About the Gross-Up Calculator
Find the gross salary or payment needed to receive a target net amount after a given tax rate.
Also known as: net to gross, gross income calculator, gross up payment, pre tax salary needed.
How to use this calculator
- Enter desired net amount, total tax & deduction rate.
- The result updates instantly as you type — press Calculate (or Enter) at any time.
- Open “Step-by-step” to see how the answer was worked out.
- Use Copy result or Share to save the answer or send a link with your inputs.
Formula
Gross = net ÷ (1 − rate)
Worked example
Using the values pre-filled in the calculator above:
- Desired net amount = 5,000
- Total tax & deduction rate = 28 %
the calculator returns:
- Gross required: 6,944.44
- Tax & deductions: 1,944.44
Working
5,000 ÷ (1 − 28%) = 6,944.44