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Take-home pay in Italy

Quick answer: A single worker without children earning the average wage of 36,594 EUR pays 19.1% in income tax and 9.5% in employee social security contributions keeping 26,118 EUR a year (2,176 EUR a month). At 167% of the average wage the combined rate is 39.9%.

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Take-home pay in Italy (EUR)

Salary levelGross / yearNet / yearNet / monthTax + employee SSC
67% of AW24,51819,8301,65319.1%
100% of AW36,59426,1182,17628.6%
167% of AW61,11236,7583,06339.9%

Worked example

A single worker without children earning the average wage of 36,594 EUR pays 19.1% in income tax and 9.5% in employee social security contributions keeping 26,118 EUR a year (2,176 EUR a month). At 167% of the average wage the combined rate is 39.9%.

A one-earner married couple with two children at the average wage keeps 31,652 EUR after taxes and cash family benefits, according to the same OECD model.

The full tax wedge (all taxes as a share of labour cost) at the average wage is 45.8%, ranked #5 of 38; the OECD average is 35.1%.

Sources: OECD Taxing Wages 2025, comparative indicators (single worker, no children; average wage as defined by the OECD for each country) and OECD, Non-tax compulsory payments as an additional burden on labour income in 2025 (Tables 5 and 6) for mandatory pension and insurance payments that are not classed as taxes, such as Australian superannuation. Model estimates: voluntary benefits, local caps and sector-specific schemes are not included.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average take-home pay in Italy?

26,118 EUR a year for a single worker at the average wage (OECD 2025).

How much tax do you pay in Italy?

About 28.6% of gross pay in income tax and employee contributions at the average wage.