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What salary should you ask for?
See what a job pays, what to say at an interview, how much of a raise to ask for, and what to charge as a freelancer. For any country, with or without a job.
Choose a country and a job. You don’t need to share anything to see results.
Questions
- Do I need a job to use this?
- No. Anyone can look up pay and use every tool here. Sharing your own pay is optional.
- Where do the pay figures come from?
- Two places, always shown separately. People share their pay anonymously, and we only show a job once at least 5 have shared it, so one person’s pay can’t be picked out. For the US and UK we also show official government statistics. If there aren’t enough figures, we say so instead of guessing.
- How much of a raise should I ask for?
- The usual advice is 3-5% in the same role and 10-20% with a promotion. Where inflation is high those figures can fall short, so the tool starts from inflation in your country.
- How do I work out a freelance hourly rate?
- Add the income you want, your business costs and tax, then divide by the hours you can bill in a year. That’s usually far fewer than a full-time year, because admin and finding clients aren’t billable.
This tool gives estimates and general guidance, not financial or legal advice.