Company vs freelancer
The same income as an employee, a freelancer or a company owner — total taxes, contributions and take-home, side by side.
Salary from your company
Take-home
€45,852.48
- Per month
- €3,821.04
- Taxes and contributions
- -€14,147.52
- Effective rate
- 23.58%
Freelancer (self-insured)
Take-home
€48,594.48
- Per month
- €4,049.54
- Taxes and contributions
- -€11,405.52
- Effective rate
- 19.01%
EOOD profit + dividendHighest take-home
Take-home
€49,231.01
- Per month
- €4,102.58
- Taxes and contributions
- -€10,768.99
- Effective rate
- 17.95%
Simplified for orientation: the salary option spends the whole amount as the company's salary cost, the EOOD owner self-insures on the minimum base and distributes all profit, the freelancer starts from the minimum advance base. The right structure depends on more than this number — talk to us before acting on it.
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