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# Take-home pay in Italy

The national median gross salary in Italy is €2,259 a month (2022). Over twelve months, €27,108 a year, a single person without children pays €3,214 in income tax and €2,573 in employee social contributions and keeps €21,322 a year: €1,777 a month, 78.7% of gross.

## Take-home pay by household

OECD Taxing Wages 2025; the average wage is €36,594 a year. For the households with children, net pay includes the cash benefits the model adds.

### Single, no children

| Share of the average wage | Gross a year | Gross a month | Net a month | Kept |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 50% | €18,297 | €1,525 | €1,337 | 87.7% |
| 67% | €24,518 | €2,043 | €1,653 | 80.9% |
| 100% | €36,594 | €3,049 | €2,176 | 71.4% |
| 133% | €48,670 | €4,056 | €2,574 | 63.5% |
| 167% | €61,112 | €5,093 | €3,063 | 60.1% |
| 200% | €73,188 | €6,099 | €3,539 | 58.0% |
| 250% | €91,485 | €7,624 | €4,259 | 55.9% |

### Single parent, two children

| Share of the average wage | Gross a year | Gross a month | Net a month | Kept |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 50% | €18,297 | €1,525 | €1,739 | 114.0% |
| 67% | €24,518 | €2,043 | €2,054 | 100.6% |
| 100% | €36,594 | €3,049 | €2,578 | 84.6% |
| 133% | €48,670 | €4,056 | €2,965 | 73.1% |
| 167% | €61,112 | €5,093 | €3,404 | 66.8% |
| 200% | €73,188 | €6,099 | €3,831 | 62.8% |
| 250% | €91,485 | €7,624 | €4,478 | 58.7% |

### Couple, one earner, two children

| Share of the average wage | Gross a year | Gross a month | Net a month | Kept |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 50% | €18,297 | €1,525 | €1,796 | 117.8% |
| 67% | €24,518 | €2,043 | €2,112 | 103.4% |
| 100% | €36,594 | €3,049 | €2,638 | 86.5% |
| 133% | €48,670 | €4,056 | €3,028 | 74.6% |
| 167% | €61,112 | €5,093 | €3,461 | 68.0% |
| 200% | €73,188 | €6,099 | €3,876 | 63.6% |
| 250% | €91,485 | €7,624 | €4,510 | 59.2% |

## Income tax schedule (2026)

The national schedule, as published by Agenzia delle Entrate.

| Taxable income | Rate | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| up to €28,000 | 23% | IRPEF taxable income; up to EUR 28,000 |
| €28,000 – €50,000 | 35% | IRPEF taxable income; above EUR 28,000 through EUR 50,000 |
| above €50,000 | 43% | IRPEF taxable income; above EUR 50,000 |

- Standard VAT rate: 22%; reduced 10%, 5%, 4%

## Sources

1. OECD, Taxing Wages — decomposition of taxes and benefits (dataflow OECD.CTP.TPS,DSD_TAX_WAGES_DECOMP@DF_TW_DECOMP,2.1). https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/taxing-wages-2025_b3a95829-en.html
2. Agenzia delle Entrate, Income tax schedule 2026. https://infoprecompilata.agenziaentrate.gov.it/portale/documents/d/guest/730_istruzioni_2026.pdf
3. Eurostat (Structure of Earnings Survey, earn_ses_monthly), Eurostat (Structure of Earnings Survey, earn_ses_monthly). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/earn_ses_monthly?format=JSON&lang=EN&freq=A&indic_se=MED_E_EUR&worktime=FT&age=TOTAL&sex=T&isco08=TOTAL&nace_r2=B-S_X_O&time=2022&geo=IT

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/calculators/take-home-pay/italy/
- JSON (the model for Italy): https://immigrationdb.com/data/calculators/it.json