<prompt> Human: At 28, Ive never questioned it really, but Ive heard it here and there that some people may take a technical cut in pay for better benefits.My questions is, how is one supposed to calculate it?  <response>: Math.You can find out what percentage of your health premiums is covered by your employer, and multiply the dollar amount per pay period times the number of pay periods in a given year.Assuming full-time employment, you can multiply the hourly rate times eight for each vacationsick leave day.Assuming contributions up to the match for a 401k plan, apply the match percentage to your annual salary.Add all similar things up, and thats your annual benefits package. Divide by 2080 for the hourly comparison. 