Salary Increase Percentage Calculator
Comparing a job offer or reviewing your annual raise? The first calculator turns two salaries into a raise percentage; the second shows your new pay from a raise percentage. Both break the raise down per month and per paycheck.
- Salary increase
- 7.5%
- Raise per year
- $4,500.00
- Raise per month
- $375.00
- Raise per biweekly paycheck
- $173.08
- New hourly rate (2,080 h)
- $31.01
Steps
- ($64,500.00 − $60,000.00) ÷ $60,000.00 × 100 = 7.5%
New salary from a raise percentage
- New salary
- $62,400.00
- Raise per year
- $2,400.00
- Raise per month
- $200.00
Worked example
Example: $60,000 to $64,500
- Raise = 64,500 − 60,000 = $4,500
- 4,500 ÷ 60,000 = 0.075
- × 100 = 7.5%
A 7.5% raise — about $375 more per month before taxes.
Formula
Raise % = (New salary − Old salary) ÷ Old salary × 100
New salary = Old salary × (1 + Raise % ÷ 100)
Hourly rate assumes 2,080 working hours per year (40 hours × 52 weeks).
Frequently asked questions
What is a typical annual raise in the US?
Merit budgets have generally been in the 3–4% range in recent years; promotions often bring 10% or more.
Does a raise keep up with inflation?
Subtract the inflation rate from your raise percentage to estimate your real raise. A 4% raise with 3% inflation is roughly a 1% real increase.
How much more will my paycheck be?
Divide the yearly raise by your pay periods (26 for biweekly, 24 for semimonthly), then account for taxes.
Last reviewed October 17, 2026 · Calculations run in your browser; nothing you enter is sent to a server.