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Find what savings grow to with yearly and monthly deposits that rise each year, compound interest and tax.

Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.

Enter the starting deposit, contributions, rate and years.

About starting amountWhat you start with or invest.
About interest rate, % a yearNominal annual rate.
About compoundingHow often interest is added.
About yearsLength in years.
About currencyChanges how amounts are shown, not the math; your choice is remembered on this device.
About yearly contribution (optional)Added once a year.
About yearly contribution increase, % (optional)Raise each year's contribution by this much.
About monthly contribution (optional)Added each month.
About monthly contribution increase, % a year (optional)Raise the monthly amount by this much each year.
About tax rate, % (optional)Tax on interest each period; 0 if blank.
Result
Balance
$92,116.99
Starting amount
$20,000.00
Contributions
$57,319.40
Interest
$14,797.59
Rate per month
0.246627% (annually)

After 10 years, the balance is $92,116.99.

Year by year
YearContributionsInterestBalance
1$5,000.00$600.00$25,600.00
2$5,150.00$768.00$31,518.00
3$5,304.50$945.54$37,768.04
4$5,463.64$1,133.04$44,364.72
5$5,627.54$1,330.94$51,323.20
6$5,796.37$1,539.70$58,659.27
7$5,970.26$1,759.78$66,389.31
8$6,149.37$1,991.68$74,530.36
9$6,333.85$2,235.91$83,100.12
10$6,523.87$2,493.00$92,116.99
Show the working
  1. each month: balance × periodic rate × (1 − tax) is added, with contributions at the start or end
  2. periodic rate = (1 + r ÷ n)^(n ÷ 12) − 1

How to use it

Enter the starting deposit, contributions, rate and years.

Enter amounts without commas or with them; rates are percentages (5 for 5%). Negative amounts are allowed where a sign means money paid out.

Key facts

each month: balance × periodic rate × (1 − tax), then the month's contribution; contributions rise once a year

Questions

What do $20,000 and $5,000 a year rising 3% become at 3% in 10 years?

$92,116.99.

Formulas

each month: balance × periodic rate × (1 − tax), then the month's contribution; contributions rise once a year

Sources

Limitations

  • Results are estimates for planning, not offers or financial advice; lenders and banks may round, count days or time payments differently.
  • Rates are nominal annual rates compounded as you choose; payments at a different frequency use the equivalent periodic rate.

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