For me, holiday days are a BIG deal. If company policy allows me to take 6 weeks off without people getting upset, I would happily take a 2/3rd pay cut over the same with 2 weeks off. Of course, if the company allows unpaid leave that's fine, but US companies tend to get bothered if you actually take decent amounts of time off (even in the UK).

What's the point of living just to work?