Promotion trade-off
More responsibility. What changes per hour?
A salary increase tells part of the story. Put the pay and expected working time alongside each other before your next conversation.
Working weeks means weeks actually worked. Subtract time off once; keep annual salary as your full annual cash amount. Hours exclude commuting.
Salary meets time
- Annual salary change
- +20.00%
- Effective hourly cash change
- -4.00%
Annual salary rises while effective hourly cash compensation falls.
Based on your working-time assumptions, annual salary changes by +20.00% and effective hourly cash compensation changes by -4.00%.
Includes the bonuses you enter. No judgment about whether the promotion is worthwhile.
| Measure | Current role | Promotion | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual cash (salary + bonus) | $60,000.00 | $72,000.00 | +$12,000.00 |
| Monthly cash average | $5,000.00 | $6,000.00 | +$1,000.00 |
| Weekly working hours | 40 | 50 | 10 |
| Working weeks | 48 | 48 | 0 |
| Effective hourly cash | $31.25 | $30.00 | -$1.25 |
When a larger salary buys more working time
Effective hourly cash = (annual salary + annual bonus) ÷ (weekly hours × working weeks). At 48 working weeks, $60,000 over 40 hours a week is $31.25 per hour. A promotion to $72,000 over 50 hours a week is $30.00 per hour: 20% more salary, but 4% less cash per hour.
This is an estimate of compensation relative to time, not a contractual hourly wage or overtime calculation. Bonus uncertainty, workload variation, career opportunities and responsibilities need separate consideration. Taxes and non-cash benefits are excluded here.