Net pay on €60,000

On €60,000 a year, Switzerland leaves you the most under standard rules, €49,746, and Poland the least, €37,021. That's €12,725 a year between them for the same work. With the regime for people moving in wherever it pays, Cyprus comes first, at €52,730.

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€ thousands a year37–4141–4545–4949–5353–57Not calculated yetOutside the 32 countries

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Country	Standard	With the regime	Difference a year
Spain	€41,124	€41,700	+€576
Italy	€37,555	€49,637	+€12,083
Poland	€37,021	€42,375	+€5,354
Germany	€37,561	no regime	–
Netherlands	€44,094	€50,143	+€6,050
Norway	€45,272	€45,000	−€272
Switzerland	€49,746	€52,286	+€2,540
Malta	€45,492	from €65,000	–
Ireland	€44,925	from €125,000	–
Greece	€38,407	€48,018	+€9,612
Cyprus	€45,291	€52,730	+€7,439

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€ thousands a year37–4040–4343–4646–4949–52Not calculated yetOutside the 32 countries

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Country	Standard	With the regime	Difference a year
Spain	€41,124	€41,700	+€576
Italy	€37,555	€49,637	+€12,083
Poland	€37,021	€42,375	+€5,354
Germany	€37,561	no regime	–
Netherlands	€44,094	€50,143	+€6,050
Norway	€45,272	€45,000	−€272
Switzerland	€49,746	€52,286	+€2,540
Malta	€45,492	from €65,000	–
Ireland	€44,925	from €125,000	–
Greece	€38,407	€48,018	+€9,612
Cyprus	€45,291	€52,730	+€7,439

Where €60,000 goes

Sixty squares, one for every €1,000 of gross pay: what you take home, what goes to social security and what goes to income tax.

Take-home, standard rulesExtra with the regimeSocial securityIncome tax

Cyprus€52.7k+7.4 with the 50% exemption for high earners

Switzerland€52.3k+2.5 with the Expatriate deductions

Netherlands€50.1k+6.0 with the Expat ruling (30% ruling)

Italy€49.6k+12.1 with the Impatriate workers regime

Greece€48.0k+9.6 with the 50% exemption for relocating workers

Malta€45.5kHighly skilled 15% flat rate: from €65,000

Norway€45.3kthe Flat withholding for foreign workers pays less here

Ireland€44.9kSpecial Assignee Relief Programme: from €125,000

Poland€42.4k+5.4 with the Return relief (ulga na powrót)

Spain€41.7k+0.6 with the Beckham Law

Germany€37.6kno regime

One square per €1,000 of gross pay, rounded. Where the regime pays, social security and income tax are with the regime.

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Country	Take-home	Social security	Income tax
Cyprus	€52,730	€6,870	€400
Switzerland	€52,286	€6,012	€1,702
Netherlands	€50,143	€4,971	€4,886
Italy	€49,637	€5,552	€4,811
Greece	€48,018	€8,022	€3,960
Malta	€45,492	€2,908	€11,600
Norway	€45,272	€4,560	€10,168
Ireland	€44,925	€2,543	€12,533
Poland	€42,375	€12,886	€4,740
Spain	€41,700	€3,900	€14,400
Germany	€37,561	€13,050	€9,389

How much you keep at every salary

The share of gross pay you keep, from €30,000 to €200,000 a year. Switch to see it with the regime wherever it applies and pays.

Gross per year	€30k	€40k	€50k	€60k	€70k	€80k	€90k	€100k	€120k	€150k	€200k
CHSwitzerland	89	86	84	83	81	80	79	78	77	75	72
MTMalta	77	76	76	76	74	73	72	71	70	69	68
CYCyprus	86	81	78	75	74	73	72	71	70	68	67
NONorway	84	80	77	75	74	72	70	69	66	63	61
IEIreland	88	84	79	75	72	69	66	65	62	59	56
NLNetherlands	93	84	78	73	70	67	65	63	60	57	56
ESSpain	77	74	71	69	67	66	65	64	62	60	58
GRGreece	73	70	67	64	62	61	59	58	57	57	57
DEGermany	71	67	65	63	61	60	59	58	57	57	56
ITItaly	78	70	65	63	61	59	58	57	56	55	55
PLPoland	71	67	64	62	61	60	60	60	59	59	59

% of gross keptunder 6060–6465–6970–7475–7980 and over

Share of gross pay you keep after income tax and your own social contributions.

