About WorkforceBench

WorkforceBench is an employer cost intelligence reference. It answers a single, practical question: what does it actually cost to employ someone in a given country, once statutory payroll taxes and mandatory contributions are added to gross salary?

Hiring budgets routinely overrun because gross salary is mistaken for total cost. The employer-side burden — pensions, social security, health, unemployment and similar levies — is set by law and varies widely between markets. WorkforceBench makes that burden explicit, per country, with the underlying source for every figure.

Principles

• Public data only. Figures come from official and intergovernmental sources, never scraped or proprietary numbers.
• Sourced and dated. Each value is attributed and versioned, so it can be checked and traced over time.
• No personal data. Calculator inputs are never stored. Using the site requires no account.
• Guidance, not advice. Figures are estimates for planning. They are not tax, legal or accounting advice.