Job Offer Inflation Comparator
Compare offers with different start dates.
Job Offer Inflation Comparator: Scenario Inputs
Annual percentage rate or benchmark index change.
Inflation & Purchasing Power Analysis
Over 3 years at 3.5% inflation, a $75,000 salary requires $83,154 to retain equal purchasing power. Without matching raises, your real compensation experiences an effective reduction of $7,355 (-9.81%).
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How Job Offer Inflation Comparator Works?
The Job Offer Inflation Comparator puts each offer into today's money. It uses expected inflation between today and the offer's start date.
Enter each offer
Type salary and start date for up to 4 offers.
Enter expected inflation
Type the expected annual inflation rate.
Restate offers
The comparator divides each salary by inflation until its start date.
Rank the offers
The output ranks offers by real value and first-year real earnings.
Job Offer Inflation Comparator Formula
The Job Offer Inflation Comparator formula divides each offer by inflation accumulated until its start date.
Real Offer = Salary ÷ (1 + i)m/12
Variables
- Salary
- Offered annual salary
- i
- Expected annual inflation
- m
- Months until the start date
Worked example
An $86,000 offer starting in 9 months equals $83,749 in today's dollars at 3.6% inflation, still above an $82,000 offer starting now.
Job Offer Inflation Comparator Conversion Table
This table restates 3 offers with different start dates in today's dollars at 3.6% expected inflation.
| Offer | Salary | Months to start | Real value today | Real gap vs Offer A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offer A (starts now) | $82,000 | 0 | $82,000 | +$0 |
| Offer B (starts in 4 months) | $84,000 | 4 | $83,016 | +$1,016 |
| Offer C (starts in 9 months) | $86,000 | 9 | $83,749 | +$1,749 |
What is Job Offer Inflation Comparator?
The Job Offer Inflation Comparator is a tool that compares job offers with different start dates by restating every offer in today's dollars. A higher offer that starts later can be worth less after inflation and lost months of pay.
The comparator counts 2 effects: inflation between today and each start date, and any months without the new salary.
What are the uses of Job Offer Inflation Comparator?
There are 4 main uses of the Job Offer Inflation Comparator.
Rank offers fairly
Compare offers on the same date basis.
Negotiate start dates
Ask for a higher salary to offset a late start.
Weigh deferred offers
Assess graduate offers that start months after acceptance.
Plan transition costs
See the real cost of a gap between jobs.
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