Pay Raise Per Hour?
When an employer says they are giving an employee a “$3 raise per hour”, they mean that the employee’s hourly wage will be increased by $3. So, for every hour the employee works, they will earn an additional $3 than what they were earning before.
Example:
If an employee was originally earning $10 per hour and they received a $3 raise, their new hourly wage would be $13 per hour.
Breaking It Down Over Time:
Let’s see the cumulative effect of this raise over different periods:
Hourly:
Old wage: $10
New wage after $3 raise: $13
Daily (assuming an 8-hour workday):
Old wage: $10 × 8 = $80
New wage after $3 raise: $13 × 8 = $104
Difference: $104 – $80 = $24 more per day
Weekly (assuming a 5-day workweek):
Old wage: $80 × 5 = $400
New wage after $3 raise: $104 × 5 = $520
Difference: $520 – $400 = $120 more per week
Monthly (assuming about 4 weeks in a month):
Old wage: $400 × 4 = $1,600
New wage after $3 raise: $520 × 4 = $2,080
Difference: $2,080 – $1,600 = $480 more per month
Yearly (assuming 12 months in a year):
Old wage: $1,600 × 12 = $19,200
New wage after $3 raise: $2,080 × 12 = $24,960
Difference: $24,960 – $19,200 = $5,760 more per year
From the above breakdown, you can see that a seemingly small raise of $3 per hour can lead to a significant increase in an employee’s take-home pay over the course of a year.
However, it’s essential to remember that these calculations are simplistic and don’t take into account taxes, benefits, overtime, and other potential factors that might affect an individual’s net income.
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