Pay transparency

From RAL to take-home pay

Job ads show the RAL, the gross annual salary. But how much actually lands in your pocket each month? Enter it here and we'll tell you.

RAL is the gross annual salary, the total before tax and contributions, that you see in job ads. Your take-home pay is what you receive each month. This tool converts one into the other.

What does the ad show?
Your take-home pay

Enter the RAL, the monthly gross or the hourly rate to see the net.

Indicative estimate

The range covers your municipality's surtax and a dependent spouse, if any. Bonuses, overtime and special tax regimes are left out, so your actual payslip may differ. For special cases, check with a labor consultant.

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What the new law changes

From June 7, 2026 Italy transposes EU Directive 2023/970 on pay transparency. Here is what it means for jobseekers.

  • Salary is written in the adEvery ad must state the gross RAL or a realistic range. You know the pay before you even apply.
  • Ads show the gross figureThe figure is the gross annual salary. To know your take-home pay you need to convert it, which is what this tool does.
  • You don't have to share your current payDuring hiring the company can no longer ask what you earn today. You can state your salary expectations instead.
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How we calculate the estimate

We start from the gross figure you enter and work out the net by applying the Italian tax system (2024 IRPEF brackets, employee deductions, 9.19% INPS contributions, average regional surtaxes). The range next to the result covers the two factors that vary most from person to person: your municipality's surtax and a dependent spouse, if any. Dependent children usually do not change the payslip, because since 2022 they are covered by the INPS-paid Assegno Unico. It is a guidance estimate, not a payslip: bonuses, overtime and special tax regimes are left out, and special cases always need a labor consultant.