Employer contributions range from 1.77% to 3.75% of gross salary, depending on the contract and accident-insurance group. Enter a gross salary to compare total employer cost with employee take-home pay.
Enter a gross salary at or above the minimum monthly wage to see the full cost.
The employer pays these contributions in addition to gross salary, so they do not reduce employee take-home pay:
Employer contributions total 1.77% of gross salary for an open-ended contract and 2.49% for a fixed-term contract. Total employer cost = gross salary × (1 + rate).
The calculator starts with group I, which covers most employers. Sodra assigns higher-risk employers to groups II to IV, where the accident-insurance rate can be up to ten times higher.
The employer pays 1.77% on top of the gross salary for an open-ended contract at accident group I, and 2.49% for a fixed-term contract. Total employer cost = gross salary × (1 + rate).
€3,053.10 per month for an open-ended contract at accident group I: €3,000 gross plus €53.10 in employer contributions. The employee takes home €1,815.00 without 2nd or 3rd pillar pension contributions.
Four contributions: unemployment insurance 1.31% (2.03% for fixed-term contracts), accident and occupational-disease insurance 0.14% at group I (up to 1.40% at group IV), the guarantee fund 0.16%, and the long-term employment benefit fund 0.16%.
Yes. Unemployment insurance rises from 1.31% to 2.03%. The other contributions stay the same.
Partly. Unemployment and accident insurance stop above 60 VDU (€138,729 per year in 2026). The guarantee fund and the long-term employment benefit fund apply to the full gross salary.
No. The employer pays them in addition to gross salary, so they do not reduce take-home pay. Income tax and the employee’s Sodra contributions are calculated separately in the salary calculator.
Results are estimates. Ask your employer or payroll specialist about your individual situation.