earnings
If their employer in Germany tells her earnings, so this is always a gross earnings.
Subsequent I want to show you, which means gross - net pay and what taxes you have to pay from your gross salary.
Employment / gross hourly wage / Weekly work
If an employer wants in Germany they hire, goes only through a written employment. This is among other very important and there are also sure:
– This is always given the work week in hours. Not full-time or part-time.
The justification lies in the fact, that due to the different collective agreements in Germany
different weekly working hours are from ca. weekly 35 hours to 41 Hours.
– Their merit should always be a gross wage per hour. Never an indication of monthly wages.
The amount of their gross hourly wage can not be less than the minimum wage in Germany of € 11,35 (Nursing assistants) and 15,00 (for nurses)
(Stand 2021) be. Your gross hourly wage always depends on their skills, of work experience, the work to be carried out and the applicable collective agreement for the sector in which you work.
What is a net salary
The net salary is the salary (pay), remaining after deducting taxes and social security contributions: Net salary = gross salary - taxes - social security.
What is deducted from the gross wage all?
That the net wage usually falls significantly below its gross income, is v.a. to the high deductions by the state and health insurance. In general, therefore, a distinction between tax deductions and social security contributions from the gross salary.
What is deducted from your salary all?
The gross salary is your salary before taxes and social security contributions are deducted. These include charges such as income tax, solidarity surcharge and, if the control Church. are also deducted your social security contributions. This includes pension, Suffer-, care- and unemployment.
What percentage of salary- or income tax you have to pay?
After that, the income tax rate is between 14 percent and 42 Percent. That means: If you have to pay tax on very little income, You just have to 14 pay percent tax on. Are you top earners, then you pay the top tax rate of 42 percent or. 45 Percent.
Tax allowances 2020
Who for singles in 2020 taxable income up 9.408 hat, must not pay or pay income tax; Married for the duplicate amounts apply, also 18.816 euro for 2020
Who pays what taxes?
One half of the social security contributions paid your employer, and indeed completely tax free, the other half you.
In wage- or income tax is the amount to be paid depending on their merit minus the tax-free contributions.
What are the social security contributions?
Example payroll:
Working hours: Weekly 40 Hours results in a monthly schedule of 40 H weekly x 4,33 =
a monthly working time of 173,2 Hours
earnings: € 17,50 Gross hourly wage (Wages for skilled workers with professional recognition)
Monthly gross earnings:
173,2 x Hours € 17,50 = Gross monthly wage of € 3031,00
Calculating net pay
Gross monthly wage € 3031,00
social security contributions – 20,77 % = € 629,54
income tax
free, no children – that. € 235,00
net earnings that. € 2166,46