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Market-neutral work and pay guide

Benefits and total compensation: compare value without double counting

Build an auditable benefit ledger that distinguishes document facts, user estimates, contingent value and verified local-policy inputs.

Classify each component before adding it

Evidence labels prevent unlike values from blending together
Evidence labelExampleHandling
Document factStated employer contributionRecord source and period
User estimatePersonal health-benefit scenarioKeep assumption visible
Contingent valueEquity or variable benefitSeparate face and expected value
Verified local-policy inputLocale-owned statutory contributionKeep locale and evidence binding
  • Align every component to one period and currency.
  • Choose one interpretation for each equity or benefit value.
  • Do not count account funding, paid time or employer contributions twice.

Route each benefit to its specialist model

Assemble the package with the Total compensation guide, use the Total compensation calculator, and inspect its methodology.

Interpret entered plan matching with the Employer retirement match value guide, use the Employer retirement match value calculator, and inspect its methodology.

Compare entered plan costs with the Health insurance benefit value guide, use the Health insurance benefit value calculator, and inspect its methodology.

Translate paid days with the Paid time off value guide, use the Paid time off value calculator, and inspect its methodology.

Keep equity uncertainty explicit with the Equity compensation value guide, use the Equity compensation value calculator, and inspect its methodology.

Keep Australian and Singapore policy local

Use the en-AU Super Guarantee guide only for its reviewed Australian scope. Use the en-SG CPF contribution guide only for its Singapore scope. Neither local result supplies a universal retirement-benefit rate.

Frequently asked questions

Is employer cost the same as personal benefit value?
Not necessarily. Retain the value label and use the specialist model that matches the decision.
Can an Australian or Singapore contribution rate be used globally?
No. Those are locale-bound policy surfaces with their own evidence and eligibility boundaries.

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Change history

  1. July 28, 2026Published Benefits and total compensation: compare value without double counting.