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Real Raise Check
Did your raise beat inflation, or is it a pay cut?
Real Raise Check
Enter last year's salary and this year's. We compare it against your country's actual inflation and tell you whether it was a raise or a quiet pay cut — plus the number you needed just to stand still. Runs in your browser; nothing is sent anywhere.
Gross annual, before tax. Any currency — we only use the ratio.
About the inflation figures
All 65 countries use current 2026 annual CPI, and each one shows the month its figure comes from — check the dropdown. Sources: national inflation tables and the Eurostat July 2026 flash estimate for EU members. Nothing here is estimated or averaged: a number whose age you cannot see is worse than one you can judge.
Enter both figures to see the result.