Fiat Watch
Salary inflation calculator
A raise can look bigger on paper than it feels in real life. Use Fiat Watch to compare salaries across years and see whether compensation kept up with inflation.
When to use this calculator
- Compare an old offer letter with a current salary.
- Check whether a raise or promotion beat inflation.
- Translate annual pay or hourly wages into another year's dollars.
Need a different amount or year? Use the full CPI inflation calculator to compare any U.S. dollar amount from 1913 through 2026.
Example searches
These examples all use annual CPI-U data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I calculate salary inflation?
- Enter the salary amount, the year it was paid, and the comparison year. Fiat Watch converts the amount using the CPI-U ratio between those years.
- Can this show whether my raise beat inflation?
- Yes. Compare your old salary to the year of your new salary, then compare the result with your actual pay.
- Does this work for hourly wages?
- Yes. Enter the hourly rate as the amount and compare it across years the same way you would compare an annual salary.