What is my hourly wage?
€18.74 net per paid hour
Example: €4,000 gross a month, 40 hours a week. For each hour actually worked: €21.65.
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Questions about pay and money in Austria
Quick answers with the 2026 rules. Each one opens a page with the calculator already set up for it and a short article; change the inputs there for your own answer.
How much is left of my salary?
Gross a month → net a month. Single, aged 35, no children, 14 salaries a year, 2026 rules.
- €2,250€1,780 a month
- €2,500€1,916 a month
- €3,000€2,200 a month
- €3,500€2,502 a month
- €4,000€2,784 a month
- €4,500€3,050 a month
- €5,000€3,316 a month
- €5,500€3,583 a month
- €6,000€3,849 a month
- €6,500€4,115 a month
- €7,000€4,390 a month
- €7,500€4,689 a month
- €8,000€4,979 a month
- €8,500€5,269 a month
- €9,000€5,559 a month
- €9,500€5,849 a month
- €10,000€6,139 a month
- €11,000€6,701 a month
- €12,500€7,546 a month
- €15,000€8,913 a month
What do I take home part-time?
€2,200 net a month
Example: €4,000 gross full-time. You keep 79.0% of the full-time net pay for 75% of the hours.
How much unemployment benefit would I get?
€1,785 / month, 30 weeks
Example: €4,000 gross a month, age 35, single. Total €12,332.
How much notice must my employer give?
From 6 weeks to 5 months
By years with the employer: 3 months after 5 years, 3 months after 10.
When can I retire?
At 65, or from 62 with a cut
Born in 1991: earliest pension at 62 with a 15.3% cut; full pension at 65.
What is my money worth after inflation?
€1,000 from 2016 = €1,418 today
Prices rose 41.8% since 2016, by the official consumer price index. Any year since 2006.