So we are going to start out with $40,000 so if she gets a %3 increase every year.
1: $40,000
2: $41,200
3: $42,436
4: $43,709.08
5: $45,020.3524
6: $46,370.96
7: $47,762.0918612
8: $49,194.954617
9: $50,670.8032555
10: $52,190.9273532
11: $53,756.6551738
12: $55,369.354829
13: $57,030.4354738
14: $58,741.3485381
15: $60,503.5889942
16: $62,318.696664 <===
So your Answer would be $62,318 (without any cents) If you need the cents i made a arrow on the One. Hope this helps :D