Use this when the user asks what an employee costs the employer in a country beyond the gross salary: employer social security contributions, payroll taxes, pension, health or accident insurance, mandatory levies, or the total cost of employment (e.g. "how much does it cost to employ a developer in Germany at 80k", "employer charges in Spain", "coût employeur d'un salarié en Pologne"). Returns each statutory employer contribution with its rate, base, ceiling, source (official wherever one exists) and check date, then the monthly and annual total and its percent of gross, before any Employer of Record fee. A total the country declares as a floor or a ceiling is written "at least" or "at most". A monthly salary is passed as the user gives it, with salary_period "month": the country's statutory 13th or 14th month is then applied (e.g. "a hire at 4,000 a month in Madrid", "un salarié payé 2 500 par mois à Lisbonne"). Do not use for an employee's net pay or income tax, for legal advice, or for the fees of a provider. Amounts given in the local currency come back in it, with the USD in brackets. Data snapshot 2026-10-11. Cost comparison, not legal or tax advice.