Equity Compensation

What is your offer actually worth?

Model base, bonus, and RSU vesting across bear / base / bull stock scenarios — with real after-tax take-home for any US state, year by year. Pull a public company's live price and volatility to seed realistic assumptions.

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Year-by-year breakdown
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Estimates only — not tax advice. Uses 2025 federal brackets, the standard deduction, FICA (Social Security to the wage base + Medicare incl. the additional 0.9%), and 2025 state brackets / flat rates plus an optional local rate. RSUs are taxed as ordinary income at vest. Real results vary with deductions, RSU withholding, AMT, capital-gains timing, state sourcing, and local rules. State bracket thresholds are inflation-indexed estimates — verify against your state's revenue department before relying on them.

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Equity Compensation Tax Calculator — Kentucky

Kentucky taxes income at a flat 4%, applied on top of federal and FICA taxes when your RSUs vest. Use the calculator above with Kentucky pre-selected to model your base, bonus, and RSU vesting and see your real after-tax take-home year by year.

How are RSUs taxed in Kentucky?

Kentucky taxes income at a flat 4%, applied on top of federal and FICA taxes when your RSUs vest.

What's my take-home on equity comp in Kentucky?

Enter your base, bonus, and RSU grant in the calculator above with Kentucky selected to see your projected federal, FICA, state, and local taxes and your net take-home over up to six years.

Should I factor in moving states for my RSUs?

State tax can swing your take-home substantially. Compare Kentucky against a no-income-tax state in the calculator to see the four-year difference on a large vest.

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