---
title: "Raise Calculator"
method: POST
path: "/api/tools/raise-calculator"
tags: ["Financial Tools"]
---

# Raise Calculator

`POST /api/tools/raise-calculator`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.earmarkiq.app` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.earmarkiq.app/api/tools/raise-calculator`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Calculate the impact of a salary raise on take-home pay.

## Request body

- RaiseRequest
  - `current_salary` number, required
  - `raise_amount` number, required
  - `raise_type` string

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- RaiseResponse
  - `current` TaxBreakdown, required
    - `gross` number, required
    - `tax` number, required
    - `ni` number, required
    - `net` number, required
    - `monthly_net` number, required
    - `tax_band` string, required
  - `new` TaxBreakdown, required
    - `gross` number, required
    - `tax` number, required
    - `ni` number, required
    - `net` number, required
    - `monthly_net` number, required
    - `tax_band` string, required
  - `raise_detail` RaiseBreakdown, required
    - `gross` number, required
    - `tax_on_raise` number, required
    - `ni_on_raise` number, required
    - `net_raise` number, required
    - `monthly_increase` number, required
    - `effective_rate` number, required
  - `crosses_bracket` boolean, required
  - `bracket_message` string, nullable, required
  - `projections` Projection[], required
    - `years` integer, required
    - `invested_total` number, required
    - `with_growth` number, required
    - `growth_earned` number, required
  - `allocation` AllocationSuggestion, required
    - `save_percent` integer, required
    - `invest_percent` integer, required
    - `spend_percent` integer, required
    - `save_monthly` number, required
    - `invest_monthly` number, required
    - `spend_monthly` number, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/earmarkiq/apis/earmark-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/earmarkiq/apis/earmark-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/earmarkiq/apis/earmark-api/revisions/4a2c41907105?raw)