Pay rise
What does your raise yield net?
Enter your current gross pay and the increase. We fully calculate both situations with the official parameters and show the difference.
Of your raise of €150 you keep roughly €68 net per month.
That is 45% of the gross increase.
On an annual basis the increase is worth €2,088 gross (13.92 monthly salaries, including holiday pay and year-end premium), plus knock-on into premiums and pension.
Indication based on the withholding tax logic for income year 2026: 13.07% social security, work bonus, professional expenses allowance, tax-free sum and an average 7% municipal tax. Your payslip may differ.
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Of a gross pay rise, often less than half remains net after social security and tax, because the raise falls in your highest tax bracket. Calculate above what your raise yields net, and read how to negotiate smarter than gross alone.
Why do you keep so little?
Your raise comes on top of your existing pay and is therefore fully taxed at your marginal (highest) rate. Above roughly 4,250 euros gross per month you are already in the 50 percent bracket; add 13.07 percent social security and municipal tax, and of 100 euros gross raise around 40 euros net remains. In the lower brackets the picture is better, and those losing the work bonus as pay rises feel it extra.
Do not forget the knock-on effect
A gross raise does feed through into everything calculated on your gross: holiday pay, year-end premium, shift premiums (percentage-based), your later pension and any severance payment. That makes 100 euros gross worth more on an annual basis than the monthly net difference suggests: count on nearly 14 monthly salaries of knock-on effect.
Negotiating smarter
So combine: gross pay as the foundation (for the knock-on), and targeted net benefits as accelerators, such as meal vouchers at 8 euros, a higher bicycle allowance, a company car or mobility budget and a good group insurance. Check our salary guide to know what is market-rate before entering the conversation.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to ask for a raise?
At a moment your value is visible: after a completed project, a good review or taking on extra responsibility, and ideally before your employer's budget round (often in autumn). Bring market data (salary guide, vacancy ranges) and a concrete proposal, not an open question.
Does annual indexation count as a raise?
No: automatic wage indexation only corrects for inflation and keeps your purchasing power level; it is no reward for performance. A real raise comes on top. Employers presenting indexation as a raise conflate the two, deliberately or not.
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