Global salary take-home

How to use the Salary Calculator

1. Enter your gross annual salary
   Type your total before-tax pay in Gross annual salary (e.g., 50000).
   Tip: If you know your monthly pay, multiply by 12. If weekly, multiply by 52.
2. Select your country
   Choose the country that applies to you. The calculator loads the right tax bands and payroll rules.
   If your country has states/regions, pick one in the next step.
3. Pick region/state (if shown)
   Some places add local tax. Select the correct region so the estimate includes it.
4. Choose pay frequency
   Select Monthly, Weekly, or Fortnightly to see the net pay per period. You’ll also see totals per year for easy comparison.
5. (Optional) Add pre-tax pension/retirement %
   Enter a percentage if you contribute before tax (e.g., 5 for 5%). This lowers taxable income and may reduce payroll taxes depending on country rules.
6. (Optional) Set currency symbol
   The tool picks a default (like £/$/€). You can override it (e.g., type £ or $).
7. Calculate
   Click Calculate. Your take-home pay per period and annual net pay appear at the top.

Read your results

• Take-home (per period): Your net pay after income tax and payroll contributions.
• Annual take-home: Your estimated yearly net income.
• Badges: See separate totals for Income tax, Region/State tax (if any), and Payroll (NI, FICA, etc.). Pension shows if entered.
• Summary table: Line-by-line view per period and per year (gross → pension → tax → payroll → net).
• Tax bands: A breakdown of how much of your income is taxed at each rate.

Quick examples

• UK monthly take-home: Salary = 42,000 · Country = UK · Pension = 5% · Frequency = Monthly → Click Calculate.
• US weekly net pay: Salary = 68,000 · Country = US (Single) · Region = No state tax · Pension = 6% (401k) · Frequency = Weekly.
• Australia with Medicare levy: Salary = 85,000 · Country = Australia · P