About Raise Calculator
A free calculator that turns "5% raise" into real dollar amounts across every paycheck.
What It Does
Raise Calculator is a free tool that shows exactly how a pay raise affects your salary across all pay periods — hourly, weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, monthly, and annual. It includes after-tax estimates (federal income tax, FICA, and state income tax for all 51 US jurisdictions) so you can see your actual take-home increase, and it compares your raise against inflation to show whether your purchasing power is truly going up — not just the number on the offer letter.
How We Keep It Accurate
Accuracy is the whole point of a tool like this, so we hold ourselves to one rule: every tax, FICA, state, and inflation figure is cross-checked against two independent authoritative sources before it ships — the primary issuer (IRS, SSA, BLS, or a state revenue department) and one independent reference such as the Tax Foundation. We record the source and verification date for each value and re-check it when the underlying law changes, so the calculator reflects 2026 brackets and the current wage base rather than a stale copy. You can see exactly which sources back each number, and how the math works, on our methodology & data sources page.
Why We Built It
"5% raise" sounds abstract. We wanted to make it concrete — showing the actual dollar impact on each paycheck, after tax, and after inflation. Most calculators stop at the gross number, but a raise that looks good on paper can quietly lose ground once taxes and rising prices are accounted for. Whether you're negotiating a new salary, weighing a job offer, or just curious what your raise means in practice, this tool gives you the real numbers instantly — and the context to judge whether the raise is actually good.
Who's Behind It
Raise Calculator is owned and operated by RealMatrix PTE LTD, a Singapore-based product studio that builds precision web tools. The Raise Calculator editorial team maintains the calculators, source records, and supporting guides with a narrow focus on pay raises, take-home pay, and inflation. RealMatrix is not a payroll provider, accounting firm, or financial adviser, and it does not sell financial products through this site. The calculators are the product: free, practical tools designed to make salary decisions easier to understand.
Privacy & Limitations
All calculations run entirely in your browser — no salary data is sent to any server, stored, or shared. The results are estimates for planning and comparison, not tax, legal, or financial advice, and they exclude things like pre-tax deductions, tax credits, and local city taxes. For the full list of what's included and excluded, see the methodology page and our disclaimer.
Contact
Spotted a number that looks off, or have feedback? We genuinely want to know — accuracy is the whole point. Reach us at [email protected].