What actually arrives
Salary
The gross figure is in your contract, the net figure on your account. In between lie taxes, contributions and a few decisions you can make yourself.
Earn more
Salary negotiation: the number, the timing, the arguments
A good salary negotiation is eighty percent preparation.
The deductions
Gross and net: where your German salary goes
Of €4,000 gross, around €2,600 arrives in tax class I.
For couples
German tax classes: III/V, IV/IV or factor?
Married couples in Germany can choose between three combinations.
Salary
Gross to Net Calculator 2026
Tax class, children, church tax, health insurer surcharge: what is left of your German gross salary, monthly and per year.