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Raise math

Raise math is the shared language behind offer letters, merit worksheets, and the paycheck line that finally changes. This category walks through percent formulas, reverse percent when you already know old and new pay, and the conversions that keep annual salary, hourly rates, and biweekly or semi-monthly stubs aligned. You will see why mixing an hourly bump with an annual base creates avoidable errors, how effective dates differ from approval dates, and when overtime, differentials, or unpaid leave change the annual story. Use these posts next to our calculators when you need a second pair of eyes on the arithmetic—not as a substitute for your employer’s wage agreement. Each guide keeps gross pay separate from tax sketches so you can reuse one clean number in a review meeting, a spreadsheet, or a back-pay reconstruction without rewriting the problem every time.

Start here for the first read in this category.

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