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See a raise as a new salary, a percentage, and the extra you'll get each paycheck — and, if you choose, after inflation.
Describe the raise
Enter your current pay and the raise in whichever form you were offered it.
New pay
$63,000.00
per year, before taxes
Estimate · if the raise is paid as described
- Raise
- $3,000.00
- Percentage change
- 5%
- Extra per month
- $250.00
- Extra per biweekly paycheck26 a year
- $115.38
- Extra per semi-monthly paycheck24 a year
- $125.00
- Extra per week
- $57.69
- New annual pay
- $63,000.00
- Change after your inflation ratereal (inflation-adjusted) change
- Not entered
How this number was calculated
$60,000.00 × (1 + 5%) = $63,000.00.
Per-period changes use the annual difference ÷ 12, 26, 24 or weeks per year. Hourly pay is annualised as rate × hours × weeks. Real change = (1 + raise) ÷ (1 + inflation) − 1.
Calculation pay.raise v1.0.0. No external data used.
How to calculate a raise
Current pay × (1 + raise % ÷ 100) = new pay
Example: $60,000 × 1.05 = $63,000.
(New pay − current pay) ÷ current pay × 100 = raise %
Example: ($64,500 − $60,000) ÷ $60,000 = 7.5%.
What a raise means per paycheck
A raise sounds bigger as a yearly number than it feels in each paycheck. A $3,000 raise is $250 a month, $115.38 per biweekly paycheck or $125.00 per semi-monthly paycheck — before taxes and deductions take their share.
Raises and inflation
If prices rise as fast as your pay, your buying power stays about the same. The real change in pay compares the raise with an inflation rate:
(1 + raise) ÷ (1 + inflation) − 1 = real change
A 3% raise with 3% inflation is a real change of 0%. The calculator leaves inflation blank unless you enter it, because the right rate depends on the period and the index you choose. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the Consumer Price Index.
Why the percentage compounds
Each raise is applied to the pay you already have, so differences grow over time. Starting from $60,000, illustrating constant raises (not a forecast):
| Yearly raise | After 1 yr | After 3 yrs | After 5 yrs | After 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2% a year | $61,200 | $63,672 | $66,245 | $73,140 |
| 3% a year | $61,800 | $65,564 | $69,556 | $80,635 |
| 5% a year | $63,000 | $69,458 | $76,577 | $97,734 |
Before you accept a raise offer
- Is it base pay or a one-time payment? A one-time bonus doesn't carry into next year's pay.
- When does it start? A raise starting mid-year only pays part of the annual amount this year.
- Does anything else change? Hours, duties, benefit costs or bonus eligibility can change the real value.
Sources
- Consumer Price Index — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed October 9, 2026.