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Netherlands income tax rates in 2026
These are the 2026 brackets a Netherlands employer withholds against. They tell you the marginal rate on each slice of income — not the amount you will actually pay, which is lower once credits apply.
Brackets for 2026
| Taxable income | Income tax | Social contributions | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| €0 — €38,883 | 8.1% | 27.65% | 35.75% |
| €38,883 — €78,426 | 37.56% | — | 37.56% |
| Above €78,426 | 49.5% | — | 49.5% |
Why two columns:Social contributions are charged only within the first band. Above it the rate is income tax alone. A single combined figure quoted for every band would overstate the burden on higher salaries and understate it on lower ones.
What these rates do not tell you
- Tax credits are not included. Everyone in employment gets a general credit, and most also get an employment credit; both reduce the tax due substantially. Multiplying your salary by the rate above gives a figure higher than you will actually pay.
- A special regime for arrivals from abroad, where one exists, changes the calculation entirely — see the tax regime page for this country.
- Employer contributions sit outside these rates. They cost your employer money but do not come out of your gross salary, so they do not change your net pay.
- Personal circumstances move the result: dependants, a second income, a mortgage, foreign assets, treaty relief. That is why this page shows the published brackets rather than a net-pay figure we cannot stand behind.
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Photo: Sebastiaan ter Burg from Utrecht, The Netherlands · CC BY 2.0
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Quoting a figure from this page
Every number here is checked against the authority that publishes it, on the date shown. Those numbers change without announcement — one on this site was correct for three months and then quietly was not. So if you quote a figure, quote the date with it, and check the source before you rely on it.
Career Space, “Netherlands income tax rates in 2026”. Checked 2026-08-11. https://career-space.com/en/salary/netherlands
Sources
- 01Box 1: tarieven en schijvenBelastingdienst — Netherlands Tax Administration ·
Every figure here comes from an official source and carries the date we checked it. How we work with data.
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