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Greece salary and payroll guide

Review supported years, regional coverage, and payroll scope for Greece before opening the calculator.

Quick read

Latest supported year: 2026

Historic years remain visible when the underlying engine supports them.

National rules

Regional rule sets appear where one national assumption is not enough.

Employee-focused payroll model

The calculator is built for salary, deductions, and employer costs rather than full self-employment tax filing.

Currency

EUR

The calculator and charts display amounts in the local currency.

Available Years

2024-2026

Supported years are visible before you open the interactive tool.

Subdivisions

National rules

Regional models appear where payroll rules differ below the national level.

Privacy Status

Browser-based

Salary inputs stay local while the calculator runs on the client.

What we cover
  • Progressive income tax calculation
  • Mandatory social security (pension, health, and similar contributions)
  • Employer-side payroll costs and total labor cost
  • Value-added tax and consumption analysis
  • Tax Freedom Day calculation
Known Limitations
  • Self-employment and business income are outside the main scope of this tool
  • Detailed local tax credits are not fully modeled
  • Wealth, inheritance, and gift taxes are not included
  • Complex fringe benefits are not yet covered in detail

How to read the model

How NettoFlow breaks down pay in Greece

This page is not just a door into the calculator. It explains which tax and payroll layers matter most in Greece and which inputs visibly change the result.

Income tax structure

Tax years, bracket thresholds, and filing logic decide how quickly gross salary turns into taxable income.

Gross SalaryYearIncome Tax Brackets

Payroll contributions

Pension, health, unemployment, and employer-side payroll costs change both take-home pay and full employment cost.

Social Security ContributionsEmployer ContributionsFull Employment Cost

Local and personal settings

Regions, household status, children, or local surcharges can move the result materially even within the same country.

Capital Gains

Greece Settings

Income Tax

Progressive tax rates based on official tax law

  • 22% above €10,000.00
  • 28% above €20,000.00
  • 36% above €30,000.00
  • Employee tax credit: €900.00
  • Full up to: €20,000.00
  • Phase-out: 0.9%
  • 44% above €40,000.00
  • Approx. tax-free zone from the employee credit: €10,000.00

Social Security Contributions

Employee social security contributions with rate limits

  • EFKA: Employee 13.87% / Employer 22.29%
  • Contribution Ceiling (Hoechstbeitragsgrundlage): €85,524.00
  • Monthly EFKA ceiling: €7,127.00

Capital Gains

Use this field when you want to estimate salary and investment income in the same scenario. Capital-gains rules are often narrower than salary-tax rules.

  • Capital Gains Tax Rate: 15%
  • Dividend Tax Rate: 0%
  • Solidarity levy for private payroll is not modelled

Calculator glossary

What the inputs mean for Greece

These are the main fields you will see when you configure Greece. Payroll is not driven by gross salary alone, so the guide explains the extra inputs too.

Gross Salary

Enter the gross pay before taxes and contributions. This is the starting point for net salary, employer cost, and comparison views.

Year

Select the tax year that matches the payslip or scenario you want to model. Thresholds, brackets, and contribution limits can change from year to year.

Capital Gains

Use this field when you want to estimate salary and investment income in the same scenario. Capital-gains rules are often narrower than salary-tax rules.