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Compare old pay with new pay after inflation using Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) annual U.S. city average values through the latest full year: 2025.

How to use the raise calculator: Enter old pay, new pay, and the two years. Look at Change after inflation: a positive number means the new pay beat inflation; a negative number means buying power fell.

Pay details

Old annual pay

New annual pay

Old year

New year

The raise calculator uses annual Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) averages, not monthly inflation, forecasts, or local cost-of-living data.

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Raise breakdown

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Old pay

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New pay

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Old pay in new-year dollars

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Change after inflation —

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Monthly change after inflation

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Result

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Educational estimate, not financial advice. The raise calculator uses annual Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) U.S. city average values through the latest full year available in the calculator. The inflation-adjusted comparison does not account for taxes, benefits, bonuses, local inflation, household-specific spending, or changes in work costs. Full disclaimer.