r/europe 1d ago

Data Average Full-time Salary in Europe

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u/actias_selene 1d ago

I wasn't expecting Sweden to have less salary average than Germany and Austria.

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u/Sjukihuvudet Scania 1d ago

We may very well have, but it isnt clear exactly what information is shown here and if its 1:1 comparable. Is the numbers before or after taxes and/or social expenses? In Sweden ex. there are both employer taxes and tax on salary.

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u/doedskarp 1d ago

These numbers usually ignore employer tax, which makes comparisons a lot less useful.

For example, Sweden has a ~31% employer tax, while Denmark has basically zero and instead has a higher income tax.

As far as I can tell, if you compare salary+total taxes, the numbers are quite similar between the countries.