Spain net salary calculator (sueldo neto)
Spain net salary calculator (Your Spanish net salary is your gross minus social-security contributions and IRPF income tax, after the personal-minimum credit.
Worked example · Neto / mes
You keep 77% of gross pay 23% goes to tax and contributions
With Salario bruto anual of 25,000 EUR, this model computes Neto / mes of 1,375.11 EUR. See the full working.
✓ Verified against 2 self-test cases Updated for 2026 · sources checked 2026-10-17
How Sueldo neto (net salary) in Spain is calculated
Spanish payroll deducts employee social security (6.50%) on a capped base, then withholds IRPF income tax on the combined state-plus-regional scale, running 19% to 47% across the brackets.
A personal minimum reduces the tax, and salaries are commonly paid over 14 instalments (two extra pay months), so the monthly figure divides by 14. Regions set the upper half of the scale, so Madrid and Cataluna differ slightly. Estimate, not tax advice.
Worked example
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| Inputs | |
|---|---|
| Salario bruto anual | 25,000 EUR |
| Computed by the engine | |
| Ss Base | 25,000 |
| Seguridad Social ✓ pinned | 1,625 EUR |
| Base imponible ✓ pinned | 23,375 EUR |
| IRPF ✓ pinned | 4,123.50 EUR |
| Neto / año ✓ pinned | 19,251.50 EUR |
| Neto / mes (14 pagas) | 1,375.11 EUR |
Every computed row comes from the engine, run on the inputs above. Rows marked ✓ pinned are also fixed by a published self-test, so a change to the model that moved them would fail its own tests.
Frequently asked questions
What is the net salary for 25,000 EUR in Spain?
On 25,000 EUR, social security takes 6.50%, and IRPF is charged on the remainder at 19-30% across the first bands less the personal minimum. The calculator shows the exact net over 14 payments.
Why is the net divided by 14?
Many Spanish contracts pay 14 instalments a year, with extra pay in summer and December, so the monthly net is the annual net divided by 14.
Does the region change my IRPF?
Yes — the autonomous community sets the regional half of the scale, so the same gross nets slightly differently in Madrid, Cataluna and elsewhere.
Sources
- AEAT · checked 2026-10-17
- Seguridad Social · checked 2026-08-02
- Seguridad Social — bases y tipos 2026 (Orden PJC/297/2026) · checked 2026-10-17
Estimate. Not tax advice. The verification badge means the model reproduces the stated formula through 2 self-test cases; the sources support that the formula matches the rules.
Check the arithmetic yourself: how this calculator is verified — the formula behind every derived value, the 2 test cases the engine reproduces, and what the badge does and does not claim. Also available as machine-readable JSON.
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