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Updated · iul. 2026

Romanian net-salary calculator

Estimate net pay (gross→net) in Romania: mandatory contributions (CAS, CASS) and income tax are withheld from the gross salary, accounting for the personal deduction, while the total employer cost includes CAM.

Calculate netHow it works
  • Net, contributions and income tax – broken down
  • No registration and no hidden costs
  • In Romanian and English

Quick calculation

Enter the monthly gross salary and choose the number of dependants, children in school, age and period – the calculator instantly shows the take-home net, the itemised contributions (CAS, CASS), income tax after the personal deduction, plus the total employer cost (with CAM). The result is indicative, for an order of magnitude, not for an official decision.

lei

Gross salary before contributions and income tax

Dependants

For each child under 18 enrolled in an educational unit, a fixed supplementary deduction is granted to one parent, at any income level.

Under 26 years old
Period

Nationwide rates – for an order of magnitude, not for decisions.

Net (take-home)

Net (take-home): 3.512,00 lei
  • Net (take-home)3.512,0059%
  • Contributions (employee)2.100,0035%
  • Income tax388,006%
Gross salary
6.000,00 lei
CAS (pension)
1.500,00 lei
CASS (health)
600,00 lei
Personal deduction
20,00 lei
Income tax
388,00 lei
Total employer cost (with CAM)
6.135,00 lei

The work-insurance contribution (CAM, 135 lei) is borne by the employer and is NOT deducted from the employee's net – it is included only in the total employer cost.

Notes on the calculation (1)

Personal deduction applied: 20 lei, subtracted from the tax base at the main job.

If you are employed in Romania on a standard employment contract, the employer withholds the mandatory social contributions (CAS for pension, CASS for health) and income tax from the gross salary before the money reaches your account. Your payslip shows only the net figure at the end.

That is why the gross figure in the contract says little about what actually remains. This gross-to-net calculator makes the arithmetic visible: it breaks the path from gross to net down step by step, and it also shows what the same salary costs the employer, together with the work-insurance contribution (CAM).

The result is indicative, for an order of magnitude, not for an official or tax decision. It shows how a Romanian payslip is built up – the values follow the official sources cited, but have not been through our final sign-off.

35 %
Employee contributions (CAS + CASS)
10 %
Income-tax rate
4.325 lei
Gross minimum wage (Jul–Dec)

How it works

Three steps to a first, honest number – no registration.

  1. 1

    Enter your details

    Gross salary, dependants, children in school, age and period are enough for a first order of magnitude.

  2. 2

    See the breakdown

    Contributions (CAS, CASS), the personal deduction and income tax – line by line instead of a single number.

  3. 3

    Net and total cost

    Take-home net and the total employer cost, side by side, instantly and clearly.

How the monthly deduction works

Mandatory social contributions come off the gross first; income tax then applies to the income that remains, after the personal deduction is subtracted. The employee’s deductions are not a single amount but a set of components:

  • CAS – social-insurance contribution – funds the public pension; withheld from the employee’s gross salary at the main job.
  • CASS – health-insurance contribution – funds the public health system; likewise withheld from the gross salary.
  • The personal deduction – lowers the tax base at the main job, depending on income, dependants and a few special situations.
  • Income tax – a single flat rate applied to the income left after contributions and the personal deduction.

Your contributions (CAS + CASS) come to around 35 % of the gross, and income tax is a single flat rate of 10 % applied to the remaining tax base.

The personal deduction is what makes the difference at low and mid salaries: the base deduction tapers as the gross rises above the minimum wage and disappears above a certain threshold; on top of it, supplementary deductions can apply for workers under 26 and for children enrolled in school.

The work-insurance contribution (CAM) is borne by the employer and is not deducted from your net – the calculator shows it separately, as part of the total employer cost.

What the gross salary really costs the employer

The gross salary is not the end of the sum – it is the base the employer adds its own contribution on top of. On top of your gross, the employer bears the work-insurance contribution (CAM).

This extra employer cost is around 2,25 % of the gross. For a gross at the average of 9.483 lei, that means a total cost of around 9.696 lei a month. The calculator shows this employer cost as its own line, not as part of your net.

Extra contributions that apply to posts with difficult or special working conditions are also borne by the employer and are out of the standard calculation – the calculator treats them as out of scope.

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Why net-to-net comparison matters

Salary comparisons only make sense when you set net against net – not gross against gross, and certainly not a Romanian gross against a net from another country.

The calculator on this page shows a regular month at the main job. Special situations – part-time below the minimum wage, difficult working conditions – follow their own rules and are handled separately.

That first, honest number – the take-home net and the total employer cost – is exactly what the calculator gives you, as a starting point for any comparison.

Frequently asked questions

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