Methodology · Serbia
How we calculate Serbian net pay
The calculator applies the consolidated texts of the Personal Income Tax Act and the Act on Contributions for Mandatory Social Insurance from the official Legal Information System, and the lowest and highest bases published by the Minister of Finance in the Official Gazette — see data sources.
Contributions
The employee pays 14% for pension and disability insurance, 5.15% for health insurance and 0.75% for unemployment insurance, 19.9% in all. The employer pays 10% and 5.15% on the same base. The base is gross pay, but no less than the lowest monthly base (RSD 51,297 in 2026, RSD 45,950 in 2025) and no more than the highest (RSD 732,820 in 2026, RSD 656,425 in 2025). Both amounts apply from 1 January, the first day of the month after publication.
Salary tax
Tax is 10% of gross pay less the tax-free amount: RSD 28,423 a month in 2025 and RSD 34,221 in 2026. The amount applies to full-time work; part-time work gets a pro-rata reduction. Under the 2026 amendments the tax-free amount will be 37,369 dinars from 1 January 2027.
Gross 2
Gross 2 is the employer's total cost: gross pay plus the employer's 15.15% contributions. The calculator does not include reliefs for new hires or for employing young people.
Tests
| Test | Scope | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Rates and tax-free amount | Article 44 of the Contributions Act and articles 15a and 16 of the Personal Income Tax Act, 2025 and 2026 | Tested |
| Bases | Lowest and highest monthly bases from Official Gazette 99/2024 and 112/2025 | Tested |
| 100,000-dinar example | Contributions, tax base, tax, net pay and gross 2 worked by hand | Matching |
Not yet included
- The annual personal income tax on income above three times the average annual wage.
- Part-time work, several employers and the hourly minimum wage.
- Reliefs for new hires, young people and people returning from abroad.
- Meal and holiday allowances and expense reimbursements (tax-free amounts).
Estimates only. Not tax, legal or financial advice.