Glossary · Equity
Incentive Stock Option (ISO)
Tax-advantaged stock options for US employees.
Definition
ISOs are stock options with favorable US tax treatment — no ordinary income tax at exercise if held long enough — but subject to AMT considerations.
How SalaryScopePro uses this term
We surface incentive stock option (iso) across salary results, occupation pages, city pages, and Premium Reports — with consistent definitions and methodology. See methodology and data sources for how the underlying numbers are computed.
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