HenryPulse / Compensation Decoder
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Compensation
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Benefits & Retirement
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Tax Profile
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Work Hours ? Used to calculate your true hourly take-home rate — the real cost of your time.
Live Summary Auto-updating
Total TC (4-yr avg) —
Est. Take-Home —
COL-Adjusted TC —
Effective Tax Rate —
True Hourly Rate —
What's Included
Progressive federal & state tax brackets (2025 rates)
RSU vesting scenarios with per-vest tax estimates
Cost-of-living adjusted offer comparison
True hourly rate accounting for actual hours & PTO
Refresher & promotion modeling (Advanced tab)
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TC Composition
Annual Breakdown
4-Year Stacked Projection
Federal Brackets Applied
Take-Home Waterfall
Per-Paycheck Breakdown ? Based on 24 semi-monthly pay periods. RSU vest taxes vary by event and are not reflected here per-paycheck.
RSU Vest Tax Estimates Per vesting event
Vesting Schedule
Stock Price Scenarios
Per-Paycheck Equity Value
True Hourly Rate
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Per actual hour worked
Hourly Rate Sensitivity
PTO Monetary Value
Your current inputs are Offer A. Add up to 2 more offers. All are COL-adjusted to a common baseline for fair comparison.
Refresher & Promotion Modeling New

Model how new RSU grants and promotion increases compound your total compensation over time — common in Big Tech.

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Job Switch Scenario New

How much unvested equity do you leave on the table if you switch after 1, 2, or 3 years?

Concentration Risk Score New

How much of your annual compensation is tied to a single company's stock performance?

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AMT & High Earner Flags

Flags relevant to high-income tech employees receiving significant RSU or ISO grants.

Model multiple grants (initial + refreshers) to see your complete vest calendar. Your offer inputs feed the first grant automatically.
Grant Registry Multi-grant

Add all your grants — initial offer plus any refreshers — to see the combined vest calendar.

Vest Summary
Cumulative Vested
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Next Vest Event
Full Vest Calendar All grants combined
Equity Type & Inputs

RSUs vest as ordinary income. The full FMV at vest is taxable. Your offer inputs are used as the baseline.

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Tax Analysis RSU
Fill in the inputs to see your tax analysis.
Scenario Comparison
Your Situation This Tax Year
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Recommendations
Add income details and lots to get sell window recommendations.
Income & Bracket Map This Year
December vs January Analysis Tax year deferral

Should you sell before Dec 31 or wait until Jan 1? This shows the tax cost difference of selling in the current year vs deferring to next year.