Salary Increase Calculator

Written byOleh Soloninupdated 5 October 2026

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What you know

Salary is

Current salary

Salary after the raise

Inflation over the same period, %

Price growth over the same period as the raise, usually a year.

Tax

The Russian scale applies to yearly income; allowances are not included.

Advanced options

Years in the year-by-year table

If the same raise comes every year.

Result

Salary after the raise

$64,800.00

Raise

After inflation

4.85%

Change a month

$400.00

Take-home change a month

$400.00

Change over a year

$4,800.00

Salary that only keeps up with inflation

$61,800.00

Verdict

the raise outpaces inflation

Working

Raise: 64,800 ÷ 60,000 − 1 = 8% After inflation: (1 + 8%) ÷ (1 + 3%) − 1 = 4.85% To keep up with inflation: 60,000 × (1 + 3%) = 61,800

If the raise is different

Raise            Salary        Change       Real
 0%              60,000             0     -2.91%
 3%              61,800         1,800         0%
 4%              62,400         2,400      0.97%
 5%              63,000         3,000      1.94%
>8%              64,800         4,800      4.85%
 10%             66,000         6,000       6.8%
 15%             69,000         9,000     11.65%
 20%             72,000        12,000      16.5%

If the same raise comes every year

Year        Salary     Today's money    Extra so far
1           64,800            62,913           4,800
2           69,984            65,967          14,784
3           75,583            69,169          30,367
4           81,629            72,527          51,996
5           88,160            76,047          80,156

This result is informational only and is not professional advice.

Your raise as a percentage, after tax and after inflation

Work out a pay raise as a percentage from two salaries, or the new salary from a raise percentage or amount, with the real raise after inflation, the salary that only keeps up with prices, take-home change at your tax rate and tables by raise and by year.

Raise percentage = (new salary − old salary) ÷ old salary × 100. Going from 60,000 to 64,800 a year is 4,800 ÷ 60,000 × 100 = 8%. The calculator works this out from two salaries, or finds the new salary when you know only the percentage or the amount of the raise.

It then shows what the raise is really worth: the real increase after inflation, the salary that would only keep pace with prices, and the change in take-home pay at a tax rate you choose. With 3% inflation, an 8% raise is a 4.85% real increase.

How to use

Choose what you know: both salaries, the raise as a percentage or the raise as an amount, and whether the salary is monthly or yearly.
Enter the salary, the raise, inflation over the same period and, if you want take-home figures, a tax rate.
Read the raise, the real increase, the Working lines and the tables by raise size and by year.

How to calculate a raise percentage

Raise percentage = (new − old) ÷ old × 100. From 60,000 to 64,800: (64,800 − 60,000) ÷ 60,000 × 100 = 8%. If you know the amount of the raise, divide it by the old salary: a 3,000 raise on 60,000 is 3,000 ÷ 60,000 × 100 = 5%.

To find the new salary from a percentage, multiply: old × (1 + percentage ÷ 100). A 5% raise on 60,000 gives 60,000 × 1.05 = 63,000. The percentage is always of the old salary, so a 10% cut after a 10% raise does not take you back where you started: 66,000 × 0.9 = 59,400.

The real raise after inflation

Real raise = (1 + raise) ÷ (1 + inflation) − 1, not the difference between the two. An 8% raise with 3% inflation is 1.08 ÷ 1.03 − 1 = 4.85%, not 5%. The salary that only keeps up with prices is 60,000 × 1.03 = 61,800; anything below that is a cut in real terms. A 2% raise to 61,200 is a real change of −0.97%.

Use inflation over the same period as the raise: if your pay has not changed for two years, compare it with two years of price rises.

Old salary 60,000 a year, 3% inflation, before tax. Worked out with this calculator.
Raise	Salary	Change a year	Real change
0%	60,000	0	−2.91%
3%	61,800	1,800	0%
4%	62,400	2,400	0.97%
5%	63,000	3,000	1.94%
8%	64,800	4,800	4.85%
10%	66,000	6,000	6.8%

What the raise adds to take-home pay

Choose your own tax rate to see the raise after tax. The rate applies to the whole salary, so for the change in take-home pay enter the rate your extra earnings are taxed at. At 22%, a 4,800 yearly raise adds 400 a month before tax and 312 after it. The calculator also has Russia's income tax scale, which applies to Russian salaries only.

If the same raise comes every year

Raises compound: 8% a year for five years multiplies pay by 1.08^5 = 1.47. In today's money, with 3% inflation, the salary grows more slowly, and over five years you earn 80,156 more before tax than if pay had stayed at 60,000:

Old salary 60,000 a year, an 8% raise every year, 3% inflation a year. Worked out with this calculator.
Year	Salary	In today's money	Extra so far
1	64,800	62,913	4,800
2	69,984	65,967	14,784
3	75,583	69,169	30,367
4	81,629	72,527	51,996
5	88,160	76,047	80,156

What this calculator shows

The raise as a percentage and in money, a month and a year
The new salary from a raise percentage or amount
The real raise after inflation and the salary that only keeps up with it
The change in take-home pay at your tax rate
Tables by raise size and by year

What to keep in mind

Tax is a single rate you enter, or none; allowances and other income are not included.
Inflation covers the same period as the raise.
The year-by-year table repeats the same raise and inflation every year.

Where the numbers come from

Checked against the percentage change formula and the real-return formula · verified September 2026.

FAQs

How do I calculate a raise percentage?

Divide the difference by the old salary and multiply by 100: (64,800 − 60,000) ÷ 60,000 × 100 = 8%.

How do I work out my new salary from a percentage?

Multiply the old salary by 1 + percentage ÷ 100: a 5% raise on 60,000 is 63,000.

Why is the real raise not the raise minus inflation?

Because percentages compound: (1 + raise) ÷ (1 + inflation) − 1. An 8% raise with 3% inflation is 4.85%, not 5%.

What raise do I need to keep up with inflation?

One equal to inflation over the same period. With 3% inflation, a 60,000 salary has to reach 61,800 just to buy the same as before.

How much of my raise will I take home?

The raise times one minus the tax rate on that extra income. At 22%, a 400-a-month raise adds 312 to take-home pay.

How does a raise add up over several years?

Raises compound: 8% a year for five years takes 60,000 to 88,160, and you earn 80,156 more over those five years than at the old salary, before tax.

Worked example

From 60,000 to 64,800 a year

Input: 60,000 now, 64,800 after, 3% inflation

Output: An 8% raise, 4.85% in real terms

Note: That is 4,800 more a year, or 400 a month, before tax. Keeping up with inflation alone would have taken 61,800.

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