SalaryIncreaseCalc is a free website for people who need clear raise math: employees reading an offer letter, managers preparing a review, and HR or payroll staff who want a quick percent-to-dollars check before they open a spreadsheet.

The core product is a pay raise calculator that converts between raise percent, dollar amounts, and paycheck periods, then shows a real raise after inflation and a rough after-tax take-home estimate. Supporting pages cover hourly raises, multi-year growth, merit increases, and average raise benchmarks with cited sources.

Who runs this site

SalaryIncreaseCalc is built by named creators who draft calculators and guides, with independent reviewers who check formulas and claims before publication. Creators never review their own work. We are not a law firm, tax practice, payroll vendor, or compensation consultancy. Named profiles appear only with consent and published credentials on the creators and reviewers page.

When a page lists creators and reviewers, those names match the eligible profiles on the team page, and a reviewer is shown only when that page has a recorded review date. We built the project because raise conversations stall on arithmetic: a percent in an email still does not say what it means per paycheck, after a rough tax sketch, or next to inflation. Here the same typed math module powers both the calculator island and the worked-example tables, so homepage cells and raise-slug tables stay aligned.

Creators and reviewers

Subject-area creators write tax-payroll or compensation content; matching reviewers check that work on a scheduled cadence and when formulas or citations change. See the full team listing, the editorial policy, and corrections for how updates ship.

What we care about

  • Clear formulas. Every worked example shows the arithmetic in plain language so you can check it on paper or in a spreadsheet.
  • Honest limits. Tax and inflation fields are labelled as estimates. We do not invent personalized tax advice or claim to replace payroll.
  • Editable assumptions. You can change hours, inflation, and marginal tax rate so the tool matches your situation instead of a hidden default.
  • Cited benchmarks. Typical raise ranges on the average raise percentage page point to named survey releases and BLS CPI context rather than undated forum averages.

How numbers are checked

Calculation logic lives in a dedicated module with unit tests for percent raises, dollar raises, period conversions, inflation-adjusted “real” raise, and the after-tax sketch. When we change a formula or a rounding rule, those tests must pass before a build ships. Homepage and raise-page example tables call the same helpers so display cells cannot quietly diverge from the interactive results.

Tax outputs remain planning estimates: a user-supplied marginal rate plus a labelled FICA assumption, not a full withholding engine. Inflation uses the rate you enter (with a default that matches common planning practice on the page). Always compare the tool’s gross figures to your offer letter or pay stub before you make a decision.

How often benchmarks are reviewed

Benchmark articles are reviewed when major employer survey waves or BLS CPI releases publish new figures, and whenever we stamp a page with a new “Last updated” date. We refresh the average raise percentage guide first, then adjust homepage tier copy if public ranges shift. Methodology and editorial policy pages describe the same cadence. Corrections that change a formula or published number are noted through the page update stamp — email us if you spot a broken citation or unclear wording.

Contact

Editorial and privacy questions: info@salaryincreasecalc.com. More detail is on the contact page. For how we write and revise pages, see the editorial policy and methodology.