Question 1

Why is the gross raise bigger than I expected?

Accepted Answer

A raise lands on top of your existing income, so it gets taxed at your marginal rate, the rate on the next euro you earn, not your effective rate, which is your average rate across your whole salary. In a progressive tax system the marginal rate is always higher than the effective rate, so a raise costs more in gross terms than a flat-percentage estimate would suggest.

Question 2

Does this account for tax credits and bracket thresholds?

Accepted Answer

Yes. This tool runs both your current salary and your target salary through each country's real tax brackets, social security rules, and credits, the same calculation engine used across every MyPayCalc country guide, rather than applying a single flat rate to the raise.

Question 3

Is this useful for negotiating a new job offer, not just a raise?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The same marginal-rate logic applies whether the extra income comes from a raise at your current job or a bigger number on a competing offer. Enter your current salary and how much more take-home pay the new offer needs to provide to be worth it.

Raise Calculator: How Big a Raise Do You Actually Need to Ask For?

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