About Aftertax
Aftertaxanswers a simple question: how much of your salary do you actually keep? It works out take-home pay after income tax and social security in 215 places: all 30 European countries, every Swiss canton, every US state, Canada's provinces, Japan, Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, South Africa and the Gulf, and lets you compare them side by side.
Who makes it
Aftertax is built and maintained by Michael Soucek, as an independent project. It isn't a tax firm, a bank or anything connected to a government. It exists because comparing pay across countries is something people need when weighing a job offer, a move or remote work, and most tools only cover one country at a time.
How it's built
Every calculator is built from official tax-authority sources (rates, allowances and contribution rules taken from the tax authorities and the law itself) and tested against government and widely used published calculators. Our results sit next to those independent figures on the how we test page, and the per-country sources and simplifications are on the methodology page. Rates were last checked on 22 October 2026.
When we get it wrong
Tax rules are complicated and change every year, and we will sometimes be wrong. When that happens we fix it quickly and say so in the changelog, with what the mistake affected. If you spot something, email hello@after-taxes.com with the page and the figure you expected.
What it is not
It isn't tax, financial or legal advice, and it doesn't compute your exact liability: everyone is modelled as a single employee with standard allowances. Read the disclaimer, and check anything important with a qualified professional in the country concerned.
Privacy
The salary you type never leaves your browser: the calculation runs on your device. Details are in the privacy policy.