Salary
Salary planning across European markets
Gross-to-net, net-to-gross and employer cost tools with country-year assumptions.
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Gross to net · Net to gross · Employer cost
2026 launch rates
Top market example
€4,350.00 → €2,740.00 net
Result focus
Take-home pay first, breakdown second
Country entry points
Open the country card when you need the payroll model and related tools for one market.
Germany
€4,350.00 → €2,740.00 net
Employer cost example: €5,307.00 per month
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Austria
€4,080.00 → €2,650.00 net
Employer cost example: €5,091.02 per month
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France
€3,390.00 → €2,330.00 net
Employer cost example: €4,830.75 per month
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Netherlands
€3,875.00 → €2,730.00 net
Employer cost example: €4,638.38 per month
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Belgium
€3,925.00 → €2,470.00 net
Employer cost example: €5,082.88 per month
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Italy
€3,050.00 → €2,110.00 net
Employer cost example: €3,919.25 per month
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Spain
€2,920.00 → €2,050.00 net
Employer cost example: €3,883.60 per month
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Poland
PLN 8,200 → PLN 5,900 net
Employer cost example: PLN 10,101 per month
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Sweden
SEK 46,000.00 → SEK 32,000.00 net
Employer cost example: SEK 60,720.00 per month
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Norway
NOK 59,000.00 → NOK 41,000.00 net
Employer cost example: NOK 67,673.00 per month
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Denmark
DKK 42,000.00 → DKK 29,000.00 net
Employer cost example: DKK 48,048.00 per month
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Finland
€3,600.00 → €2,530.00 net
Employer cost example: €4,294.80 per month
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Switzerland
CHF 8,450.00 → CHF 6,200.00 net
Employer cost example: CHF 9,493.57 per month
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Ireland
€3,800.00 → €2,950.00 net
Employer cost example: €4,303.50 per month
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United Kingdom
£4,200.00 → £3,240.00 net
Employer cost example: £4,800.60 per month
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Portugal
€1,800.00 → €1,320.00 net
Employer cost example: €2,257.20 per month
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Romania
RON 7,500.00 → RON 4,800.00 net
Employer cost example: RON 9,525.00 per month
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Czech Republic
CZK 45,000.00 → CZK 36,000.00 net
Employer cost example: CZK 60,570.00 per month
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Hungary
HUF 620,000 → HUF 410,000 net
Employer cost example: HUF 781,200 per month
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Greece
€1,520.00 → €1,140.00 net
Employer cost example: €2,026.16 per month
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Croatia
€1,520.00 → €1,120.00 net
Employer cost example: €1,770.80 per month
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Slovenia
€2,400.00 → €1,750.00 net
Employer cost example: €3,072.00 per month
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Slovakia
€1,600.00 → €1,210.00 net
Employer cost example: €2,139.20 per month
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Bulgaria
BGN 2,200.00 → BGN 1,720.00 net
Employer cost example: BGN 2,647.70 per month
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Estonia
€1,800.00 → €1,380.00 net
Employer cost example: €2,226.78 per month
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Latvia
€1,600.00 → €1,220.00 net
Employer cost example: €1,867.20 per month
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Lithuania
€1,550.00 → €1,190.00 net
Employer cost example: €1,842.18 per month
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Serbia
RSD 113,000.00 → RSD 81,000.00 net
Employer cost example: RSD 140,685.00 per month
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Luxembourg
€5,200.00 → €3,800.00 net
Employer cost example: €6,141.20 per month
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Iceland
ISK 800,000 → ISK 590,000 net
Employer cost example: ISK 969,280 per month
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Core tools
Choose the starting point that matches your question.
Gross to net
Take-home pay estimate
Start from gross salary and surface net monthly pay first.
Net to gross
Target take-home planning
Work backwards from the desired net amount to the likely gross package.
Employer cost
Full hiring budget view
Model the employer-side cost before budget approval or offer design.
Featured article
Gross vs net salary explained
Understand what changes between gross pay, net pay and full employer budget before making salary decisions.
Data from OECD, Eurostat and national tax authorities (BMF, DGFiP, AEAT, Belastingdienst, ZUS, RSZ, INPS, AT, FOI, etc.) · last checked 2026-04-30.
Figures and dates are planning estimates. Confirm regulated payroll, tax, VAT or HR decisions with an official source or qualified advisor before acting.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers to the questions people most often ask before relying on the page.
- What can I do in the salary and payroll section?
- This section groups country pages, tools and guides so you can move from overview to a concrete task quickly.
- Are pages country-specific?
- Yes. Category pages lead into country routes that keep the local holiday, payroll or VAT context visible.
- How can I compare related countries?
- Use the linked country pages and related-country modules to open nearby markets side by side.
- What is the best way to use a category page?
- Start with the overview, open the country you need, and then continue into the matching calculator or year page.
- How is the salary and payroll section organised?
- The salary and payroll section starts with a country list, then leads into year-specific or month-specific pages where the underlying data lives. From any country page you can jump into the matching calculator and back to the overview without losing the country selection.
- Can I download data from the salary and payroll section?
- Tabular data on each salary and payroll page can be copied into a spreadsheet, and most modern browsers can save the page as a PDF for offline use. Bulk export and API access for teams are on the roadmap and will be announced in the resources section when available.
- How do I move from a salary and payroll page to a salary or VAT view?
- Each country page in the salary and payroll section includes cross-links to the salary calculator and the VAT page for the same country. The cross-links keep the country selection so you never need to re-enter it when switching between topics.
- What years are covered in the salary and payroll section?
- Coverage spans the current year and several past and future years for most countries. Edge years sometimes show partial or estimated data when official sources have not yet published the full schedule, and the year selector flags any such cases on the relevant page.
- Are the salary and payroll pages translated for every language WorkDaten supports?
- The reading interface is translated into all supported European languages, and the underlying data is country-specific rather than language-specific. The country selection drives which national rules apply; the language selection only changes the reading experience.
- Where can I report an issue with a salary and payroll page?
- Use the contact link in the footer to report data errors, missing edge cases or translation issues. Updates that affect multiple country pages are usually rolled out within a week of being verified against the official source.