Austria taxes personal income through the Einkommensteuer, a progressive system with seven brackets. The lowest band is tax-free and the top band reaches 55 percent. This calculator applies the bracket schedule to your annual taxable income and shows the tax due, your effective rate, and an implied monthly net.
How it works
Austria’s tax is marginal: each rate applies only to the slice of income within its band, not to your whole income. The brackets used here are:
| Taxable income (EUR) | Rate |
|---|---|
| 0 to 12,816 | 0% |
| 12,816 to 20,818 | 20% |
| 20,818 to 34,513 | 30% |
| 34,513 to 66,612 | 40% |
| 66,612 to 99,266 | 48% |
| 99,266 to 1,000,000 | 50% |
| above 1,000,000 | 55% |
The tool computes, for each band, the income that falls inside it, multiplies by the band rate, and adds the results. That total is your income tax.
Example
For taxable income of EUR 40,000: the first 12,816 is tax-free, the next 8,002 is taxed at 20% (1,600.40), the next 13,695 at 30% (4,108.50), and the remaining 5,487 at 40% (2,194.80). Total tax is about EUR 7,903.70, giving an average rate near 19.8% and a marginal rate of 40%.
Notes
Enter income after social-security contributions for the closest result. Personal credits such as the sole-earner credit can lower the final figure, so treat this as an estimate and confirm via FinanzOnline.