How much tax do I pay on my salary in Bulgaria?

Income tax in Bulgaria is progressive, rising to a top marginal rate of 10% in 2025. On top of income tax, employees pay 13.8% in social security contributions. Your effective rate depends on where your income falls across the brackets — the calculator above shows the exact breakdown.

How do I convert gross to net salary in Bulgaria?

Start from your gross salary, subtract employee social security contributions (13.8%), then apply Bulgaria's progressive income tax brackets to the taxable amount. The calculator on this page does all of this automatically with 2025 rates.

Bulgaria Salary Calculator 2025

Estimate your take-home pay in Bulgaria with official 2025 tax brackets, 13.8% employee social contributions already configured. Enter your gross salary to see net pay per month and per year.

Country

Tax year

Gross salary (yearly)

Before tax and social contributions

Period

Net salary / month

BGN 3,233

Net salary / year

BGN 38,799

Effective deduction rate

22.4%

Tax + social contributions

Income tax

BGN 4,311

per year

Social contributions

BGN 6,890

13.8% of gross (capped)

Marginal tax rate

10%

on your next unit of income

Note: Flat tax on employment income.

Taxable income (BGN)	Marginal rate
BGN 0 – and above	10%

Employee social contributions: 13.8%. Flat tax on employment income.

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