Tax comparison
🇩🇪Germanyvs🇦🇹Austria
At €80,000 gross, the net annual salary is €47,191 in Germany and €41,849 in Austria, a gap of €5,342 per year. EXPATRIATION.IO comparison, 2026 tax scales: adjust the gross salary and the household below.
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Germany (country) and Austria (country) have distinct approaches to taxing employment income. On a gross salary of €80,000, the effective total deduction rate is 41.0% in Germany compared to 47.7% in Austria. That translates to a difference of roughly €5,342 per year in favor of Germany.
In Germany, income tax amounts to €17,549 and social contributions add €15,260. In Austria, income tax is €24,974 and social contributions are €13,177.
The net annual take-home is €47,191 in Germany and €41,849 in Austria. These figures assume a single filer with no children or special deductions. Actual results vary based on household composition, deductions, and specific tax credits available in each jurisdiction.
Equivalent gross and tipping point
At €80,000 gross in Germany, about €90,300 gross is needed in Austria to reach the same net salary.
Over the €30,000 to €250,000 gross range the ranking reverses at around €35,000: below that level Austria leaves the higher net salary, above it Germany does.
These figures use the default profile. The Expat Package Report runs the same calculation on your own two salaries and household, and quantifies the gap in euros.
Detailed comparison at €80,000 gross
| Germany | Austria | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross annual salary | €80,000 | €80,000 |
| Income tax (national or federal) | €17,549 | €24,974 |
| Social contributions | €15,260 | €13,177 |
| Total deductions | €32,809 | €38,151 |
| Net annual salary | €47,191 | €41,849 |
| Net monthly salary | €3,933 | €3,487 |
| Effective deduction rate | 41.0% | 47.7% |
Breakdown of social contributions
Germany
| Health insurance (GKV) | €5,656 |
|---|---|
| Pension (Rentenversicherung) | €7,440 |
| Unemployment (Arbeitslosenversicherung) | €1,040 |
| Care insurance (Pflegeversicherung) | €1,125 |
| Total contributions | €15,260 |
Austria
| Pension (Pensionsversicherung) | €7,454 |
|---|---|
| Health (Krankenversicherung) | €2,814 |
| Unemployment (Arbeitslosenversicherung) | €2,182 |
| Chamber of Labour (AK-Umlage) | €364 |
| Housing subsidy (Wohnbauförderung) | €364 |
| Total contributions | €13,177 |
Examples at several salary levels
| Gross (EUR) | Rate Germany | Net Germany | Rate Austria | Net Austria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €45,000 | 37.1% | €28,291 | 40.1% | €26,943 |
| €80,000 | 41.0% | €47,191 | 47.7% | €41,849 |
| €120,000 | 44.2% | €66,966 | 48.1% | €62,234 |
| €250,000 | 44.3% | €139,139 | 49.1% | €127,234 |
These figures assume a single filer with no children; the tool above lets you adjust the salary and the household configuration (married, 1 to 3 children).
Sources: Germany: bmf.de, tax year 2026 · Austria: bmf.gv.at, tax year 2026
This tool provides estimates based on public datasets. It is not tax advice. Consult a licensed tax advisor or financial professional before making relocation or employment decisions.