Before you sign
Know your number before you sign.
We check your offer against what the company reported to the U.S. government — the pay it certified for your role, its finances, its layoffs — and tell you what to ask for.
Free · no account · no one is contacted
The $49 Offer Brief
The check tells you where you stand. The brief tells you what to say.
Your number
Where your offer sits in the pay this employer certified for your role — and how much room there is above it.
The company's health
Growth, cash runway, layoffs and leadership exits, from the company's own filings — so you know the seat is safe.
Your words
A counter-offer script built on those numbers, ready to send or say.
For software developers in California, certified pay runs from $161K to $217K across 26,384 filings. The brief shows where you sit in that range — the room, not a promised outcome.
$49 one time · ready in about ten minutes
Our guarantee: if your brief doesn't give you a specific counter number, the evidence behind it and the words to ask, email us within seven days for a full refund.
Senior offer with significant equity? The Executive Brief ($149) adds an equity and leadership read.
From the buyers
“What a product. Very unique. Just being able to negotiate the swing with real numbers added over $30k to my sign-on package alone. If I didn't have the data in hand there was no way I could have confidently asked for it. I wish this existed years ago! Great service!”
Real buyers, published with consent · never edited, never invented
The record, not the rumor
Built on what employers are required to report.
Salary sites rely on what people say they earn. Footnote reads what companies file with the government — and every number in a brief links to the document it came from.
wage filings certified to the Department of Labor
layoff notices filed with the states
links to its source document
Questions
Is the check really free?
Yes. No account and no card. You see the median pay employers certified for your role and where your offer sits against it.
What do I get for $49?
Your exact place in the certified pay band, the room to ask for, the company's financial health and layoff record, and the words to make your counter. Ready in about ten minutes.
What if the offer is from a private company?
The free check works for any employer with certified wage filings. Full briefs cover publicly listed companies today — leave your email on the check and we'll tell you when private-company briefs open.
Will the company know I looked?
No. No one is contacted, and nothing you enter is shared with the employer.
What if it doesn't help?
If your brief doesn't give you a specific counter number, the evidence behind it and the words to ask, email us within seven days for a full refund.