Equity Offer Simulator
Compare offers as total compensation — salary plus what equity is really worth — and see the upside if the company grows. Built for recruiters and hiring managers presenting an offer, and for candidates weighing one. Nothing you enter here is saved or sent anywhere; every calculation runs in your browser.
Only needed to show your ownership stake. Your equity value and growth scenarios work from share price alone.
- • Option spread = Share Price − Strike
- • Equity value = Options × spread
- • Equity / year = Equity value ÷ Vesting years
- • Total comp / year = Salary + Equity / year
Net uses the spread (what you gain after paying the strike). Grossuses the full share price. "No appreciation" means today's price — before any growth.
Total annual comp assumes no share-price appreciation from today.
| Offer | ||
| Cash Compensation | $ | $ |
| Options | ||
| Equity value today (net) | $63,000 | $42,000 |
| Equity / year (÷ 4 yrs) | $15,750 | $10,500 |
| Total Annual Comp | $145,750 | $150,500Highest |
| Scenario | Share Price | Equity over cash | Cash over equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | $40.00 | $63,000 | $42,000 |
2× today × | $80.00 | $183,000 | $122,000 |
5× today × | $200.00 | $543,000 | $362,000 |
10× today × | $400.00 | $1,143,000 | $762,000 |
Cumulative equity value (net) vested by the end of each year — 25% cliff at year 1, then monthly to 100% at year 4.
| By end of | Vested | Equity over cash | Cash over equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | 25% | $15,750 | $10,500 |
| Year 2 | 50% | $31,500 | $21,000 |
| Year 3 | 75% | $47,250 | $31,500 |
| Year 4 | 100% | $63,000 | $42,000 |
This simulator is one of a growing set of free tools from HR Success Centre, built to make compensation conversations clearer for both sides of the table.
Explore more free tools →| Metric | Equity over cash | Cash over equity |
|---|---|---|
| Cash Compensation | $130,000 | $140,000 |
| Options | 3,000 | 2,000 |
| Equity value today (net) | $63,000 | $42,000 |
| Equity / year | $15,750 | $10,500 |
| Total Annual Comp | $145,750 | $150,500 |
| Scenario | Share Price | Equity over cash | Cash over equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | $40.00 | $63,000 | $42,000 |
| 2× today (2×) | $80.00 | $183,000 | $122,000 |
| 5× today (5×) | $200.00 | $543,000 | $362,000 |
| 10× today (10×) | $400.00 | $1,143,000 | $762,000 |
This is an educational illustration of how stock options work and how their value could change with company growth. It does not account for liquidation preferences, dilution from future funding rounds, taxes, or exact vesting mechanics — real payout at exit can be meaningfully lower. Not financial or legal advice, and not a guarantee of value. Generated with the HR Success Centre Equity Simulator.