Job offer check
Enter a salary offer. See what is left after tax, rent and bills, how it compares with local pay, and whether it meets the work-permit salary thresholds.
An offer of €48,000 a year in Berlin leaves €2,602 a month after tax.
| Each month | Amount | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home pay a month | €2,602 | Single, no children; income tax and employee contributions (OECD Taxing Wages) |
| Rent for a 60 m² flat | €1,020 · 39% of take-home | advertised, per m² |
| Left after rent and bills | €1,053 | transport pass, utilities, internet and mobile |
| Against local pay | 94% of the median | Berlin median gross pay: €4,250 a month |
Work-permit salary thresholds
| Threshold | This offer | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| EU Blue Card salary threshold, standard rate | €2,700 below · €50,700 a year | Make it in Germany · 2026-08-27 |
| EU Blue Card salary threshold, shortage occupations | Meets · €45,934 a year | Make it in Germany · 2026-08-27 |
How it is worked out, and the sources
Take-home pay comes from the country's tax model for the chosen household (Taxing Wages — decomposition of taxes and benefits). Rent and bills are the city's own published figures, as on its page. Local pay is the city's median gross pay, else its region's, else the country's, named beside the figure. Thresholds are the published salary minimums of each work permit, with the authority and the date they apply from. Methodology.