Ask HN: How do you quantify happiness when looking for a job?

I want to open by saying that, of course, it's not possible to quantify happiness. And when looking for a job, happiness a) means different things to different people, and b) is worth more to some than others vs. other factors of a job.

So I ask this question not expecting some magical formula. I'm just trying to gather from the HN community how different people weigh happiness as a factor amongst several other factors when comparing two or more job opportunities.

For example, I may be looking at two similar but different job opportunities. And of course, a third option is to just stay where I am (or a fourth, continue looking for other opportunities).

When comparing all of my options, I've quantified as much as possible the easy stuff: base pay, PTO, 401k match, stock options/bonuses, medical premiums, etc. And after doing this, I have a clear picture of how the options compare strictly looking at comp & benefits.

But let's say after getting to this overall compensation value, job A offers $25k less than job B, but job A seems to have a better overall culture and the work sounds more enjoyable vs. job B.

How would you (not how should I) decide whether the happiness you may get from job A offset the $25k you would lose? And if you decide $25k is too much of a cut, how would you decide the amount of loss that you would be willing to live with for the benefit of a certain level[1] of more happiness?

[1] And just to clarify, I'm not talking about extreme misery vs. extreme bliss. Maybe job B would still make you happy, just not quite as much as job A.