Net to Gross Salary Calculator
Work out the gross salary you need to take home a target amount after income tax and payroll deductions.
About the Net to Gross Salary Calculator
Grossing up works backwards from take-home pay. Because tax is progressive, it can't simply be divided by (1 − rate); the calculator searches for the gross that leaves exactly your target after tax, using the same 2026 tax rules as the take-home pay calculators: US federal brackets and FICA, UK income tax and NI (2026/27), India's new regime with the ₹75,000 standard deduction, Australian rates with the Medicare levy (2026–27), and Canadian federal and provincial tax with CPP and EI. Useful for negotiating salary, contractor rates and bonuses paid net.
The formula
Find G such that G − tax(G) = target net
Worked example
Example: Gross salary needed = $81,265
- Inputs: Tax system: US (federal + FICA, single, standard deduction); Take-home pay you want: 66,000 per year; Show results: Per year.
- Formula: Find G such that G − tax(G) = target net
- Result: Gross salary needed = $81,265
Things to keep in mind
- Simplified: no state/local tax for the US, no pension or student loan deductions.
Questions people ask
Why doesn't the answer scale in a straight line?
Each extra pound, dollar or rupee may fall in a higher tax band.
What is a grossed-up bonus?
A bonus paid so the employee receives a set amount after tax.