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Payroll Cost Calculator — Austria 2025
See what an employee actually costs the employer in Austria — and what the employee takes home. Includes all social insurance contributions, DB, Kommunalsteuer and Vienna DZ.
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Employer total cost
Gross + SV (KV/UV/PV/ALV) + DB + DZ + Kommunalsteuer + BMSVG
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Employee net salary
After employee SV contributions and progressive income tax
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Vienna vs other states
Includes Vienna DZ surcharge (0.4%) where applicable
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13th & 14th month
Toggle Urlaubs- and Weihnachtsgeld for accurate annual cost
Monthly gross salary
€ 3.000
Work location
13th & 14th month salary (Urlaubs- / Weihnachtsgeld)
SV breakdown (employer)
Health insurance (KV)
3.78%
€ 132/mo
Accident insurance (UV)
1.20%
€ 42/mo
Pension insurance (PV)
12.55%
€ 439/mo
Unemployment insurance (ALV)
3.00%
€ 105/mo
Insolvency contribution (IE)
0.10%
€ 4/mo
Employee provision fund (BMSVG)
1.53%
€ 54/mo
Total employer cost / month
€ 4.531
Employer overhead on gross: +29.5%
Employee net salary / month
€ 2.473
Employer costs
Annual gross salary
€ 42.000
Social insurance (employer)
+€ 776/mo
DB — Dienstgeberbeitrag (3.9%)
+€ 137/mo
DZ — Vienna surcharge (0.4%)
+€ 14/mo
Kommunalsteuer (3.0%)
+€ 105/mo
Employee take-home
Annual gross salary
€ 42.000
Social insurance (employee)
−€ 620/mo
Income tax (Einkommensteuer)
−€ 407/mo
Disclaimer: Calculations use 2025 Austrian rates (SV, DB, Kommunalsteuer, progressive income tax). Vienna DZ 0.4% included when Vienna selected. 13th/14th month calculated at standard rate for simplicity. Results are indicative only — consult NEXORA or a licensed Steuerberater.
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