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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
Reviewed salary math
What Does This Salary Raise Calculator Do?
What this salary raise calculator does: it turns a raise offer into a clear pay picture. Enter current salary, choose yearly, monthly, biweekly, weekly, or hourly pay, then provide the raise as a percentage, fixed amount, or new salary. The calculator converts the inputs to annual pay, calculates the increase or decrease, and shows monthly, biweekly, weekly, and hourly impact. It also compares the raise with estimated inflation, so a worker can see the real raise after purchasing power changes. When job title and state are provided, the tool can add public wage context from BLS OEWS matching. The result helps employees decide whether a raise is strong, average, weak, or worth discussing again. It is a planning tool for salary conversations, not legal, tax, financial, or employer policy advice before a manager meeting.
Editorial review: Alice Jinba. Last updated June 8, 2026. Sources considered include BLS CPI, BLS OEWS, and federal pay-data documentation where available.
Founder/editor note: Alice reviews the calculator formulas, result labels, and salary guide examples for clarity, consistency, and visible assumptions before publishing updates.
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| Current salary and pay frequency | Annualized current pay |
| Raise percentage, amount, or new pay | New salary and pay-period changes |
| Estimated inflation | Real raise after inflation |
| Optional role and state | Public wage-data context when matched |
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 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.
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