Germany · 2026 rates

Cost of hiring an employee

What an employer pays on top of the gross salary in 19 European countries and the US.

Total cost to the employer per year

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Item	Per month	Per year

The same salary in every country ( gross)

Total yearly cost to the employer in euros, converted at ECB reference rates of 22 October 2026, and what the employee takes home per month.

Cost of an employee on €60,000 gross, 2026

Country	Employer cost per year	On top of gross	Employee net per month
France	€83,680	39.5%	€3,433
Italy	€82,446	37.4%	€3,125
Czechia	€80,280	33.8%	€3,776
Spain	€79,290	32.1%	€3,453
Sweden	€78,852	31.4%	€3,784
Austria	€77,742	29.6%	€3,425
Belgium	€76,500	27.5%	€3,110
Portugal	€74,850	24.8%	€3,169
Germany	€73,770	22.9%	€3,129
Greece	€73,074	21.8%	€3,201
Poland	€72,288	20.5%	€3,090
Finland	€71,952	19.9%	€3,441
Netherlands	€69,978	16.6%	€3,674
United Kingdom	€69,681	16.1%	€3,950
Luxembourg	€67,974	13.3%	€3,675
Ireland	€67,650	12.8%	€3,744
Switzerland	€66,424	10.7%	€4,022
United States	€64,868	8.1%	€4,174
Romania	€61,350	2.2%	€2,925
Denmark	€61,169	1.9%	€3,276

Statutory employer contributions only, single employee without children. Salaries outside the euro area converted at ECB reference rates of 22 October 2026. Estimates.