three) offer letters and trying to compare them in your head? A bigger base salary loses to a bigger signing bonus, and a $300,000 RSU grant can lose to plain cash once vesting math is applied. This spreadsheet does the math for you so you compare offers on real numbers, not gut feel.

**WHAT YOU GET**
A 5-tab Excel workbook (works in Google Sheets too) that turns up to 3 job offers into annualized total-comp numbers, year by year, with vesting math applied, plus a 4-page PDF companion with word-for-word negotiation scripts and a pre-negotiation checklist.

**WHAT'S INSIDE (the real tabs)**
- **Cover**: branded start page with a 4-step how-to, an input legend, and the full disclaimer.
- **Offer Inputs**: enter each offer side by side. Base salary, bonus (dollar amount or % of base), signing bonus, equity/RSU grant value with vesting years and cliff, 401(k) match (amount or % with cap), benefits value, and PTO days (shown for reference, never monetized).
- **Total Comp**: per-offer totals for years 1-4 with vesting math applied, a clear WINNER verdict naming the highest 4-year total (with a note when two offers are within $1: a statistical tie), and a bar chart comparing the 4-year totals.
- **Scenarios**: 5 tenure scenarios. Leave after year 1 (forfeit unvested equity), stay 2, 3, or 4 years, and a downside case where equity is worth only X% of paper value (you set the %). The best offer per scenario is highlighted. The "winner" changes with how long you stay.
- **Negotiation Prep**: your floor, target, and walk-away numbers per offer, with an automatic status (meets/exceeds target, between floor and target, below floor: walk away), plus pre-filled script prompts for competing-offer leverage, the signing-bonus ask, the equity-refresh ask, and the base-salary counter.
- **Salary Negotiation Scripts & Checklist (PDF, 4 pages)**: the word-for-word versions of every script. Competing-offer leverage, signing-bonus ask, equity/RSU ask, base-salary counter, plus 6 golden rules and a 12-item pre-negotiation checklist.

Includes built-in demo data (three fictional offers) so you can see it working before you touch a cell.

**WHO IT'S FOR**
Job seekers juggling multiple offers, or anyone about to negotiate and wanting their asks anchored in computed total-comp numbers instead of vibes. Built for US-style comp structures (RSUs, 401(k), signing bonuses). But every number is a manual input, so any offer structure works.

**WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED (honest scope)**
This is a comparison and preparation tool: it runs the math on numbers YOU enter. It is not career advice, it won't tell you which job to take, it won't negotiate for you, and it contains no salary market data or benchmarks. Planning estimates only: not career, financial, tax, or legal advice. Offer terms vary; confirm details with each employer.

**COMPATIBILITY**
Excel + Google Sheets (verified via live import and real Excel review).

**DEMO**
View-only demo (Google Sheets): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dsc6Ubx-jeB6oqFGn6y5HAK2-6WHQWxJngkHwFnxjP0/view

**YOU'LL RECEIVE**
Digital download: 1 Excel workbook (.xlsx), 1 PDF scripts checklist.

Created with AI assistance.

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How do I compare two job offers with different salaries and benefits?
Enter each offer side by side (base salary, bonus, signing bonus, RSU grant with vesting years and cliff, 401(k) match, benefits value, PTO), and the Total Comp tab gives per-offer totals for years 1-4 with vesting applied, a clear WINNER verdict on the 4-year total, and a bar chart.

What if I leave before my equity vests?
The Scenarios tab runs 5 tenure scenarios: leave after year 1 (forfeit unvested equity), stay 2, 3, or 4 years, and a downside case where equity is worth only a percentage of paper value. The best offer per scenario is highlighted. The winner changes with how long you stay.

How do I negotiate once I know the numbers?
The Negotiation Prep tab sets your floor, target, and walk-away numbers per offer with an automatic status, and the 4-page PDF gives you word-for-word scripts: competing-offer leverage, the signing-bonus ask, the equity-refresh ask, and the base-salary counter, plus 6 golden rules and a 12-item pre-negotiation checklist.

Does this tell me which job to take?
No. It's a comparison and preparation tool: it runs the math on numbers you enter. It won't negotiate for you, and it contains no salary market data or benchmarks.

Does it work outside the US?
Yes. It's built for US-style comp structures, but every number is a manual input, so any offer structure works.

Is this career or financial advice?
No. Planning estimates only: not career, financial, tax, or legal advice. Offer terms vary; confirm details with each employer.

Format: Excel .xlsx workbook, 5 tabs: Cover, Offer Inputs, Total Comp, Scenarios, Negotiation Prep; no macros
Also included: 4-page PDF companion: Salary Negotiation Scripts & Checklist (word-for-word scripts + 6 golden rules + 12-item checklist)
Coverage: up to 3 offers side by side; years 1-4 totals with vesting math; built for US-style comp (RSUs, 401(k), signing bonuses). Every number is a manual input, so any offer structure works.
Works in: Microsoft Excel + Google Sheets (verified via live import and real Excel review)
You get: workbook (.xlsx) + scripts checklist (PDF) + built-in demo data (three fictional offers)