$1 million might sound like a lot, but how much do you actually get to keep? The answer depends on where you live! Let’s break down how much of your salary stays with you after taxes and deductions around the world:
🇦🇪 UAE (Dubai)
💰 Gross Salary: AED 3.672.649 ($1.000.000)
✂️ No tax!
🤑 Net Salary: AED 3.672.649 ($1.000.000)
🇷🇺 Russia
💰 Gross Salary: 87.871.763 RUB
✂️ Income Tax: 14.9% (~13.080.764 RUB)
🤑 Net Salary: 74.790.999 RUB ($851.032)
🇨🇳 China (Hong Kong)
💰 Gross Salary: 7.767.563 HKD
✂️ Income Tax: ~15.4% (~1.192.810 HKD)
🤑 Net Salary: 6.574.753 HKD ($846.373)
🇸🇬 Singapore
💰 Gross Salary: 1.331.530 SGD
✂️ Income Tax: 23.3% (~310.177 SGD)
🤑 Net Salary: 1.021.353 SGD ($767.052)
🇺🇸 United States (Texas)
💰 Gross Salary: $1.000.000
✂️ Federal & State Taxes, Social Security: 35.4% ($354.088)
🤑 Net Salary: $645.912
🇺🇸 United States (California)
💰 Gross Salary: $1.000.000
✂️ Federal & State Taxes, Social Security: 45.8% ($457.653)
🤑 Net Salary: $542.347
🇩🇪 Germany (Berlin)
💰 Gross Salary: €922.360
✂️ Taxes & Social: 46.3% (€426.793)
🤑 Net Salary: €495.567 ($537.281)
🇨🇭 Switzerland (Zurich)
💰 Gross Salary: 878.200 CHF
✂️ Taxes & Social: ~46.4% (~407.043 CHF)
🤑 Net Salary: 471.157 CHF ($536.504)
🇨🇦 Canada (Ontario)
💰 Gross Salary: 1.443.015 CAD
✂️ Federal & Provincial Taxes, CPP/EI: ~49.2% (~710.009 CAD)
🤑 Net Salary: 733.006 CAD ($507.968)
🇫🇷 France
💰 Gross Salary: €922.360
✂️ Taxes & Social: 53.1% (€489.554)
🤑 Net Salary: €432.806 ($469.237)
💡 Key Takeaways:
✅ Dubai has no tax, so you keep 100% of your salary.
✅ Russia & Hong Kong have low income tax rates (~15%), but you miss out on extensive social benefits.
✅ US (Texas) offers a lower tax burden with no state tax, while California takes more due to state taxes.
✅ Germany, France, Canada, and Switzerland take a larger share (~46-53%) for social services like healthcare and education.
💭 Which destination would you pick? Let us know in the comments! ⬇️
📌 The research is based on publicly available data & exchange rates from March 10th, 2025. Deviations are possible.
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