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Romania take-home pay calculator 2026
Employee in Bucharest on a standard individual employment contract (contract individual de muncă), Romanian tax resident and a Romanian national, aged 26 or over, single with no dependants, the job being the employee's main job (funcția de bază), salary only paid evenly as monthly gross pay (no bonus, meal vouchers or benefits in kind), normal working conditions, calendar tax year 2026. Employee pension contribution (CAS) 25% and health contribution (CASS) 10%, both uncapped and both deducted from the tax base; flat income tax 10%. The basic personal deduction applies only to monthly gross pay up to the minimum wage plus 2,000 lei (6,050 lei to June, 6,325 lei from July 2026), so it is zero for every salary shown and is not modelled. Employer: work insurance contribution (CAM) 2.25% only. Salaries in Romania are often quoted net per month; this calculator takes monthly gross.
Take-home pay by monthly salary
| Monthly salary | Employee contributions | Income tax | Take-home | Employer cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lei8,000 | lei2,800 | lei520 | lei4,680 | lei8,180 |
| lei12,000 | lei4,200 | lei780 | lei7,020 | lei12,270 |
| lei18,000 | lei6,300 | lei1,170 | lei10,530 | lei18,405 |
| lei30,000 | lei10,500 | lei1,950 | lei17,550 | lei30,675 |
Questions
What is the take-home pay on lei12,000 a month in Romania?
After employee contributions of lei4,200 and tax of lei780, take-home pay is lei7,020 a month. The employer's total cost is lei12,270, 1.02 times the salary.
What does the calculator assume?
Employee in Bucharest on a standard individual employment contract (contract individual de muncă), Romanian tax resident and a Romanian national, aged 26 or over, single with no dependants, the job being the employee's main job (funcția de bază), salary only paid evenly as monthly gross pay (no bonus, meal vouchers or benefits in kind), normal working conditions, calendar tax year 2026. Employee pension contribution (CAS) 25% and health contribution (CASS) 10%, both uncapped and both deducted from the tax base; flat income tax 10%. The basic personal deduction applies only to monthly gross pay up to the minimum wage plus 2,000 lei (6,050 lei to June, 6,325 lei from July 2026), so it is zero for every salary shown and is not modelled. Employer: work insurance contribution (CAM) 2.25% only. Salaries in Romania are often quoted net per month; this calculator takes monthly gross.
Sources: [1] Checked 2026-11-10; 2026 rates.