Raise Take-Home Calculator
Enter your current salary and your new salary after the raise. We'll show you exactly how much more you'll take home after taxes.
Your salary before the raise
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Your salary after the raise
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⚠️ Estimates only. Tax rates updated for 2026. Consult a CPA for advice specific to your situation.
You Keep From Your Raise
$9,158
6105.0% of the $15,000 raise
Before Raise
Gross Salary$85,000
Total Tax$24,722
Effective Rate29.1%
Take Home$60,279
After Raise
Gross Salary$100,000
Total Tax$30,564
Effective Rate30.6%
Take Home$69,436
Tax bracket myth: BUSTED
Myth: "If I get a raise and move to a higher tax bracket, I'll make less money overall."
Reality: Only the dollars ABOVE the bracket threshold are taxed at the higher rate. Your first dollars are still taxed at the lower rates. You always keep some of your raise.
39.0%
Marginal rate on raise
30.6%
Overall effective rate
In your case, the raise is taxed at 39.0% (combined federal + FICA + state), but your overall tax rate only went from 29.1% to 30.6%.