Tax comparison
🇬🇧United Kingdom vs 🇳🇱Netherlands
At €80,000 gross, the net annual salary is £49,747 in the United Kingdom and €50,468 in the Netherlands, a gap of about €8,432 per year once converted. EXPATRIATION.IO comparison, 2026 tax scales: adjust the gross salary and the household below.
Enter in EUR. Converted to local currency automatically.
Expat Package Report
This corridor, with your own two salaries
This page compares the tax schedules. The report compares your amounts: net at origin and at destination, aligned in euros, the gap quantified, the equivalent gross and the package questions to clarify before signing. PDF delivered by email, corridor pre-filled.
Get the report · 49 EURComparing taxes: United Kingdom and Netherlands
United Kingdom (country) and Netherlands (country) have distinct approaches to taxing employment income. On a gross salary of €80,000, the effective total deduction rate is 26.4% in United Kingdom compared to 36.9% in Netherlands. That translates to a difference of roughly €8,432 per year in favor of United Kingdom.
In United Kingdom, income tax amounts to £14,459 and social contributions add £3,362. In Netherlands, income tax is €29,532 and social contributions are €0.
The net annual take-home is £49,747 in United Kingdom and €50,468 in Netherlands (amounts in respective local currencies, converted from the same EUR gross). 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 the United Kingdom, about €96,700 gross is needed in the Netherlands to reach the same net salary.
That figure answers the same net. For the gross that gives back the same purchasing power, restated at each side's price level, the two answers sit side by side.
Across the €30,000 to €250,000 gross range, the United Kingdom leaves the higher net salary at every level tested.
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
| United Kingdom | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross annual salary | £67,568 | €80,000 |
| Income tax (national or federal) | £14,459 | €29,532 |
| Social contributions | £3,362 | €0 |
| Total deductions | £17,821 | €29,532 |
| Net annual salary | £49,747 | €50,468 |
| Net annual (EUR equivalent) | €58,900 | €50,468 |
| Net monthly salary | £4,146 | €4,206 |
| Effective deduction rate | 26.4% | 36.9% |
Amounts are shown in each local currency (GBP and EUR); EUR equivalents are converted at reference exchange rates last updated on 2026-10-13.
Examples at several salary levels
| Gross (EUR) | Rate United Kingdom | Net United Kingdom (EUR) | Rate Netherlands | Net Netherlands (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €45,000 | 18.7% | €36,567 | 36.0% | €28,802 |
| €80,000 | 26.4% | €58,900 | 36.9% | €50,468 |
| €120,000 | 31.9% | €81,780 | 41.1% | €70,668 |
| €250,000 | 41.4% | €146,455 | 45.5% | €136,318 |
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).
Special tax regimes
The figures on this page apply the ordinary scale. Where one of the two sides opens a tax regime of its own for arrivals from abroad, it is computed alongside here, without changing the comparison above.
Netherlands · 30% Ruling (30%-regeling)
Up to 30% of salary paid as a tax-free allowance for a maximum of 5 years, for skilled workers recruited from abroad with expertise scarce in the Dutch market. The rate stays 30% through 2026 and becomes 27% from 2027 for those who started in 2024 or later (earlier beneficiaries keep 30%); the previously announced 30/20/10 phase-down was reversed. Minimum taxable salary of 48,013 EUR in 2026 (36,497 EUR under 30 with a qualifying master’s degree) after applying the allowance. The comparison above applies the ordinary scale and does not assume this regime.
| Gross (EUR) | Net Netherlands, ordinary scale | Net under the regime | Difference (signed) |
|---|---|---|---|
| €45,000 | €28,802 | €33,739 | +€4,937 |
| €80,000 | €50,468 | €59,670 | +€9,202 |
| €120,000 | €70,668 | €88,488 | +€17,820 |
| €250,000 | €136,318 | €173,443 | +€37,125 |
Who this regime is open to
Recruited from abroad with expertise scarce in the Dutch market. Lived more than 150 km from the Dutch border for at least 16 of the 24 months before employment. Minimum taxable salary of 48,013 EUR in 2026 after the allowance; the tax-free basis is capped at the public-sector pay norm (WNT). Whether a given move qualifies is a question for a tax lawyer, not for this calculator.
Cost of living
Consolidated cost-of-living index (Paris = 100): London 110, Amsterdam 100. This is a rounded editorial benchmark, built from Numbeo readings and official statistics rather than published by them. On a gross salary of €80,000, the net amounts adjusted to this index correspond to a purchasing power on the order of €54,000 for London and €50,000 for Amsterdam, at Paris price levels.
To go further: the cost-of-living comparison and the city budget calculator.
Sources: United Kingdom: gov.uk, tax year 2026 · Netherlands: belastingdienst.nl, tax year 2026
This tool provides estimates based on public datasets. It is not the opinion of a tax lawyer. Consult a tax lawyer, a chartered accountant or a licensed financial professional before making relocation or employment decisions.