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The employee has to pay a ton of social security contributions and insurance in Germany, which in many other countries are paid by the employer, making the net
by SZJX 4y ago
The employee has to pay a ton of social security contributions and insurance in Germany, which in many other countries are paid by the employer, making the net salary most likely about half of the gross salary.
- felixge 4y agoTrue! But it's also worth noting that those contributions are capped in Germany. This is different from other EU countries such as Portugal. For pension the cap is ~85k. For public health insurance is ~58k EUR, but you can opt out of this and get private health insurance instead as well.