Free severance calculator
Is your severance offer fair?
See a typical severance range for your tenure and salary, your leverage to ask for more, and what a coached negotiation could add — before you sign the release.
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Before you sign
The first offer is rarely the final one.
01
The release has a price
Your signature on the release is what the employer is buying. Signing early gives that away for the opening number.
02
Timing is leverage
Before the signing deadline, you still hold things the company wants: a clean handover, cooperation, and a quiet exit.
03
Cash is only part of it
Pay continuation, bonus timing, equity vesting, COBRA and references can all move — but only if you ask in the right order.
How we help
Coached negotiation, priced around your result.
A senior advisor reviews your package, builds your asks and coaches you through every round. You send everything in your own name — we never contact your employer.
Is a severance offer negotiable?
Often, yes — especially before the release is signed. Employers usually build room into a first offer, and what you have that they still need (a clean handover, a signed release, timing) shapes how much.
How much severance is typical?
Many employers start around one to two weeks of base pay per year of service, but tenure, level, employer size and timing move that widely. The calculator gives a broad planning range, not a prediction.
Will my employer know I used this?
No. We never contact your employer. The calculator asks for no employer name and no documents.
What if my signing deadline is close?
Don't sign just to beat the clock. Request the free 45-minute consultation and mention the deadline — we prioritize time-sensitive offers.
General planning information only. This calculator is not a review of your documents, a prediction of any outcome, or legal advice. Fulcrum is an employment advisory firm, not a law firm.