Pay Raise Calculator
Enter your current salary and raise percentage to instantly see your new pay across every period — with tax impact, inflation adjustment, and multi-year projections.
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How to Use This Pay Raise Calculator
This raise calculator shows you exactly how a salary increase affects your take-home pay. Enter your current pay, choose a raise percentage or flat dollar amount, and instantly see results broken down by hourly, weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly periods.
What Makes a Good Raise?
The average annual raise is 3–5% for merit increases. Promotions typically come with 10–20% bumps. Use this raise calculator to compare different scenarios and see which offer gives you the best long-term outcome after accounting for taxes and inflation.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I calculate a pay raise?
New Salary = Current Salary × (1 + Raise% / 100). For example, a 5% raise on $65,000 = $68,250.
Is a 5% raise good?
A 5% raise is above the national average of 3–4%. After 3% inflation, you're gaining about 1.7% in real purchasing power.
How much is a 3% raise on $50,000?
$50,000 × 1.03 = $51,500. That's an extra $1,500/year or $125/month before taxes.
Does my raise get taxed at a higher rate?
Only the additional income is taxed at your marginal rate. Your existing salary stays at the same effective rate.
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- Annual Raise Calculator — project yearly raises over time