Free Commute Cost to Salary calculator with clear step-by-step results.
Expresses commuting as a percentage of gross pay, then puts a figure on the unpaid hours it consumes by valuing them at your own effective hourly rate. Both numbers matter when comparing a nearer job at a lower salary or negotiating remote days.
Annual cost
Cost = daily cost x days per week x working weeks
Time value
Value = commute hours x (salary / (working weeks x 37.5))
Gross for the headline ratio, because commuting is generally paid from after-tax income - meaning the real bite out of take-home pay is noticeably larger than the percentage shown.
It is not cash, but it is the standard way to compare offers. Two jobs at the same salary with a 30-minute difference each way differ by around 230 hours a year.