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Total employee cost calculator

An employee costs more than the salary: contributions sit on top of it while payroll tax sits inside it. This calculator unfolds the whole chain from take-home pay to the price of one working hour.

Pay

Rates

Defaults follow the general regime. Check them against your own situation: small businesses, IT and some industries use different rates.

Workplace and time

Share of rent, hardware, software, connectivity, training
Used to convert leave days into hours

Result

Total cost per month

Cost of one working hour
Gross salary
Payroll tax
Take-home pay
Social contributions
Injury insurance
On top of take-home pay
Total cost per year

Adjusted for leave: paid but non-working days raise the cost of every actual hour

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This calculation is for informational purposes only and does not replace advice from a qualified professional. Formulas and rates may not fit your exact situation — double-check the figures before making decisions.

How it is calculated

Payroll tax is withheld from the gross salary — it is inside the number you agreed on. Social and injury contributions are charged on top and paid by the employer, so the real cost is always above the salary.

Gross is recovered from take-home pay with the reverse formula: gross = net ÷ (1 − tax ÷ 100). This matters when hiring: «60,000 net» and a 60,000 salary are different money for the company.

Total monthly cost = gross salary + social contributions + injury insurance + workplace cost. That last item is almost always forgotten, even though hardware, software, connectivity and a share of rent add a visible amount.

Hourly cost = yearly cost ÷ hours actually worked, where those hours are reduced by paid leave. Leave is paid but not worked, so its cost spreads over the remaining hours. This is the number you need when costing a service or a project.

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