Netherlands: employer cost
Enter what a job may cost each month. The calculator takes off the contributions the employer pays on top of salary and shows gross and net pay. A budget of €5,000.00 buys €4,299.59 gross and €3,328.76 net (with the payroll tax credit, no pension contribution; a regular month, with the 8% holiday allowance paid on top).
Net pay across salaries
Your situation from €500 to €12,000 gross a month. Dashed lines: start of the general credit phase-out, 2nd and 3rd bracket.
From gross to net
One month's pay: tax and premiums, then the tax credits
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Employer cost at common salaries
with the payroll tax credit, no pension contribution; a regular month, with the 8% holiday allowance paid on top; monthly amounts, 2026.
| Gross / month | Employer contributions | Total cost | Net | Net per unit of cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €2,500.00 | €407.25 | €2,907.25 | €2,314.00 | 79.6% |
| €3,000.00 | €488.70 | €3,488.70 | €2,613.17 | 74.9% |
| €3,500.00 | €570.15 | €4,070.15 | €2,907.92 | 71.4% |
| €4,000.00 | €651.60 | €4,651.60 | €3,181.33 | 68.4% |
| €4,500.00 | €733.05 | €5,233.05 | €3,427.00 | 65.5% |
| €5,000.00 | €814.50 | €5,814.50 | €3,674.92 | 63.2% |
| €6,000.00 | €977.40 | €6,977.40 | €4,170.83 | 59.8% |
| €8,000.00 | €998.13 | €8,998.13 | €5,081.42 | 56.5% |
How it works
Total cost is gross salary plus the contributions the employer pays on top. For a budget, the calculator finds the gross pay at which salary and employer contributions use up exactly that amount, and works out the net pay from there.