What Is Gross Salary?
Your salary before taxes and deductions are removed.
Definition
Gross salary is the total amount your employer agrees to pay you before any taxes, social insurance, pension, health insurance, or other deductions are subtracted. It is not the amount you actually receive.
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Net Salary
Your salary after all taxes and deductions are removed — the amount you actually receive.
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A tax paid on earned income, deducted from your salary or paid on profit.
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Compulsory contributions paid by employees and employers to fund public welfare programmes.
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Money set aside from your salary into a pension fund for retirement.
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