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2026 scale · 2025 income
With €26,000 of net taxable salaries over the year, a single person with no children pays €988 of income tax, i.e. €82 a month and 4.2% of their net taxable income. As a couple or with children, the tax drops sharply: the table below works it out for each household.
Tax for the year
€988
single person, average rate 4.2%
Per month
€82
withheld from €2,167 of net taxable pay
Marginal bracket
11%
neutral grid rate: 3.5%
2026 tax on 2025 income, when each salary is €26,000 for the year (one-salary couple: the partner has no income).
| Household | Shares | Tax a year | A month | Average rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single, no children | 1 share | €988 | €82 | 4.2% |
| Single parent, 1 child | 2 shares | €0 | €0 | 0.0% |
| Single parent, 2 children | 2.5 shares | €0 | €0 | 0.0% |
| Couple, one salary, no children | 2 shares | €0 | €0 | 0.0% |
| Couple, one salary, 2 children | 3 shares | €0 | €0 | 0.0% |
| Couple, two equal salaries, no children | 2 shares | €2,288 | €191 | 4.9% |
| Couple, two equal salaries, 1 child | 2.5 shares | €1,361 | €113 | 2.9% |
| Couple, two equal salaries, 2 children | 3 shares | €434 | €36 | 0.9% |
| Couple, two equal salaries, 3 children | 4 shares | €0 | €0 | 0.0% |
| Scale bracket | Rate | Income in the bracket | Tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| €0 to €11,600 | 0% | €11,600 | €0 |
| €11,600 to €29,579 | 11% | €11,800 | €1,298 |
€144 more tax over the year, i.e. 14% of the extra: €856 is left after tax. Only the part of income above a bracket is taxed at the higher rate.
For €26,000 of net taxable salaries over 2025, a single person with no children pays €988 of income tax in 2026, i.e. €82 a month and an average rate of 4.2%. Their marginal bracket is 11%.
A married or PACS couple each earning €26,000 files together €52,000 on two shares: €2,288 of tax with no children, €434 with two children (3 shares). The “by household” table gives the other situations.
A single person's personal rate is about 3.8%: the tax divided by net taxable income. Without a rate sent by the tax office, the employer applies the neutral grid rate for €2,167 of net taxable pay a month, 3.5% (bofip.impots.gouv.fr).
€144 more tax for a single person, i.e. 14% of that €1,000: a pay rise never lowers income after tax, only the part above a bracket is taxed at the higher rate.
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