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Convert a salary from gross to net, or from net to gross, under the payroll rules in force in Albania from 1 January 2026, with every contribution and the income tax shown line by line.
What you'll find here
- Gross to net
- Net to gross
- Contributions
- Employer cost
Employee payslip
- Gross salary
- 100,000 ALL
- Social insurance (9.5%)
- − 9,500 ALL
- Health insurance (1.7%)
- − 1,700 ALL
- Income tax (TAP)
- − 9,100 ALL
- Net salary
- 79,700 ALL
Tax-free deduction: 30,000 ALL · taxable base: 70,000 ALL
Cost to the employer
- Gross salary
- 100,000 ALL
- Social insurance (15%)
- + 15,000 ALL
- Health insurance (1.7%)
- + 1,700 ALL
- Total monthly cost
- 116,700 ALL
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers based on the payroll rules in force from 1 January 2026.
Ask us about your payrollFrom 1 January 2026 the minimum gross wage for full-time work is 50,000 ALL a month (VKM no. 776/2025). After contributions, the employee takes home 44,400 ALL.
Start from the gross salary and subtract the employee’s social insurance (9.5%) and health insurance (1.7%). Then subtract income tax (TAP), worked out on the gross salary minus the monthly tax-free deduction. A gross salary of 100,000 ALL gives a net salary of 79,700 ALL.
On top of the gross salary, the employer pays 15% social insurance and 1.7% health insurance. A gross salary of 100,000 ALL costs the employer 116,700 ALL a month.
No. For salaries up to 50,000 ALL a month the whole salary is deducted from the tax base, so no income tax is due. Social and health insurance contributions still apply.
Yes. Social insurance is charged on a gross salary of at most 220,520 ALL, so the employee’s share stops at 20,949 ALL a month. Health insurance has no ceiling and is charged on the full gross salary.
Method
How the calculation works
Each step follows the laws and Council of Ministers decisions in force from 1 January 2026.
Social and health contributions
The employee pays 9.5% social insurance and 1.7% health insurance. The employer pays a further 15% and 1.7% on top of the gross salary.
Legal basis: VKM no. 77, 28.1.2015, point III
Minimum and maximum base
Contributions are charged on at least the minimum wage of 50,000 ALL. Social insurance stops at a gross salary of 220,520 ALL; health insurance has no ceiling.
Legal basis: Law no. 7703/1993, art. 10; VKM no. 776, 19.12.2025
Tax-free deduction
Before tax, a monthly amount is deducted from the gross salary: the whole salary up to 50,000 ALL, 35,000 ALL for salaries up to 60,000 ALL, and 30,000 ALL above that.
Legal basis: Law no. 29/2023, art. 22
Income tax rates
The remaining base is taxed at 13% up to 170,000 ALL a month and at 23% above it. Contributions are not deducted from the taxable base.
Legal basis: Law no. 29/2023, art. 24
Results are estimates for full-time employees (87 or more hours a month) with one employer. They leave out the allowance for dependent children, voluntary pension contributions, and the special rules for part-time work and the IT sector. Contact us to confirm a specific payroll.
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