German income tax calculator (2024)

Your private health insurance costs per month.

Public pension insurance pays for your pension when you retire.

Your employer pays

You pay

Unemployment insurance pays for unemployment benefits if you lose your job.

Your employer pays

You pay

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Taxable income

Income tax rate

If you pay more than /year in income tax, you must pay a solidarity surcharge. It's a percentage of your income tax.

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The solidarity surcharge is {{ formatPercent(taxes.solidarity.maxRate * 100) }} of your income tax.

Your church collects a church tax. In {{ germanStates[germanState].englishName }}, the church tax is {{ formatPercent(result.churchTaxRate * 100) }} of your income tax.

Your income is too low to pay income tax, so you don't pay church tax.

This is what you pay for all taxes and social contributions.

This is your net income. It's how much money you keep after taxes and other deductions. It's your money. You can spend it.