See your real take-home as a freelancer in Europe
Compare income tax and social contributions across 17 European countries: indicative, side by side, in the currency you choose.
- 17 countries
- 2026 tax year
- Dated ECB rates as of 2026-10-28
Compare your options
Enter your income, add the countries and regimes you want, and see the net side by side.
Example comparison: Germany, Spain and Portugal at €60,000. Change any field to run your own numbers.
Enter your income and add at least one country and regime to see an indicative breakdown.
How it works
- 1
Enter your income
Type your gross annual income and pick the currency you earn in.
- 2
Choose countries & regimes
Add the countries and freelancer tax regimes you want to compare.
- 3
See your take-home
Get an indicative net-income breakdown and a side-by-side ranking.
Need a day or hourly rate instead?
Start from the take-home pay you want and see the freelance rate each regime requires.
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See net take-home and effective rates for every country we cover at €30k, €60k and €100k.
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Freelancer tax guides for every country we cover, with an example calculation and sources.
Built on public data
Exchange rates from the European Central Bank, as of Oct 28, 2026.
Figures are indicative and model the main freelancer regimes. This is not tax advice.
Every regime on the country pages links to its official sources.
This is an indicative calculator for information only, not tax advice. It models the main freelancer regime(s) with the simplifications listed above and uses dated ECB/NBU exchange rates. Verify with a local accountant before making decisions.