Germany or
the United Arab Emirates: how many months a year are truly yours? In Germany, on a gross income of €100,000, you work the equivalent of almost five months a year for the taxman before a single euro is truly yours. In the United Arab Emirates: zero income tax. Why in months rather than an amount? A euro figure assumes you take your salary with you to the new country, and almost nobody manages that. The share that goes to the taxman, your average effective tax rate, travels with you everywhere. That is why we calculate in months. The calculation, at €100,000 gross employment income: in Germany you keep €60,796 net (effective rate 39%), meaning the equivalent of almost five months a year goes to the taxman. In the United Arab Emirates you keep €100,000 (effective rate 0%), zero income tax. The difference: €39,204 per year. Important: the more you earn, the larger this share, because the system is progressive. The figures here apply at €100,000 gross; at your income level the picture will differ. Calculate your own amount at libaros.com. Germany now taxes at a level where further increases barely bring the taxman any additional revenue. That is not an opinion, it is the Laffer curve. Figures: average effective tax rate on employment income (income tax plus employee contributions), single, current tax year. Indicative, not tax advice. Calculated with the Libaros calculation engine.