Take-home pay by country: the 2026 dataset
Deduction rates at 60,000 (local currency), ranked
| # | Country | Gross | Net | Deduction rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (2026) | $60,000 | $50,390 | 16.0% |
| 2 | Australia (2026-27) | $60,000 | $50,380 | 16.0% |
| 3 | Switzerland (2026) | CHF 60,000 | CHF 49'226 | 18.0% |
| 4 | New Zealand (2026-27) | $60,000 | $48,730 | 18.8% |
| 5 | Canada (2026) | $60,000 | $47,340 | 21.1% |
| 6 | Singapore (YA 2027) | $60,000 | $46,960 | 21.7% |
| 7 | United Kingdom (2026/27) | £60,000 | £45,357 | 24.4% |
| 8 | Ireland (2026) | €60,000 | €44,925 | 25.1% |
| 9 | Netherlands (2026) | €60,000 | €44,094 | 26.5% |
| 10 | Austria (2026) | €60,000 | €41,102 | 31.5% |
| 11 | Germany (2026) | €60,000 | €37,561 | 37.4% |
How to read this honestly
The same number in different currencies buys different lives, so this dataset compares tax and contribution systems, not living standards. Assumptions follow each country's standard single-employee case and are stated per row in the CSV: Germany tax class I with statutory health insurance, the US federal-only, Austria across 14 payments, Singapore with full CPF, and so on. Every figure comes from the same tested engines that power our calculators, so this table can never contradict them.
What stands out in 2026
At 60,000 the highest deduction rates are in Germany and Austria, the lowest in United States and Australia. Germany and Austria carry statutory social insurance inside the payroll deduction, where the US and Australia fund health care and pensions partly outside it. Singapore ranks 6th of 11 at 21.7% (mid-table), and that rate counts CPF even though it goes to your own account rather than a pooled system. The Netherlands ranks 9th of 11 at 26.5% (among the highest), after both of its tax credits. Explore any pair in the live country comparison.
Use the data
The CSV holds all 11 countries at 30,000 to 200,000 local-currency gross with net pay, deduction rate and assumptions per row, license CC BY 4.0: cite "Salneto, 2026" with a link. We refresh it whenever a country's official rates change, and the methodology pages document every source.