Employment Cost Estimate

Estimate the total employer cost and the net salary for a role in 20+ countries, including social contributions, pension and income tax.

Pay by wallet (x402) employment-cost-estimate

Example

Input

{
  "currency": "EUR",
  "country_code": "SE",
  "gross_salary": 1
}

Answer

{
  "period": "annual",
  "currency": "EUR",
  "country_code": "SE",
  "country_name": "Sweden",
  "gross_salary": 1,
  "breakdown_notes": [
    "Employer contributions (arbetsgivaravgifter) 31.42% cover pension, health, parental insurance, etc.",
    "Municipal tax varies 29-35%; 32% used as average.",
    "State income tax 20% applies above SEK 614,000 (2024).",
    "Reduced employer contributions for young employees (<23) and seniors (>65)."
  ],
  "effective_tax_rate": 0,
  "net_salary_estimate": 1,
  "total_employer_cost": 1.31,
  "employer_contributions": {
    "total_amount": 0.31,
    "other_percent": 0,
    "total_percent": 31.42,
    "pension_percent": 0,
    "social_security_percent": 31.42
  }
}

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	What it is
`currency`	string	No	—
`country_code`	string	Yes	—
`gross_salary`	number	Yes	—

Output fields

How reliably each field appears in a successful answer.

Field	Type	Appears
`effective_tax_rate`	number	Always (present in every successful answer)
`net_salary_estimate`	number	Always (present in every successful answer)
`total_employer_cost`	number	Always (present in every successful answer)
`employer_contributions`	object	Always (present in every successful answer)

How to call it

The same tool through each route. MCP clients reach it through Strale’s server at https://api.strale.io/mcp; the call below is what the agent sends.

# Needs an API key. max_price_cents caps what this call may cost.
curl -X POST https://api.strale.io/v1/do \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $STRALE_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "capability_slug": "employment-cost-estimate",
    "inputs": {
      "currency": "EUR",
      "country_code": "SE",
      "gross_salary": 1
    },
    "max_price_cents": 3
  }'

{
  "tool": "strale_execute",
  "arguments": {
    "slug": "employment-cost-estimate",
    "inputs": {
      "currency": "EUR",
      "country_code": "SE",
      "gross_salary": 1
    },
    "max_price_cents": 3
  }
}

import { Strale } from "straleio";

const strale = new Strale({ apiKey: process.env.STRALE_API_KEY! });
const result = await strale.do({
  capability_slug: "employment-cost-estimate",
  inputs: {
    "currency": "EUR",
    "country_code": "SE",
    "gross_salary": 1
  },
  max_price_cents: 3,
});

import os
from straleio import Strale, DoRequest

strale = Strale(api_key=os.environ["STRALE_API_KEY"])
result = strale.do(DoRequest(
    capability_slug="employment-cost-estimate",
    inputs={
        "currency": "EUR",
        "country_code": "SE",
        "gross_salary": 1,
    },
    max_price_cents=3,
))

# No account. The first request answers 402 with the price in USDC;
# an x402 client pays it from your wallet and repeats the request.
curl -i 'https://api.strale.io/x402/v2/employment-cost-estimate?currency=EUR&country_code=SE&gross_salary=1'

Limitations

Actual employment costs can differ from estimates
AI-generated estimates based on general knowledge — actual costs vary by industry, company size, and specific benefits packages
What to do instead: Use as a ballpark estimate and validate against local payroll provider quotes for budgeting decisions