As a contractor/freelancer one could earn €70 an hour if you’re decent. Earning over €100K a year can be achieved this way.
Our rates are up to €100 an hour. The minimum rate we’re currently working at is 60
Our rates are up to €100 an hour. The minimum rate we’re currently working at is 60
In case of Sweden, minimum %54 to pay salary to yourself from your contract/freelancing company. Then you pay %25 VAT when you buy anything. As an individual, you would pay a hefty %76 marginal tax in Sweden from that base earning.
That also explains why salaries are lower. Because there are hidden costs to employer.
I am running my own company, freelancing successfully for 2 years now. So I know these numbers from experience.
Yes, you can optimize the %33 out of the %54. %33 is minimum you can get, up to 42K sek salary.