What is on your payslip?
If you have a job and get a salary every month, then you are employed. You then get a payslip from your employer every month. This is an overview of how your salary is structured. This payslip not only shows how much money you get, but also how much tax you pay for what. In this article you can read what else is on your payslip and why it is important.
Your paycheck contains information about you and your job
Your personal data and your work data
Such as your name, role, date of birth, address and bank account.
Employer data
Such as your employer's name and address.
Date you started work
Your payslip often shows the date you officially started working for your employer.
Employment contract: temporary contract or permanent contract
On your payslip, you can often see what type of employment contract you have. It will say whether you have a temporary contract (with an end date) or a permanent contract (without an end date).
On-call contract/on-call worker
An on-call contract is a contract where you only work when the employer asks you. So you do not have fixed hours. The employer calls or emails you when you can come to work.
Written employment contract
Your payslip will tell you if you have a written employment contract. This means that you and your employer have put the arrangements for your work on paper and signed them.
Allowances and taxes
Allowances
Your payslip may show various allowances. These are extra amounts you get in addition to your regular salary. For example: travel allowance and home office allowance. Your employer usually puts these allowances on your payslip. This way you can see exactly what extras you received that month.
Payroll taxes
You pay payroll taxes on your wages. This is money for taxes and contributions. The employer automatically deducts this from your wages.
Wage taxes
You have to pay wage taxes for the Dutch government. You pay taxes on your salary, your holiday pay or the money you got for working overtime.
Contributions
These are fixed amounts you pay for insurance. For example, you are insured with sick leave insurance (WGA), unemployment (WW), old age pension (OP) and incapacited for week (AP).
Your employer deducts these contributions from your salary and pays them to the Dutch government. This way you are insured and also get paid if you get sick or are out of work for a while.
Tax credit
A tax credit is a rebate on the tax you have to pay. Due to this rebate, you pay fewer income taxes and contributions. You can get different types of tax credits. How much discount you get depends on how much you earn, your age and your personal situation (for example, whether you have a partner). The most well-known tax credits are the general tax credit and the work tax credit.
General tax credit
The general tax credit is a rebate on the taxes and contributions you pay on your income. Due to this rebate, you pay less tax.
Everyone who lives and works in the Netherlands is entitled to this rebate. How much rebate you get depends on your income, whether you have lived in the Netherlands for the entire year, and whether you have already reached the pension age.
How much general tax credit will you get in 2025?
Do you earn less than €28,406 per year? Then you get the maximum amount of €3,068.
Do you earn between €28,406 and €76,817? Then the rebate will slowly decrease.
Do you earn more than €76,817? Then you no longer receive a general tax credit.
Work discount
This is a tax rebate. It means you pay less tax on your wages. You only get a work discount at one employer at a time. Do you work for more than one employer at the same time? Then you will only get a work discount from the employer you specify. Usually, you choose the job where you earn the most.