Global Hiring & Salary Calculator • BrainSource

Calculate take-home pay, worker taxes, employer social overhead, and total hiring costs for tech talent, remote engineers, and contractors across European countries. Built for international hiring managers, technical founders, recruiters, and remote contractors navigating cross-border compensation in the UK, Germany, Romania, Poland, Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, and across Europe. Key Features: ⁠•⁠ ⁠38 Global Countries Covered: Instant 2026 calculations for Germany, United Kingdom, Romania, Poland, Netherlands, France, Spain, Switzerland, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Luxembourg, United States, Canada, Australia, UAE, Singapore, India, Brazil, and European benchmarks. ⁠•⁠ ⁠3 Engagement Models Compared: Compare the true cost and take-home pay across: 1. Permanent Employee (Perm): Calculates worker social security, income tax, employer social overhead (payroll taxes), and total company hiring cost. 2. Sole Trader / Freelancer (B2B): Calculates invoice retention and effective self-employed tax burden (e.g. Poland JDG Ryczałt, Romanian PFA, German Freiberufler, Spanish Autónomo). 3. Limited Company / LLC (B2B): Models corporate contractor revenue retention after corporate and dividend distributions (e.g. German GmbH, UK Ltd, Romanian SRL, Polish Sp. z o.o.). •⁠ ⁠Gross to Net & Net to Gross: Convert a company budget into worker take-home pay, or calculate the exact gross offer needed to deliver a candidate's target net salary. •⁠ ⁠Side-by-Side EU Hubs Comparison: With 1 click, view an instant comparison table showing what that same monthly budget yields and costs across Germany, the UK, Poland, Romania, Spain, and the Netherlands. •⁠ ⁠Multi-Currency Support: Live conversions across EUR (€), GBP (£), USD ($), CHF (Fr.), RON (lei), PLN (zł), SEK, DKK, NOK, CZK, HUF, BGN, CAD, AUD, AED, SGD, INR, and BRL. •⁠ ⁠1-Click Offer Summary: Copy formatted compensation and hiring summaries directly to your clipboard, ready for client briefs, candidate messages, or offer sheets. •⁠ ⁠In-Page Quick Calculator: Highlight any salary or rate on LinkedIn, job boards, or resumes, right-click, and see an instant on-page breakdown. How to Use: 1.⁠ ⁠Click the extension icon in your Chrome toolbar. 2.⁠ ⁠Select the hiring country (e.g. Germany, UK, Romania, Poland, Netherlands, US). 3.⁠ ⁠Choose the engagement model: Permanent Employee, Sole Trader (B2B), or Limited Company (B2B). 4.⁠ ⁠Enter the annual or monthly salary/fee. 5.⁠ ⁠Review the net take-home pay, employer social overhead, total company cost, and worker retention rate. 6.⁠ ⁠Toggle "Compare Across European Tech Hubs" to benchmark costs against other tech hubs. 7.⁠ ⁠Click "Copy Offer Breakdown" to share with your team, client, or candidate. Privacy & Security: •⁠ ⁠100% Client-Side: All tax calculations run entirely in your local browser. •⁠ ⁠Zero Data Collection: The extension does not record browsing history, does not harvest personal details, and does not send data to external servers. Pan-European Recruitment & Staffing Ecosystem: •⁠ ⁠BrainSource (Tech Recruitment & Headhunting): https://brainsource.io/ •⁠ ⁠BrainSource Network (European Headhunter Portal): https://brainsource.network/ •⁠ ⁠Tallenxis (Global Staffing Platform & Mandates): https://tallenxis.com/