Do you include signon boonud in your TC knowing that TC will be cliff down after 2 years of sign on bonis?
It’s separate.
Yes. It’s counted by employer
No.
Just take total guaranteed comp over 4 years and divide it by 4. Bse*4+stocks+bonus*4+signonbonus
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Anything that is money in your pocket counts, including sign on, stock refreshers, cash bonus, and even 401k match. But amortize over 4 years at account for the cliff
Yes if it’s substantial. You should calculate your TC by the amount of money you get per year
Absolutely. It’s still comp.
In a lot of cases it only covers the missing bonus and refresh due to joining mid year.
NO. Only recruiters would, to convince you it’s a good salary