Does your raise actually beat inflation?
It calculates whether your salary raise keeps up with inflation. A raise that sounds good may not increase your actual purchasing power if inflation is higher.
Purchasing power is what your money can actually buy. If your salary goes up 3% but inflation is 5%, you can afford less than before even though your paycheck is bigger.
The tool applies your raise percentage to your current salary to get your new salary, then adjusts that figure for inflation to find the real value. If the real value is higher than your current salary, your raise beats inflation.
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes the Consumer Price Index (CPI) monthly at bls.gov. You can use the most recent annual CPI figure as your inflation rate.
The math is deterministic and accurate based on the numbers you enter. The result depends entirely on the inflation rate you use — make sure you're using a current and relevant figure.
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