taxcompare
Obolus.taxcompare - Compare net income
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Compare annual gross, net pay, taxes, and employee social contributions across two or more supported countries. Use shared_gross for the same offer and local_median_gross for country-market benchmarks. Provide tax_year and at least two countries. Use berechne for detailed single-country payroll.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| age | integer | no | Adult age in the selected tax year. |
| regions | object | no | Country-keyed tax regions, for example CH: ZH. Omitted regions use country defaults, reported in calculation_profile. |
| salary_ct | integer | no | Preferred salary input for MCP calls. Salary in minor units for the selected period, for example 5000000 for EUR 50,000. With period=annual this is annual salary; with period=monthly this is monthly salary and Obolus annualizes it for the comparison. Required for shared_gross mode unless annual_gross is provided as a legacy alias. |
| annual_gross | number | no | Backward-compatible annual gross salary alias in major currency units, not cents. Prefer salary_ct. Example: 50000 means 50,000 in the selected currency. Required for shared_gross mode only when salary_ct is not provided; optional and ignored when omitted for local_median_gross. |
| gross_mode | string | no | Comparison basis. Use shared_gross for the same user-provided annual gross across all countries. Use local_median_gross for country-specific editorial median gross benchmarks. Defaults to shared_gross when omitted. |
| period | string | no | Period for salary_ct. Use annual when salary_ct is the annual gross salary. Use monthly when salary_ct is one monthly gross salary; taxcompare annualizes it before comparing countries. annual_gross is always annual and ignores this field. |
| person_type | string | no | Broad household assumption for comparison. single maps to joint_assessment=false; married maps to joint_assessment=true unless joint_assessment is provided explicitly. For precise country-specific filing details, use berechne. |
| joint_assessment | boolean | no | Broad joint filing / joint assessment assumption for comparable country-level estimates. For precise country-specific filing details, use berechne. |
| children | integer | no | Number of children or dependents used as a broad comparison assumption. Country-specific child allowance and credit rules are simplified for comparability. |
| tax_year | any | yes | Tax year, for example 2026. The same tax year is applied to every selected country. |
| countries | array | yes | List of country tax systems to compare. Use at least two countries for a comparison. Supported values: DE, AT, CH, US, UK, IE, CA, AU. |
| currency | string | yes | Input and output currency: EUR, USD, CHF, CAD, AUD, GBP, or lower-case equivalents. Results normalize currency codes to lower-case. Unlike berechne, taxcompare prefers salary_ct for salary input and returns major currency units. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"description": "Input for a multi-country salary comparison. Use at least two countries, tax_year, and either salary_ct/annual_gross for shared_gross or local_median_gross without a salary. Results are annual major-currency estimates.",
"properties": {
"age": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 18,
"maximum": 100,
"default": 35,
"description": "Adult age in the selected tax year."
},
"regions": {
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Country-keyed tax regions, for example CH: ZH. Omitted regions use country defaults, reported in calculation_profile."
},
"salary_ct": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Preferred salary input for MCP calls. Salary in minor units for the selected period, for example 5000000 for EUR 50,000. With period=annual this is annual salary; with period=monthly this is monthly salary and Obolus annualizes it for the comparison. Required for shared_gross mode unless annual_gross is provided as a legacy alias."
},
"annual_gross": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Backward-compatible annual gross salary alias in major currency units, not cents. Prefer salary_ct. Example: 50000 means 50,000 in the selected currency. Required for shared_gross mode only when salary_ct is not provided; optional and ignored when omitted for local_median_gross."
},
"gross_mode": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"shared_gross",
"local_median_gross"
],
"default": "shared_gross",
"description": "Comparison basis. Use shared_gross for the same user-provided annual gross across all countries. Use local_median_gross for country-specific editorial median gross benchmarks. Defaults to shared_gross when omitted."
},
"period": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"annual",
"monthly"
],
"default": "annual",
"description": "Period for salary_ct. Use annual when salary_ct is the annual gross salary. Use monthly when salary_ct is one monthly gross salary; taxcompare annualizes it before comparing countries. annual_gross is always annual and ignores this field."
},
"person_type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"single",
"married"
],
"default": "single",
"description": "Broad household assumption for comparison. single maps to joint_assessment=false; married maps to joint_assessment=true unless joint_assessment is provided explicitly. For precise country-specific filing details, use berechne."
},
"joint_assessment": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Broad joint filing / joint assessment assumption for comparable country-level estimates. For precise country-specific filing details, use berechne."
},
"children": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"default": 0,
"description": "Number of children or dependents used as a broad comparison assumption. Country-specific child allowance and credit rules are simplified for comparability."
},
"tax_year": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "integer"
}
],
"description": "Tax year, for example 2026. The same tax year is applied to every selected country."
},
"countries": {
"type": "array",
"minItems": 2,
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"DE",
"AT",
"US",
"CH",
"CA",
"AU",
"UK",
"IE"
]
},
"description": "List of country tax systems to compare. Use at least two countries for a comparison. Supported values: DE, AT, CH, US, UK, IE, CA, AU."
},
"currency": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"eur",
"usd",
"chf",
"cad",
"aud",
"gbp",
"EUR",
"USD",
"CHF",
"CAD",
"AUD",
"GBP"
],
"description": "Input and output currency: EUR, USD, CHF, CAD, AUD, GBP, or lower-case equivalents. Results normalize currency codes to lower-case. Unlike berechne, taxcompare prefers salary_ct for salary input and returns major currency units."
}
},
"required": [
"countries",
"currency",
"tax_year"
],
"examples": [
{
"salary_ct": 5000000,
"gross_mode": "shared_gross",
"period": "annual",
"person_type": "single",
"joint_assessment": false,
"children": 0,
"tax_year": 2026,
"countries": [
"US",
"IE",
"DE",
"CA"
],
"currency": "EUR"
},
{
"salary_ct": 7000000,
"gross_mode": "shared_gross",
"period": "annual",
"person_type": "single",
"joint_assessment": false,
"children": 0,
"tax_year": 2026,
"countries": [
"DE",
"AT",
"CH",
"US",
"UK",
"IE",
"CA",
"AU"
],
"currency": "EUR"
},
{
"gross_mode": "local_median_gross",
"period": "annual",
"joint_assessment": false,
"children": 0,
"tax_year": 2026,
"countries": [
"DE",
"AT",
"CH",
"US",
"UK",
"IE",
"CA",
"AU"
],
"currency": "eur"
}
]
}