Prepare salary expectations and negotiation ranges before your next interview.
Break-even timeline for a career change: lower start, higher ceiling.
Lifetime earnings impact of a promotion with title + salary + growth.
Return on investment for a college degree: tuition vs career salary premium.
Career moves are usually made on gut feel, but the biggest ones (changing fields, going back to school, relocating, negotiating an offer) all have a defensible number behind them. BLS publishes Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics for 800+ job titles broken down by state and experience. Every calculator here plugs those benchmarks into a formula and shows the work. We don't estimate. We cite.
Bring numbers to negotiation. BLS OES wage data + geography + experience = a defensible range.
Long-horizon moves: changing careers, relocating, getting promoted. Model the break-even and the 30-year impact.
Break-even timeline for a career change: lower start, higher ceiling.
Projected earnings over 10–30 years based on annual raise percentage.
Lifetime earnings impact of a promotion with title + salary + growth.
True purchasing power after relocation costs and COL adjustment.
ROI on a degree, a certification, or a specific major. Tuition + opportunity cost vs lifetime earnings premium.
Salary comparison, by-state, RSU, total-comp, and offer comparison tools
Take-home pay, hourly-to-salary, overtime, and withholding
Monthly BLS wage growth benchmark
Where do you rank on US income distribution?
Student loans, college ROI, degree planning
H-1B salary data, visa costs, green cards