Employee Cost Calculator by Country
A salary is only part of the cost. Pick a country to estimate the total employer cost — gross pay plus mandatory employer social contributions.
Live countries
Australia
Employer cost ≈ 12.0% on top of salary
Open calculator → Austria
Employer cost ≈ 28.7% on top of salary
Open calculator → Belgium
Employer cost ≈ 27.0% on top of salary
Open calculator → Brazil
Employer cost ≈ 33.0% on top of salary
Open calculator → Canada
Employer cost ≈ 10.7% on top of salary
Open calculator → France
Employer cost ≈ 42.0% on top of salary
Open calculator → Germany
Employer cost ≈ 21.1% on top of salary
Open calculator → India
Employer cost ≈ 13.0% on top of salary
Open calculator → Ireland
Employer cost ≈ 11.3% on top of salary
Open calculator → Italy
Employer cost ≈ 30.0% on top of salary
Open calculator → Japan
Employer cost ≈ 15.8% on top of salary
Open calculator → Mexico
Employer cost ≈ 30.0% on top of salary
Open calculator → Netherlands
Employer cost ≈ 18.4% on top of salary
Open calculator → Poland
Employer cost ≈ 20.5% on top of salary
Open calculator → Portugal
Employer cost ≈ 23.8% on top of salary
Open calculator → Singapore
Employer cost ≈ 17.3% on top of salary
Open calculator → Spain
Employer cost ≈ 30.6% on top of salary
Open calculator → Switzerland
Employer cost ≈ 14.6% on top of salary
Open calculator → United Kingdom
Employer cost ≈ 18.0% on top of salary
Open calculator → United States
Employer cost ≈ 9.3% on top of salary
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