No, the difference between FMV (when vested) and Sales Price, is reported as Capital Gain/Loss, not as compensation income.
The compensation income reported on your W-2 is the difference between what you paid for the stock (a discounted employee price) and the FMV when you took possession of it (vested).
That's considered 'wages' to you; two entirely different things reported in two different ways.
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