About NetSalaryTax
Accurate, no-cost net pay calculations for people working in 22 countries.
What We Are Trying to Do
Knowing your real pay shouldn't take an accountant or an afternoon lost in government PDFs. Whether you are weighing up an offer, thinking about working abroad, or simply curious what actually reaches your account, the tax information you need should be accurate, current and right in front of you.
That is the whole point of NetSalaryTax: to turn that calculation into something instant and free across 22 of the world's larger economies.
How It Started
NetSalaryTax went live in 2026, and it grew out of a problem anyone who has compared offers in two countries will recognise. Every country spells out its tax rules somewhere, yet it is oddly hard to get a plain answer to the one question that counts: "what will I actually take home?"
Plenty of calculators handle a single country, and the better ones stretch to a few. We wanted a single place where a nurse in Manchester, an engineer in Berlin and an accountant in Singapore all get the same thing in seconds: their true net pay, worked out from official rates.
Who's Behind This
OÄŸuz Yasin BaÅŸ started NetSalaryTax in 2026 and runs it himself: the calculators, the tax data for all 22 countries, and the review schedule that keeps everything current. Each rate on the site was taken from an official government source and checked against how that country's payroll actually works before it went live.
Looking after 22 tax systems single-handedly is a tall order, and that is precisely why the site relies so heavily on primary sources, dates you can see, and a promise to fix confirmed errors within 48 hours. If a reader in Vienna or Dublin flags something, it gets corrected, credited and dated.
You can reach him directly at hello@netsalarytax.com or on LinkedIn.
What You Will Find Here
At the core are free net pay calculators for 22 countries, among them the UK, US, Germany, Australia, Canada, Ireland, France and the Netherlands. Each one draws on the official rates and thresholds set by that country's revenue authority, refreshed as every new tax year begins.
Around the calculators, the site also offers:
- Profession guides covering the take-home pay of nurses, teachers, software engineers, doctors, lawyers, accountants, data analysts and project managers, from junior through to senior, in every country we cover.
- Country comparisons that place two systems side by side at matching salaries, such as UK against Ireland, Germany against Switzerland, or the US against Canada.
- Longer guides that unpack the odd corners of the numbers: Ireland's USC, the Dutch 30% ruling, Singapore's CPF, Italy's impatriati regime, and why Sweden's "60% tax" is largely a myth.
Keeping the Numbers Right
Tax rules shift every year, and occasionally in the middle of one. Here is how we stay on top of that:
- Primary sources only. Every rate, threshold and contribution ceiling comes from the country's revenue body or finance ministry, not from a third-party aggregator.
- A yearly review. Each calculator is checked and updated as that country's new tax year opens, which is April in the UK, January across most of Europe and July in Australia.
- Mid-year moves. When a government confirms a meaningful change, like a new band or an emergency budget, the affected calculator is updated as soon as it is official.
- Dates on show. Every calculator states the tax year it uses and when it was last touched, so you are never left guessing whether the figures still hold.
- A 48-hour fix. Send us a confirmed error with a link to the official source and we put it right within 48 hours.
The full method, including how each country's income tax, social contributions and levies are modelled, lives on the How We Calculate page.
How the Site Pays Its Way
NetSalaryTax is free now and will stay that way. Advertising keeps the lights on, and that has no bearing on the figures. We do not sell spots inside our data, we do not push financial products for payment, and we do not sell or pass on the salaries you type in. Every calculation happens in your own browser and never reaches our servers.
Where the Data Comes From
Every rate on the site traces back to an official government source, including:
- United Kingdom: HM Revenue & Customs (gov.uk)
- United States: Internal Revenue Service (irs.gov)
- Germany: Bundesministerium der Finanzen (bundesfinanzministerium.de)
- Australia: Australian Taxation Office (ato.gov.au)
- Canada: Canada Revenue Agency (canada.ca)
- Ireland: Revenue Commissioners (revenue.ie)
- Plus the matching authority for each of the 22 countries we cover. Every calculator links to its own official source at the foot of the page.
How We Approach the Writing
- Numbers lead. Any claim about tax or take-home pay rests on a rate you can check yourself at the official source we link to.
- Local wording over generic advice. The guides use the terms you will actually meet, like Steuerklasse in Germany, USC and PRSI in Ireland, CPF in Singapore or tredicesima in Italy, because that is what shows up on your payslip.
- No scare stories. Tax coverage loves a frightening headline. We stick to the dull, correct version: what you pay, what you keep and why.
- Estimates flagged as such. Where personal factors like pensions, benefits or reliefs move the result, we say so rather than pretend a single figure suits everyone.
What the Calculators Can and Cannot Do
The calculators give estimates for standard employment. They do not fold in personal details such as pension contributions, student loan repayments, company perks, tax reliefs or self-employment income. For advice tailored to you, please talk to a qualified tax professional.
Rates are refreshed at the start of each tax year and whenever a significant mid-year change is confirmed. Spot something wrong? Please get in touch, and we will correct any confirmed error within 48 hours.
Getting in Touch
Questions, corrections, press or partnership enquiries all go to hello@netsalarytax.com
You can also use the contact form, and we usually reply within one to two business days.