How this salary calculator works
Enter your pay, choose the period and review your tax profile. The result estimates annual deductions first, then divides net pay into equivalent pay periods. It is not a payslip or a tax return.
Tax year and assumptions
2026 annual assessment estimate
- Single resident employee, one ordinary job, public health insurance, full-year level pay. Annual income-tax assessment estimate, not the official wage-withholding PAP algorithm or a monthly payslip.
- Pension 9.3% and unemployment 1.3% up to EUR101,400; employee health 7.3% plus half the selected insurer supplement up to EUR69,750. Care uses the selected childless/parent and Saxony profile. Additional-child reductions are not modeled.
- Taxable income deducts pension, basic health (96% of employee health), care, the EUR1,230 employee allowance and EUR36 special-expenses allowance. Church tax uses the selected rate without a separate deduction for church tax paid. Other deductions, benefits and family assessment are excluded.
- Mini-jobs and transition-zone jobs up to EUR2,000 per month are unsupported. Entering ordinary annual pay below or equal to EUR24,000 returns an explicit error rather than using full social rates.
Official sources
- BMF: 2026 income tax formula
- Federal law: 2026 contribution ceilings
- BMG: health insurance contributions and average 2026 additional rate
- BMG: care insurance financing
- BMF: 2026 solidarity surcharge
Why can payroll differ?
Tax codes, family circumstances, credits, other income, employer benefits, contribution limits and rounding can change actual pay. Check the stated profile and official sources before using the estimate.
Your data stays with you
Calculations run on your device. Comparison entries exist only in this tab and disappear when you reload. No salary is sent to a tax API.