Net to Gross Calculator

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Net to Gross finds the pre-tax amount you must earn to receive a given take-home. Gross to Net deducts tax from a known gross.
VAT/sales tax is charged on top of the net price. Income tax and payroll deductions are taken from gross pay. FICA uses the fixed US rates for 2026.
The starting amount: your net take-home in Net-to-Gross mode, or your gross pay in Gross-to-Net mode.
The VAT or sales-tax rate as a percentage, e.g. 20 for 20% UK VAT.
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Gross amountModerate tax burden
$3,600.00

The before-tax or before-deduction total

Net amount$3,000.00
Total deducted$600.00
Effective tax rate0.17%

To receive 3,000 net, the gross must be 3,600.

  • Deductions total 600, which is 16.67% of gross.
  • The gross-up multiplier is 1.2000: multiply any net amount by this to find its gross equivalent.
  • VAT and sales tax are applied on top of the net (pre-tax) price, so the gross-up formula is: gross = net x (1 + rate).

Next stepFor VAT registered businesses, the net (ex-VAT) price is what you charge before adding the tax that gets remitted to the government.

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