New salary after a percentage increment, monthly and yearly, and its worth after inflation
Estimates only, not financial advice. What you type stays on your device. Updated on 24 Oct 2026.Multiply the current salary by one plus the hike to get the new salary, or divide the difference by the old salary for the hike. A 10% increment on ₹6,00,000 gives ₹6,60,000 a year and ₹55,000 a month. Add inflation and the calculator shows the real raise.
₹6,60,000
+₹5,000 a month, +₹60,000 a yearGross salary before tax and deductions. A hike that moves you into a higher tax slab leaves less in hand.
| Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly | ₹50,000 | ₹55,000 | +₹5,000 |
| Annual | ₹6,00,000 | ₹6,60,000 | +₹60,000 |
New salary = old × (1 + hike ÷ 100). Hike = (new − old) ÷ old × 100. Monthly = annual ÷ 12.
Under "You know", choose "The hike %", and under "Salaries entered" pick Per year or Per month.
Type your "Current salary" and the "Hike" percentage from your letter.
Add "Inflation over the year (optional)" to see how much of the rise is real.
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An increment letter, an appraisal or a new offer usually states a percentage, while the question that matters is what the monthly pay becomes. This calculator works both ways: enter the current salary and the hike to see the new salary, or enter the old and new salary to see the hike. Monthly and annual figures appear together, whichever you type in.
The formulas. The new salary is the old salary times (1 + hike ÷ 100). The hike percentage is (new − old) ÷ old × 100. Monthly pay is the annual figure divided by 12. Moving from ₹50,000 to ₹57,500 a month is a 15% hike, or ₹90,000 more a year.
The real raise. A raise is worth what it buys. If prices rose 5% over the year, a 10% hike is a real raise of 4.76%, not 5%: the exact figure is (1.10 ÷ 1.05) − 1. The calculator also shows the new salary in today's money and whether the raise beats inflation at all; a 3% hike in a 6% inflation year is a real pay cut. Inflation is left at 0 until you enter it. For India, the latest consumer price inflation is published monthly by the Ministry of Statistics (mospi.gov.in); elsewhere, use your national statistics office.
Before tax. Every figure is gross pay. A hike that pushes income into a higher tax slab leaves a smaller rise in hand than the percentage suggests, and a CTC hike may include employer PF or variable pay that never reaches the monthly salary. To see in-hand pay from an Indian CTC, put the new figure into the Salary Calculator.
What it does not do. It does not predict hikes, compare against industry averages or split a CTC into its parts. It covers one year's change; for a raise over several years, run it once per year. Currency changes the symbol only.
Multiply your current salary by the hike percentage and divide by 100 to get the increase, then add it to the old salary. A 10% increment on ₹6,00,000 is ₹60,000, so the new salary is ₹6,60,000 a year, or ₹55,000 a month. The calculator does both steps and shows monthly and annual figures.
Subtract the old salary from the new one, divide by the old salary and multiply by 100. Going from ₹50,000 to ₹57,500 a month gives 7,500 ÷ 50,000 × 100, which is a 15% hike. Use the same period for both figures: two monthly salaries or two annual ones.
A real increase is the rise in what your pay can buy. Divide one plus the hike by one plus inflation and subtract one. A 10% hike with 5% inflation is a real raise of 4.76%. When the hike is lower than inflation, the real raise is negative and the salary buys less than before.
India's consumer price inflation is published every month by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation at mospi.gov.in. Use the year-on-year figure for the period the raise covers. Readers elsewhere should use their national statistics office, such as the US Bureau of Labor Statistics or the UK Office for National Statistics.
Most Indian employers state the increment on CTC or on fixed pay, not on in-hand salary. Because tax, provident fund and professional tax come out of the higher figure, a 10% CTC hike usually raises take-home pay by a little less than 10%. Enter the figure the letter uses, then check in-hand pay separately.
No. Every figure is gross, before income tax and other deductions. A raise that moves income into a higher slab loses a larger share to tax. For take-home pay from an Indian CTC, put the new annual figure into the Salary Calculator, which applies both tax regimes.
Formula only: no rates or limits are read from an official source.
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