🇫🇷 France: VAT & Income Tax 2026
Reference figures for the 2026 tax year. Estimates for educational use — not official tax advice.
France take-home pay calculator
€29,642 net / year · €2,470 / month
| Gross | €40,000 | 100% |
| Impôt sur le revenu | −€1,966 | 5% |
| Cotisations salariales | −€8,392 | 21% |
| Net take-home | €29,642 | 74% |
Modelled for a single employee with one fiscal part and non-cadre status on the 2026 barème, including CSG/CRDS, vieillesse, AGIRC-ARRCO, CEG/CET and the 10% professional-expense deduction. The employer mutuelle, cadre status, marital status and children are not modelled — French net pay genuinely varies by around 7% between these profiles, so this is one transparent scenario rather than a single official figure. Full rates for France →
Period figures assume €1/12 per month and a standard 40-hour, 5-day, 52-week year. Adjust hours & weeks →
VAT rates
Income tax bands
2026 barème (on 2025 income), applied per fiscal part: 0% to €11,600; 11% to €29,579; 30% to €84,577; 41% to €181,917; 45% above. The tax base is gross less the deductible cotisations and a 10% professional-expense deduction (floored at €509, capped at €14,555). Employee cotisations run around 22–23% of gross: CSG 9.2% and CRDS 0.5% on 98.25% of gross, vieillesse 6.9% + 0.4%, AGIRC-ARRCO 3.15% (T1) and 8.64% (T2, above the €48,060 PASS), plus CEG and CET.
| Band (up to, EUR) | Marginal rate |
|---|---|
| 11,600 | 0% |
| 29,579 | 11% |
| 84,577 | 30% |
| 181,917 | 41% |
| above | 45% |
Personal allowance / tax-free amount: none (0%).
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Frequently asked questions
How much income tax do you pay in France?
France applies marginal income-tax rates from 11% up to 45%. Employee social contributions are deducted on top of income tax — see the take-home calculator above for the combined effect.
What is the VAT rate in France?
The standard VAT rate in France is 20%, with a reduced rate of 5.5% for certain goods and services. Use the EU VAT calculator to add or remove VAT at France rates.
How accurate are these France tax figures?
Modelled for a single employee with one fiscal part and non-cadre status on the 2026 barème, including CSG/CRDS, vieillesse, AGIRC-ARRCO, CEG/CET and the 10% professional-expense deduction. The employer mutuelle, cadre status, marital status and children are not modelled — French net pay genuinely varies by around 7% between these profiles, so this is one transparent scenario rather than a single official figure.
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