About the Brutto Netto Rechner Calculator
In Germany your net pay is your gross salary minus income tax (Lohnsteuer), solidarity surcharge (only for high earners), church tax if you are a member, and the employee half of social insurance: health (7.3% + half the top-up), long-term care (1.8%, +0.6% if childless and 23+), pension (9.3%) and unemployment (1.3%).
For 2026 the basic tax-free allowance is €12,348 and social contributions stop at €5,812.50 a month (health and care) and €8,450 (pension and unemployment). Tax class III suits a couple where one earns much more; class V is the partner.