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Raise vs inflation

Compares your nominal percentage pay rise with inflation over the same period using the exact Fisher equation: real change = (1 + raise) / (1 + inflation) − 1. Also shows the nominal salary required simply to maintain your previous purchasing power.

Your current monthly salary (gross or net — outputs use the same basis).
Percentage pay increase offered or received.
%
Cumulative inflation rate over the comparison period.
%

Real purchasing-power change
+3.8%
New nominal pay
8,640
New pay in today’s money
8,308
Pay needed just to match inflation
8,320

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A nominal raise equal to inflation results in 0% real purchasing-power growth.

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