Salary Raise Calculator
See your new salary and whether your raise actually beat inflation.
New salary
$3,240.00
Real gain (above inflation)
+3.35%
Nominal vs. real raise
A raise looks good on paper, but if prices rose faster than your pay, your purchasing power actually shrank. This calculator compares your new salary against what you would need just to stay even with inflation.
Frequently asked questions
What is a "real" raise?
A real raise is the increase in your purchasing power after subtracting inflation — a 5% raise during 5% inflation results in roughly 0% real gain.
How is the new salary calculated?
New salary = current salary × (1 + raise percentage / 100). The real gain then compares that new salary to what your current salary would need to be just to keep up with inflation.
Where can I find the current inflation rate?
Check your country’s official statistics agency (such as IBGE in Brazil or the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the US) for the latest inflation index over your desired period.
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