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Salary Raise Calculator: See Your New Pay After Inflation
Calculate your new salary after a raise, compare it with inflation, and see whether your raise is actually good.
Calculate Your Salary After a Raise
Supports percentage, amount, and new salary modes.
Optional: compare with public wage data
Calculate Your Salary After a Raise
Use your current pay, pay frequency, and raise amount to estimate your new annual, monthly, biweekly, weekly, and hourly pay after a salary increase.
Is This Raise Good?
A raise can look positive before inflation but feel smaller in real terms. The calculator compares the nominal raise with estimated inflation and summarizes the result with a short Raise Score.
Using Public Wage Data
Optional job title and state inputs can be matched with public OEWS occupation data. You can still calculate your raise and create a preview without using wage data.
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Salary Increase Formula
Salary increase percentage = (new salary - current salary) / current salary x 100. For hourly pay, annual salary is hourly rate x hours per week x weeks per year.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I calculate a salary increase?
Subtract old salary from new salary, divide by old salary, then multiply by 100.
What is a 5% raise on my salary?
Multiply your current salary by 0.05 to get the annual raise amount, then add it to your current salary.
How do I calculate my new salary after a raise?
Add the annual raise amount to your current annual salary. If you know the raise percentage, multiply current salary by 1 plus the percentage divided by 100.
How do I calculate salary increase percentage?
Use the formula: (new salary - old salary) / old salary x 100.
Is a 3% raise good?
A 3% raise can be reasonable as a cost-of-living adjustment, but it may be weak if estimated inflation is near or above 3% or if your responsibilities increased.
Is a raise below inflation actually a pay cut?
It can reduce purchasing power, even when nominal salary increases. The calculator compares your raise with estimated inflation to show the real raise after inflation.
How much should I ask for in a raise?
Start with the raise needed to beat estimated inflation, then consider responsibility changes, performance, timing, and the business case you can support.
How do I write a salary increase request email?
Keep it short and specific: ask for a meeting, mention compensation, and connect the request to responsibilities or results.
Should I negotiate my salary increase?
Consider negotiating if the raise is below estimated inflation, below your target, or not aligned with expanded responsibilities.