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Lifetime Earnings Calculator

Cumulative earnings over a career with annual raises.

Project your cumulative lifetime earnings from your current annual salary, an expected annual raise, and the number of years you plan to work — using the closed-form geometric-series sum.

Nadia Almasri By Nadia Almasri
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Results

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How to use this calculator

  1. Fill in the inputs above using the units you already have.
  2. Values update automatically as you type — no submit button needed.
  3. Hover any result row for the underlying formula and intermediate values.

Formula

Σ S·(1+g)^t for t=0..n−1 = S · ((1+g)^n − 1) / g, with g as a decimal.

In depth

Project your cumulative lifetime earnings from your current annual salary, an expected annual raise, and the number of years you plan to work — using the closed-form geometric-series sum.