Italy vs Netherlands: salary after tax 2026

I live in Italy and I'm thinking about the Netherlands · · rules checked 14 Nov 2026 · sources

Italy, standard rules4,760euros a month, average · €57,122 a year

Netherlands, with the 30% ruling+€1,701 a month6,461euros a month, average · €77,533 a year

The full picture

Line	Italy, standard	Netherlands, 30% ruling	Difference
Gross salary	€100,000	€100,000	€0
Income tax	€33,250	€15,001	−€18,249
Tax-free salary	–	€27,000
Social security	€9,628	€7,466	−€2,162
Total tax and contributions	€42,878	€22,467	−€20,411
Net per year	€57,122	€77,533	+€20,411
Net per month average	€4,760	€6,461	+€1,701

Year by year

Staying in Italy, standard rules apply. The 30% ruling lasts 5 years from your move to the Netherlands, at 27% for rulings starting from 2027.

If I move to the Netherlands in

2026 · now

2027

2028

2029

2030

2031

2032

Stay in Italy

4,760Standard

Move to the Netherlands

–You live in Italy

6,461Ruling year 1

6,461Ruling year 2

6,461Ruling year 3

6,461Ruling year 4

6,461Ruling year 5

5,226Standard

Netherlands vs Italy

–

+€1,701

+€466

The Netherlands pays more in every year from 2027. Up to +€1,701 a month.

Assumes 2026 rules and your salary stay the same.

What drives the difference

−€18,249

Less income tax in the Netherlands. The 30% ruling pays 27% of salary tax-free.

−€2,162

Less in contributions. Contributions come to €7,466 a year in the Netherlands, against €9,628 in Italy.

The tax benefits

Italy

The impatriate regime

50%5 yrs

Only 50% of salary is taxed (40% with a child under 18), for people moving to Italy who weren't resident there for 3 years. Contributions are paid in full.

Read the impatriate regime guide

Netherlands

The 30% ruling

30%5 yrs

Part of salary paid tax-free, for people recruited from abroad who meet the salary requirement. 30% in 2026, 27% for rulings that start later.

Read the 30% ruling guide

Sources and limits

Italy

Testo unico delle imposte sui redditi (DPR 917/1986), artt. 11, 13 e 49-51 · Normattiva
Legge 30 dicembre 2025, n. 199 (legge di bilancio 2026) · Normattiva
Legge 30 dicembre 2024, n. 207 (legge di bilancio 2025), art. 1, c. 4-9 · Normattiva
Decreto legislativo 27 dicembre 2023, n. 209, art. 5 · Normattiva
INPS, circolare n. 6 del 30 gennaio 2026 · INPS
Addizionale regionale IRPEF, Regione Lombardia · Regione Lombardia

Netherlands

Wet inkomstenbelasting 2001, art. 2.10, 8.10 en 8.11 · wetten.overheid.nl
Wet op de loonbelasting 1964, art. 31a · wetten.overheid.nl
Heffingskortingen 2026 · Belastingdienst
Premie volksverzekeringen 2026 · Belastingdienst
Expatregeling (30%-regeling) aanvragen · Belastingdienst

Employment contract, single, constant salary. Not covered: self-employment, partial years, joint filing, children (except Italy's impatriate share).

Calculated by our 2026 rules. How each country is tested, and what isn't checked yet, is on the methodology page.