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2026 scale · 2025 income
With €42,000 of net taxable salaries over the year, a single person with no children pays €4,444 of income tax, i.e. €370 a month and 11.8% 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
€4,444
single person, average rate 11.8%
Per month
€370
withheld from €3,500 of net taxable pay
Marginal bracket
30%
neutral grid rate: 9.9%
2026 tax on 2025 income, when each salary is €42,000 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 | €4,444 | €370 | 11.8% |
| Single parent, 1 child | 2 shares | €1,436 | €120 | 3.8% |
| Single parent, 2 children | 2.5 shares | €509 | €42 | 1.3% |
| Couple, one salary, no children | 2 shares | €850 | €71 | 2.2% |
| Couple, one salary, 2 children | 3 shares | €0 | €0 | 0.0% |
| Couple, two equal salaries, no children | 2 shares | €8,888 | €741 | 11.8% |
| Couple, two equal salaries, 1 child | 2.5 shares | €7,081 | €590 | 9.4% |
| Couple, two equal salaries, 2 children | 3 shares | €5,274 | €440 | 7.0% |
| Couple, two equal salaries, 3 children | 4 shares | €3,182 | €265 | 4.2% |
| Scale bracket | Rate | Income in the bracket | Tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| €0 to €11,600 | 0% | €11,600 | €0 |
| €11,600 to €29,579 | 11% | €17,979 | €1,978 |
| €29,579 to €84,577 | 30% | €8,221 | €2,466 |
€270 more tax over the year, i.e. 27% of the extra: €730 is left after tax. Only the part of income above a bracket is taxed at the higher rate.
For €42,000 of net taxable salaries over 2025, a single person with no children pays €4,444 of income tax in 2026, i.e. €370 a month and an average rate of 11.8%. Their marginal bracket is 30%.
A married or PACS couple each earning €42,000 files together €84,000 on two shares: €8,888 of tax with no children, €5,274 with two children (3 shares). The “by household” table gives the other situations.
A single person's personal rate is about 10.6%: the tax divided by net taxable income. Without a rate sent by the tax office, the employer applies the neutral grid rate for €3,500 of net taxable pay a month, 9.9% (bofip.impots.gouv.fr).
€270 more tax for a single person, i.e. 27% 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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