Gross per year	€30k	€40k	€50k	€60k	€70k	€80k	€90k	€100k	€120k	€150k	€200k
CHSwitzerland	923 points more with the regime	915 points more with the regime	895 points more with the regime	874 points more with the regime	865 points more with the regime	844 points more with the regime	834 points more with the regime	824 points more with the regime	814 points more with the regime	794 points more with the regime	764 points more with the regime
MTMalta	77	76	76	76	817 points more with the regime	818 points more with the regime	8210 points more with the regime	8211 points more with the regime	8313 points more with the regime	8314 points more with the regime	8416 points more with the regime
CYCyprus	86	81	78	8813 points more with the regime	8713 points more with the regime	8714 points more with the regime	8715 points more with the regime	8716 points more with the regime	8616 points more with the regime	8618 points more with the regime	8518 points more with the regime
NONorway	84	80	77	75	74	72	70	69	66	63	61
IEIreland	88	84	79	75	72	69	66	65	62	612 points more with the regime	615 points more with the regime
NLNetherlands	93	84	802 points more with the regime	8411 points more with the regime	8515 points more with the regime	8316 points more with the regime	8116 points more with the regime	7916 points more with the regime	7616 points more with the regime	7316 points more with the regime	7014 points more with the regime
ESSpain	77	74	71	701 points more with the regime	703 points more with the regime	715 points more with the regime	727 points more with the regime	728 points more with the regime	7311 points more with the regime	7313 points more with the regime	7416 points more with the regime
GRGreece	8411 points more with the regime	8212 points more with the regime	8114 points more with the regime	8016 points more with the regime	7917 points more with the regime	7817 points more with the regime	7718 points more with the regime	7719 points more with the regime	7619 points more with the regime	7720 points more with the regime	7720 points more with the regime
DEGermany	71	67	65	63	61	60	59	58	57	57	56
ITItaly	9012 points more with the regime	8818 points more with the regime	8520 points more with the regime	8320 points more with the regime	8120 points more with the regime	8021 points more with the regime	7820 points more with the regime	7821 points more with the regime	7620 points more with the regime	7621 points more with the regime	7722 points more with the regime
PLPoland	787 points more with the regime	758 points more with the regime	7410 points more with the regime	719 points more with the regime	687 points more with the regime	677 points more with the regime	666 points more with the regime	655 points more with the regime	645 points more with the regime	634 points more with the regime	612 points more with the regime

% of gross keptunder 6060–6465–6970–7475–7980 and overSmall number: points added by the regime

Each regime is applied only where its salary limits allow and it leaves you more.

A regime has conditions: you usually can't have lived in the country for several years before, it lasts a set number of years, and you have to apply. What each regime adds

Who these figures are for

A single employee with no children, employed for the whole of 2026, under the rules enacted for 2026. Spain is Catalonia, Italy is Milan and Switzerland is the city of Zurich, as in our calculators. Złoty, kroner and francs are converted at the rates on our methodology page.

Net pay is gross pay minus income tax (national, regional and local) and the employee's own social contributions. Employer contributions, VAT and the cost of living are not counted.

Each calculator lists the laws its result is built from, linked to their official text: start from the list of countries.

Cite this study

You can quote and chart these figures with a link to this page. Suggested citation:

netlands, “Salary after tax across Europe”, rules checked 15 Nov 2026. https://www.netlands.co/en/data/salary-after-tax-europe/