# Arbeit.fit

> Arbeit.fit is a web service that builds a privacy-masked candidate profile from a CV, resume or public profile, searches public job sources, and ranks real vacancies for the German and EU job market. Every match links to the exact public listing it was observed on. It also operates a free German gross-to-net salary calculator that runs entirely in the browser.

Last reviewed: 2026-09-23.

Key facts:

- Operator: Maven Webcraft, Berlin, Germany. Contact: info@mavenwebcraft.com
- Intended for people making a deliberate career move, including relocation to Germany, returning after a break, and industry switches.
- Every ranked result must carry the exact public URL where it was found. Listings without a verifiable source link are dropped.
- Personally identifiable information is masked locally before any text reaches an AI model; raw uploaded files are not retained.
- Pricing: a new verified account receives 20 free credits and one search costs 10 credits. Top-ups are purchased through Stripe.
- The service does not submit applications, does not bypass logins, CAPTCHAs, robots policies or rate limits, and does not invent vacancies.

## Tools

- [Brutto-Netto-Rechner](https://arbeit.fit/brutto-netto-rechner): free German gross-to-net salary calculator for tax year 2026. It reproduces the monthly Lohnsteuerabzug under § 39b EStG from the official BMF Programmablaufplan 2026 plus the Sozialversicherung rules of SGB IV/V/VI/XI. The calculation runs entirely in the visitor's browser: no salary, tax class, state or child count is transmitted or stored. Validated against the official BMF Lohn- und Einkommensteuerrechner in 29 of 29 comparable persona cases, exact to the cent.
- [German Salary Calculator (English)](https://arbeit.fit/en/german-salary-calculator): the same engine and the same validated results, with an English interface for international candidates and expats. Answers questions such as "how much is 3,000 euros gross in Germany after tax?".
- [Werte 2026](https://arbeit.fit/brutto-netto-rechner/2026): every 2026 parameter with its legal basis, plus the changes from 2025 and worked examples.
- [Methodik](https://arbeit.fit/methodik): the full calculation chain, rounding rules, the pay-basis conversions, validation method and documented limitations. The calculator is not tax advice. (German.)
- [Method and sources (English)](https://arbeit.fit/en/methodology): the same methodology in English, including the working-day conversion rules, the validation against the official BMF calculator and the documented limitations.

### How the calculator takes input

- Pay can be entered per hour, per day, per month or per year. Hourly and daily figures are converted to a monthly gross using the calendar-accurate number of Monday-Friday days in the selected month; for hourly pay the contracted weekly hours are used (monthly = hourly rate × (weekly hours ÷ 5) × Arbeitstage). Yearly pay is divided by twelve. The conversion is rounded once, to cents. Public holidays are not deducted from the Arbeitstage.
- The selected month therefore changes the result only for hourly and daily pay. For monthly and yearly pay it is reported but does not change the arithmetic.
- The statutory health insurer (Krankenkasse) can be selected from a list of 30 German Kassen carrying their verified 2026 Zusatzbeitragssatz, taken from the GKV-Spitzenverband list published under § 242 Abs. 5 SGB V. The chosen rate is applied to both the Sozialversicherung and the Lohnsteuer; the percentage stays editable, and editing it switches the selection to a manual entry. Private insurance (PKV) uses a monthly premium and an employer subsidy instead.

### Reference answers (2026, monthly, no church tax, average Zusatzbeitrag 2.9 %)

- 3 000 EUR gross, Steuerklasse I, no children: Lohnsteuer 293.08 EUR, social contributions 652.50 EUR, net 2 054.42 EUR.
- 3 000 EUR gross, Steuerklasse I, one child under 25: Lohnsteuer 298.00 EUR, social contributions 634.50 EUR, net 2 067.50 EUR.
- 5 812.50 EUR gross, Steuerklasse I (Kranken-/Pflegeversicherung Beitragsbemessungsgrenze): Lohnsteuer 1 011.41 EUR, social contributions 1 264.21 EUR, net 3 536.88 EUR.
- 5 000 EUR gross, Steuerklasse III, two children: Lohnsteuer 412.83 EUR, social contributions 1 045.00 EUR, net 3 542.17 EUR.
- 1 200 EUR gross, Steuerklasse I (Übergangsbereich/Midijob): Lohnsteuer 0.00 EUR, social contributions 185.90 EUR, net 1 014.10 EUR.
- 20.00 EUR per hour with 40 weekly hours in March 2026 (22 Arbeitstage) equals 3 520.00 EUR gross per month.
- 150.00 EUR per day in February 2026 (20 Arbeitstage) equals 3 000.00 EUR gross per month.
- 45 000 EUR per year equals 3 750.00 EUR gross per month.

Key 2026 values: Grundfreibetrag 12 348 EUR; Beitragsbemessungsgrenze Kranken-/Pflegeversicherung 5 812.50 EUR per month (69 750 EUR per year); Beitragsbemessungsgrenze Renten-/Arbeitslosenversicherung 8 450 EUR per month (101 400 EUR per year); allgemeiner Krankenversicherungssatz 14.6 %; average Zusatzbeitrag 2.9 %; Pflegeversicherung 3.6 % plus 0.6 % for childless members; Rentenversicherung 18.6 %; Arbeitslosenversicherung 2.6 %; Geringfügigkeitsgrenze (Minijob) 603 EUR; Übergangsbereich 603.01 to 2 000 EUR.

Scope: the calculator covers employees subject to German social insurance for the 2026 calendar year. It does not cover civil servants (Beamte), the self-employed, or bonus and severance payments, and it is not tax advice.

### Roadmap

- 2027 for Germany is deliberately disabled until the tax tariff, the Rechengrößen-Verordnung and the BMF Programmablaufplan for 2027 are final; the 2027 tariff currently exists only as a government draft.
- Salary calculators for further countries are in preparation. Announced: Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, France, Poland, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom. No calculator for these countries is available yet, and no figures are published for them.

## Product

- [Arbeit.fit app and workflow](https://arbeit.fit/): upload a CV or resume, describe your experience, set preferences, and review ranked matches with match reasons and exact source links.
- [Documentation](https://arbeit.fit/docs): account and verification, the three-step workflow, supported files and limits, country source plans, search history, credits and billing, FAQ, and the accessibility access program.
- [About](https://arbeit.fit/about): why the service exists, the evidence-bound matching rule, the privacy posture, and who it is for.

## Trust and legal

- [Privacy policy](https://arbeit.fit/privacy): what is processed, local PII masking before AI calls, retention windows, and GDPR rights.
- [Terms of service](https://arbeit.fit/terms): accounts, credits, acceptable use, accuracy of results, liability, and governing law.
- [Impressum](https://arbeit.fit/impressum): provider information pursuant to § 5 DDG.

## Optional

- [Sitemap](https://arbeit.fit/sitemap.xml): canonical list of indexable pages.