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Salary after tax calculator for Germany & Austria

Enter a gross salary to see the income tax, social contributions and take-home pay a month. An estimate for a single person without children, not tax advice.

Take-home pay on €1,000 a month in Germany

Take-home pay a month
€783
After income tax and social contributions
Take-home pay a year
€9,390
After income tax and social contributions
Total deductions
21.8%
of your gross pay goes to tax and contributions
If you earn €100 more
€78
more take-home pay

Your deductions

ItemPer yearPer month
Gross pay€12,000€1,000
Income taxLohnsteuer€0€0
Solidarity surchargeSolidaritätszuschlag€0€0
Pension insuranceRentenversicherung−€1,116−€93
Unemployment insuranceArbeitslosenversicherung−€156−€13
Health insuranceKrankenversicherung−€1,050−€88
Long-term care insurancePflegeversicherung−€288−€24
Total deductions−€2,610−€218
Take-home pay€9,390€783

What your employer pays

ContributionPer yearPer month
Pension insuranceRentenversicherung€1,116€93
Unemployment insuranceArbeitslosenversicherung€156€13
Health insuranceKrankenversicherung€1,050€88
Long-term care insurancePflegeversicherung€216€18
Insolvency benefit levyInsolvenzgeldumlage€18€2
Total cost to the employer€14,556€1,213

About this estimate (2026 rules, checked 15 October 2026)

Assumptions

  • Tax class I: single, no children
  • Aged 23 or over and childless, so the 0.6% long-term care surcharge applies
  • No church tax
  • Statutory health insurance with the average additional contribution (2.9%)
  • Employed the whole year with the same monthly pay and no other income
  • Only the automatic allowances: employee lump sum (€1,230), special expenses lump sum (€36) and the Vorsorgepauschale
  • Income tax is the wage tax the employer withholds; a tax return with higher expenses can lower it
  • Works in any state other than Saxony

Notes

  • Employer cost leaves out the U1 and U2 sickness and maternity levies and accident insurance, whose rates depend on the employer's insurer and industry.
  • Pay up to €2,000 a month falls in the mini-job or transition zone (Midijob), where employee contributions are lower; this estimate uses the regular rates.
  • No solidarity surcharge: the income tax does not exceed the €20,350 exemption limit.

Sources

This is an estimate under the 2026 rules, not tax advice. Your actual pay depends on your personal situation (family, other income, deductions you claim); check the official sources listed here or ask a tax adviser.

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