Employer cost of a salary in Germany
employer_costRead-onlyIdempotent
What a salary in Germany costs the employer (employer social contributions itemised), or the reverse: the gross salary a total budget allows. Give gross_annual or budget_annual.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| age | No | Age; changes the result here (young-worker reliefs, senior slabs, surcharges). Default 35. | |
| church | No | Church tax. Only members of a registered church pay it.: none = No church tax; 9 = 9% (most states); 8 = 8% (Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg). Default none. | |
| saxony | No | Work in Saxony. In Saxony employees pay 0.5% more long-term care insurance. Default false. | |
| zusatz | No | Health insurer Zusatzbeitrag. The extra contribution of your Krankenkasse; 2.9% is the 2026 average. Employer pays half. (%). Default 2.9. | |
| married | No | Married or registered partner. Default false. | |
| children | No | Number of dependent children. Default 0. | |
| pension_pct | No | Voluntary employee pension contribution through payroll, % of salary. Default 0. | |
| bonus_annual | No | Yearly bonus in EUR. Default 0. | |
| gross_annual | No | Gross yearly salary in EUR | |
| budget_annual | No | Total yearly employer budget in EUR, to find the gross salary it allows | |
| single_parent | No | Single parent (tax class II). Entlastungsbetrag €4,260 + €240 per extra child, with children living with you. Default false. | |
| spouse_income | No | Partner's gross yearly income in EUR, for joint taxation and spouse allowances. Default 0. |