Total Compensation Calculator: AI Breakdown of Offer Value

Analyze the following job offer and calculate the total annual and 4-year compensation value. Include:

1. Base salary: $[AMOUNT]
2. Annual bonus: [PERCENT]% target (range: [RANGE]%)
3. Equity: [NUMBER] [TYPE — RSUs, ISOs, NSOs] vesting over [SCHEDULE — 4 years with 1-year cliff, etc.]
4. Signing bonus: $[AMOUNT]
5. Benefits value estimate: 401(k) match, health insurance, PTO, etc.
6. Perks value: [LIST ANY PERKS]

Calculate:
- Year 1 total comp (base + pro-rated bonus + signing + 1 year equity + benefits)
- Year 2-4 annual comp (excluding signing)
- 4-year total
- Effective annual average

For equity: assume the current valuation is $[VALUATION OR STRIKE PRICE]. Note that private company equity is illiquid and should be risk-discounted.

Job offers are deliberately structured to make total compensation hard to compare — base salary, bonus percentages, equity with vesting schedules, benefits packages. This prompt breaks down the full financial picture, including the realistic (risk-discounted) value of private company equity that recruiters love to overstate.

💡 Pro Tips

• Private company equity should be discounted 50-80% from the stated value — it's not cash until the company exits
• Signing bonuses are one-time — don't include them in your 'annual comp' mental model
• Benefits value can add $10K-25K/year to total comp — health insurance alone is worth $6K-12K/year

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References & Sources

• OpenAI GPT-4 Prompt Engineering Best Practices
• Anthropic Claude Prompt Design Guide
• Google Gemini Prompting Strategies
• ATS Resume Parsing Standards (Workday, Greenhouse, Lever)
• LinkedIn Recruiter Search Algorithm

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