Compare: employed vs freelance

See which pays more after German taxes, side-by-side.

Which question are you answering?

Employed

Annual gross salary

€

Tax class (Steuerklasse)

State (Bundesland)

Age

Children

Health insurance

I pay church tax (Kirchensteuer)

This scenario: —/year net

Freelance

Revenue model

Day rate

€

Billable days/year

Working days minus vacation and admin. = €100,000 revenue

Vacation days

Expected sick days

Annual business expenses

€

Tax classification

Health insurance

VAT status

State (Bundesland)

Age

Children

I pay church tax (Kirchensteuer)

This scenario: —/year net

Employed

Monthly net

—

Annual net

—

Effective tax rate

—

(on gross)

Effective hourly

—

Freelance

Monthly net

—

Annual net

—

Effective tax rate

—

(on revenue)

Effective hourly

—

Beyond the headline

Employed scenario

Total annual deductions—

Effective hourly (— h/yr)—

Freelance scenario

Annual revenue—

Annual profit—

Vacation cost (foregone billing)—

Sick day cost (foregone billing)—

Annual business expenses—

1Employed
2Freelance
3Results

Employed

Annual gross salary

€

Tax class (Steuerklasse)

State (Bundesland)

Age

Children

Health insurance

I pay church tax (Kirchensteuer)

This scenario: —/year net

Have both kinds of income?

Many people in Germany have both a job and freelance side income. The full mixed-income tax math is supported in our engine but not yet in this comparison view. Drop your email and we'll let you know when it's available.

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