<prompt> Human: So Im in a role right now at a Fortune 500 company, pretty standard desk work, running reports and interacting with managers, etc.Ive recently been approached by a professor from my University. He does work on the side with a consulting firm, and they need extra help. Ive gone through a couple of interviews and things are looking promising.But they dont offer benefits.They said they pay a little extra to make up for the fact that they dont, so you go and manage that stuff on your own.401k is the first thing that comes to mind. Health care, too. They said they dont cover pension, but Im pretty sure my current company doesnt do that either. I just figured my 401k is my primary retirement account. This is my primary consideration.So my question is, whats all this stuff worth? If my current company matches 4 for my 401k, and health care costs might be 5 of my income, is it safe to assume a 10 bump is reasonable?For example, if I make 90k now, and want to be making the equivalent of 100k, would 110k be what I should expect to make? Im just trying to quantify exactly what all these corporate benefits are worth. Does it go far beyond what Ive stated above? For example, the management of my 401k by a third party is provided now. What is that worth? Etc...Thank you!!Assistant: Generally speaking, the cost of fringe benefits can fall anywhere between 25 and 120 percent of wages depending on your situation and variables. I would say considering 10 would be short-selling yourself. Human: 25, really? 4 match on 401k, some tax savings that go along with it, plus health care. Does that equal 25 of my wages?  <response>: I agree with uresearchnerd that 25-30 is pretty standard. Id consider a 10 increase in pay but no benefits a significant decrease in compensation. Once youre paying your portion of taxes, paying for your own health care, your own equipment and supplies, youll easily be paying way more out of pocket than that 10 salary bump. 