Net salary: United Kingdom vs the Netherlands
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Take-home pay of a job in United Kingdom (with the situation options of net_salary) next to a job in the Netherlands (2026, optionally with the 8% holiday allowance and the 30% ruling), in euros, with the difference a year.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| region | No | Where you live: ruk = England, Wales or Northern Ireland; scotland = Scotland. Default ruk. | |
| children | No | Number of dependent children. Default 0. | |
| postgrad | No | Postgraduate loan Default false. | |
| fx_per_eur | No | Exchange rate: 1 euro = this many GBP, for the euro amounts. Default 0.84 (indicative). | |
| pension_pct | No | Voluntary employee pension contribution through payroll, % of salary. Default 0. | |
| bonus_annual | No | Yearly bonus in GBP. Default 0. | |
| student_loan | No | Student loan: none = None; plan1 = Plan 1; plan2 = Plan 2; plan4 = Plan 4 (Scotland); plan5 = Plan 5. Default none. | |
| child_benefit | No | Claim Child Benefit. With children: Child Benefit is shown, and above £60,000 the charge that claws it back. Default true. | |
| pension_method | No | How pension is paid. Salary sacrifice saves tax and NI; net pay saves tax; relief at source is paid from net pay and HMRC adds 25%.: sacrifice = Salary sacrifice; netpay = Net pay arrangement; ras = Relief at source. Default sacrifice. | |
| nl_gross_annual | Yes | Gross yearly salary in the Netherlands, in euros, without holiday allowance | |
| home_gross_annual | Yes | Gross yearly salary in United Kingdom, in GBP | |
| nl_holiday_allowance | No | The Dutch job pays 8% holiday allowance on top. Default true. | |
| nl_thirty_percent_ruling | No | The 30% ruling applies in the Netherlands. Default false. |