As a self-employed contractor in Poland I can get away with retaining ~75% of the sum of my net invoices(sans sales tax, which is transparent B2B) as take-home pay.
For that I get rudimentary health insurance - only really good enough for a hospital stay free of charge.
The tax rate is a flat 19%, so I would wager that the tax wedge is likely smaller in eastern Europe than in the US.
For that I get rudimentary health insurance - only really good enough for a hospital stay free of charge.
The tax rate is a flat 19%, so I would wager that the tax wedge is likely smaller in eastern Europe than in the US.