Should you actually switch jobs?
"Take the offer if it's a meaningful bump" is common advice, but it skips the actual math — notice period, relocation, and which regime you'd land in. Run the real numbers below.
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Questions people actually ask
- What's a 'meaningful' hike to justify switching?
- There's no universal number — it depends on how large your one-time switching costs (notice buyout, relocation) are relative to the recurring gain. A 20% hike that costs you two months of buyout and a relocation is a very different decision than the same hike with neither.
- Should I factor in job security or growth, not just money?
- Absolutely — this tool only answers the financial half of the question. A lower-paying but more stable or faster-growing role can still be the right call; treat the number here as one input, not the whole decision.