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Compensation & Offers

Nine tools covering offer negotiation, benefits optimization, total comp modeling, geo-fiscal arbitrage, freelance economics, equity vesting, AI skill premiums, federal vs. private comp, and remote work tax. Run any combination before you sign anything.

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Common decision scenarios covered by this category.

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Negotiating a job offer
Anchor, BATNA, and ZOPA framework. Model the 3-year value of every counteroffer scenario before you respond.
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Understanding your true total comp
Stack base, bonus, equity, and benefits into a single number. Compare up to four competing offers side by side.
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Evaluating a relocation or remote arrangement
Stress-test a salary across 70 metros by cost-of-living index and state tax rate to find real purchasing power.
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Modeling equity or freelance economics
RSU vesting schedules, ISO/NSO intrinsic value, AMT flags, and W-2 equivalence for 1099 engagements.

Tools in this category

All tools run entirely in your browser. Zero PII. Policy Mandate (JSON) export on every tool.

#05 Policy Mandate ↔
Offer Negotiation Suite
Anchor, BATNA, ZOPA, and counteroffer impact on 3-year total value. Multi-variable negotiation model.
BATNAZOPAAnchorNegotiation
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Benefits Open Enrollment Optimizer
Compare health plan elections by total annual cost. HSA/FSA tax savings, 401(k) match, ancillary benefits.
HSAFSAHealth Plan401k
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Total Compensation Suite
Model full compensation stack — base, bonus, equity, and benefits — for up to four offers simultaneously.
Base + BonusEquityBenefits4-Way Comp
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Geo-Fiscal Arbitrage Simulator
Income equivalency across 70 US metros. CoL index + 8-tier state tax. Real purchasing power comparison.
70 MetrosCoL IndexState TaxPurchasing Power
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Freelance / 1099 Total Cost Calculator
W-2 equivalent rate for 1099 work — SE tax, health insurance, retirement, business expenses fully modeled.
W-2 EquivalenceSE Tax1099 Rate
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Equity Compensation Analyzer
RSU vesting (cliff + graded), ISO/NSO intrinsic value, AMT exposure flag, equity vs. cash comparison.
RSUISO/NSOAMTVesting
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AI Skills Premium Calculator
Salary premium and NPV of acquiring AI/ML skills by role, industry, and tool set. Upskilling ROI.
AI PremiumUpskilling NPVRole Demand
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Federal vs. Private Comparator
GS/SES pay with locality vs. private-sector equivalent — FERS pension NPV, TSP, FEHB, total comp.
GS PayFERS PensionFEHBFederal Comp
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Remote Work Tax Mapper
Multi-state tax obligations, reciprocity agreements, nexus risk, and convenience-of-employer rules.
Multi-State TaxNexusReciprocity

Multi-tool workflows

These workflows chain tools from this category with others — each step pre-fills the next.

New Offer Decision Suite → Federal Job Decision Suite → Remote Work & Relocation Suite → Freelance Leap Calculator →

Policy Mandate & MCP integration

For developers and AI agents.

Every tool in this category emits a structured Policy Mandate JSON — a deterministic, schema-validated payload for agent handoff, pipeline ingestion, or advisor review. Each tool ships with a manifest.json for MCP agent discovery.

offer_negotiation_recordbenefits_election_recordtotal_comp_recordgeo_arbitrage_recordfreelance_total_cost_recordequity_compensation_recordai_skills_premium_recordfederal_comp_recordremote_tax_record
suite-registry.json ↗ .well-known/mcp.json ↗ llms.txt ↗