Salary hike percentage calculator
The arithmetic is simple. The useful part is the second number: whether the raise moved you forward, or just kept pace with prices.
A hike that matches inflation is a flat year with extra steps. Comparing the two side by side is the fastest way to see what you were really offered.
Hike
25.0%
₹2,50,000 more a year, or ₹20,833 a month
- Absolute increase
- ₹2,50,000
- Monthly increase in CTC
- ₹20,833
- Hike percentage
- 25.0%
- Real hike after inflation
- 19.0%
- Salary needed just to stand still
- ₹10,50,000
This raise beat inflation
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How this is worked out
- Hike percentage is the increase divided by the old salary.
- The real hike divides the growth factor by the inflation factor, rather than simply subtracting one percentage from the other. Subtracting is close enough at small numbers and wrong at large ones.
What this does not cover
- This compares CTC to CTC. If the structure changed between the two offers, compare take-home instead.
- Inflation here is whatever number you enter. Consumer price inflation and the inflation you personally feel, mostly rent and school fees, are rarely the same.
Questions people ask
- What counts as a good hike in India?
- Within the same company an annual increase is typically in the high single digits. Changing jobs is where the larger jumps happen, commonly 20% to 40%, and higher when you are moving into a scarcer skill.
- Should I compare CTC or take-home?
- Take-home, if the two offers are structured differently. A CTC-to-CTC comparison quietly assumes the same basic share, the same variable component and the same benefits, and that is often untrue.
Where these figures come from
Rates and rules on this page were last checked against the source on . Tax law changes; check the source before you rely on a number for a decision.
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