2026 decision snapshot
Calculated 2026 snapshot
Local median salaries, different net outcomes
Each country uses its local median gross salary. The comparison separates net after tax, rent, groceries, external health insurance and the amount after modelled costs.
| Country | Gross/year | Net after tax/year | Rent/year | Groceries/year | External health/year | After housing/year | After modelled costs/year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | €54,066 | €34,305 | €14,256 | €2,748 | €0 | €20,049 | €17,302 |
| Austria | €55,678 | €38,981 | €19,314 | €3,312 | €0 | €19,667 | €16,355 |
| Switzerland | €89,081 | €70,614 | €14,635 | €6,341 | €6,071 | €55,978 | €43,566 |
| USA | €54,632 | €42,920 | €16,754 | €6,353 | €5,236 | €26,167 | €14,578 |
| United Kingdom | €45,458 | €35,300 | €20,959 | €2,505 | €0 | €14,341 | €11,836 |
| Ireland | €38,006 | €32,136 | €24,000 | €2,801 | €1,500 | €8,136 | €3,834 |
| Canada | €42,750 | €32,626 | €10,463 | €2,869 | €0 | €22,163 | €19,293 |
| Australia | €56,249 | €43,973 | €22,002 | €4,039 | €0 | €21,971 | €17,932 |
Across eight countries, this page shows calculated net income at the national median salary, the selected rent assumption, groceries, external health costs, and the monthly amount left for a single household.
Sources and result scope
- Net pay: Obolus TaxCompare API · 2026
- DE · Median gross: German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) (2025) · Rent: Kiel Institute / VALUE (2026-Q1)
- AT · Median gross: Statistics Austria (2024) · Rent: DER STANDARD / immopreise.at (2026-08)
- CH · Median gross: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) (2024) · Rent: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) (2022) · Health insurance: BAG / Priminfo (2026) · Currency conversion: ECB 2026-09-18
- US · Median gross: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (2025) · Rent: editorial assumption; not a verified statistic · Currency conversion: ECB 2026-09-18
- UK · Median gross: UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) (April 2025) · Rent: editorial assumption; not a verified statistic · Currency conversion: ECB 2026-09-18
- IE · Median gross: Central Statistics Office Ireland (CSO) (2024) · Rent: editorial assumption; not a verified statistic
- CA · Median gross: Statistics Canada (2025) · Rent: editorial assumption; not a verified statistic · Currency conversion: ECB 2026-09-18
- AU · Median gross: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (August 2025) · Rent: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), citing Cotality (December 2025) · Health insurance: Services Australia (2026 rules) · Currency conversion: ECB 2026-09-18