Estimate your German net pay for 2026. Independent app, not a government app.
⚠️ Disclaimer: Nettolohn DE is an independent private app. It is not a government app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or acting on behalf of the BMF, ELSTER, DRV, GKV-Spitzenverband or Bundesagentur für Arbeit.
Official sources (check your figures here)
• BMF-Steuerrechner — official wage-tax calculator of the Federal Ministry of Finance
https://www.bmf-steuerrechner.de/
• Bundesministerium der Finanzen (BMF), Lohnsteuer-Programmablaufplan 2026 — Federal Ministry of Finance: official wage-tax calculation rules for 2026
https://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Content/DE/Downloads/Steuern/Steuerarten/Lohnsteuer/Programmablaufplan/2025-11-12-PAP-2026.html
• ELSTER (ELStAM) — tax administration portal: electronic wage-tax deduction features
https://www.elster.de/eportal/infoseite/elstam_(privatpersonen)
• Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) — German Pension Insurance: contribution rates and thresholds
https://www.deutsche-rentenversicherung.de/DRV/DE/Experten/Zahlen-und-Fakten/Werte-der-Rentenversicherung/werte-der-rentenversicherung.html
• GKV-Spitzenverband — National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds
https://www.gkv-spitzenverband.de/
• Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) — Federal Employment Agency: unemployment insurance contribution rate
https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/datei/hinweis-alv_ba035280.pdf
• Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (BMG) — Federal Ministry of Health: health and long-term care insurance contributions
https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/beitraege.html
• Einkommensteuergesetz (EStG) — Income Tax Act
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/estg/
• Sozialgesetzbuch IV (SGB IV) — Social Code Book IV: common rules for social insurance contributions
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_4/
Nettolohn DE estimates monthly net pay for employees with statutory social insurance in Germany. Enter gross pay, tax class, federal state and related details to see an educational breakdown of deductions. Results are estimates only and may differ from your payslip or an official calculation.
What you can do
• Convert gross to net and net to gross
• Deduction breakdown: pension, unemployment, health and long-term care insurance, wage tax, solidarity surcharge, church tax
• Tax classes I–VI and all federal states
• Compare two scenarios and view a yearly projection
Private educational estimate. Not tax advice. Not a payslip or wage-tax certificate. Always check the official sources above and your payslip.
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Neuigkeiten
Updated 2026 tax calculations, bug fixes and Pro improvements.