What is the difference between gross and net salary?

Question

When Polish job offers mention salary, is that before or after deductions?

Auranik Consulting & Management · Accepted Answer

## Short answer
Gross salary (brutto) is the amount before tax and employee-side social/health insurance contributions are deducted. Net salary (netto) -- take-home pay -- is what actually lands in your bank account after those deductions.

## What this depends on
In Poland, employee-side deductions from gross pay typically include pension, disability, sickness, and health insurance contributions, plus PIT. Polish job listings commonly quote gross salary ("brutto") -- always check which figure you're being shown before comparing offers.

## Official source
General Polish payroll structure; informational, not a personalized payroll calculation.

What is the difference between gross and net salary?

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