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Scope: Market-neutral work and pay planning using your own assumptions.
What this calculator helps you decide
Best for
Translating an entered pension stream into present and contribution equivalents.
Outputs
Retirement-date value, present value, annual contribution equivalent and salary share.
Start here
Enter the annual benefit, payment years, retirement timing, growth and discount rates.
- Close-intent boundary
- Do not use this to value an employer match formula; use Employer Retirement Match Value Calculator.
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Pension Equivalent Value: retirement-date value
Retirement-date value, present value, annual contribution equivalent and salary share.
Pension benefit and timing assumptions
Enter the benefit stream, timing, growth and discount assumptions yourself.
Your numbers stay in this browser
Entered annual benefit at retirement.
Whole years of assumed pension payments.
Whole years until the first retirement value point.
Rate used to discount future values.
Growth, discount and salary contextOpen the assumptions you are less likely to change on every comparison.
Assumed annual growth in pension payments.
Current salary used for contribution-share context.
Calculated result
Retirement-date value, today’s value and contribution equivalent remain separate.
Use one currency consistently across all inputs.
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Scenario comparison
Each row names the assumption axis changed from the baseline.
ScenarioResultDifference
Entered scenario110,173.65Baseline
Annual discount rate: 0.0591,808.59-18,365.06
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Calculation details
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Present value today
Present value today
presentValueToday = valueAtRetirement ÷ (1 + annualDiscountRate)^yearsUntilRetirement110,173.65 currency unitsResult110,173.65 currency units
Retirement-date value discounted over years until retirement. Displayed using the engine-rounded value.
Present value today formula →Value at retirement
Retirement-date value
valueAtRetirement = present value at retirement of the entered growing annual benefit stream163,083.92 currency unitsResult163,083.92 currency units
Present value at retirement of the entered benefit stream. Displayed using the engine-rounded value.
Value at retirement formula →Equivalent annual contribution
Equivalent annual contribution
equivalentAnnualContribution = valueAtRetirement ÷ future-value contribution factor13,583.41 currency unitsResult13,583.41 currency units
Annual contribution that reaches the retirement-date value under the entered discount rate. Displayed using the engine-rounded value.
Equivalent annual contribution formula →Equivalent contribution share of salary
Contribution share
equivalentContributionShareOfSalary = equivalentAnnualContribution ÷ currentAnnualSalary22.6%Result22.6%
Equivalent annual contribution divided by current salary. Displayed using the engine-rounded value.
Equivalent contribution share of salary formula →Inputs used
- First annual pension benefit
- 12,000.00 currency units
- Payment years
- 20
- Years until retirement
- 10
- Annual discount rate
- 0.04
- Annual benefit growth
- 0
- Current annual salary
- 60,000.00 currency units
Open this calculator with preset values
This calculator supports documented, shareable scenario URLs. Compatible assistants and applications can construct links using the parameters below.
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| Parameter | Meaning | Unit | Allowed values | Presence | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| firstAnnualBenefit | Entered annual benefit at retirement. | currency units/year | 0.01 to 100000000 | Required | 12000 |
| paymentYears | Whole years of assumed pension payments. | years | 1 to 50 | Required | 20 |
| yearsUntilRetirement | Whole years until the first retirement value point. | years | 1 to 50 | Required | 10 |
| annualDiscountRate | Rate used to discount future values. | decimal/year | -0.99 to 10 | Required | 0.04 |
| annualBenefitGrowthRate | Assumed annual growth in pension payments. | decimal/year | -0.99 to 10 | Required | 0 |
| currentAnnualSalary | Current salary used for contribution-share context. | currency units/year | 0.01 to 100000000 | Required | 60000 |
Pension Equivalent Value: retirement-date value
Use the result only for the entered benefit stream, timing and discount assumptions.
Formula summary
- Primary formula
- presentValueToday = valueAtRetirement ÷ (1 + annualDiscountRate)^yearsUntilRetirement
Data used here
- The estimate uses your inputs and the work-value formula documented in the methodology.
Decision checks
Act on the result
Confirm payment years, growth treatment and retirement timing.
Stress-test the decision
Retest discount rate and payment duration.
When this estimate can be misleading
- No plan solvency, survivor benefit, indexation rule, tax or jurisdiction policy is applied.
- Longevity beyond the entered payment years is excluded.
- This is not pension or investment advice.
- Use the result only for the entered benefit stream, timing and discount assumptions.
Educational estimate, not advice. See all assumptions & limitations →
Related reading
Use these practical guides to interpret the decision and its assumptions.
- How to use the Pension Equivalent Value calculator
Estimate pension present value from user-entered benefit, timing, growth and discount assumptions without applying plan or tax rules.
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Frequently asked questions
What present and annual contribution equivalent does this entered pension stream imply?
Confirm payment years, growth treatment and retirement timing.
Which official source and period does this use?
This market-neutral tool does not use an official local policy rule.
Can I share or save a scenario?
Tool inputs and results stay in this browser. Anonymous categorical usage analytics send only governed page, tool, cluster and action identifiers; tool inputs and results are never sent. Error monitoring is disabled. Optional saved state stays only on this device.
How should I validate the estimate before acting?
Use the estimate as a bounded planning range and replace assumptions with current work and pay records before committing.