Should the salary expectation when applying for a job be net or gross?

Salary expectations help companies compare candidates. On Get on Board, the standard format is gross salary (before legal deductions), and the application form tells you which format to use.

Gross vs net salary

• Gross salary is the amount before taxes and legal deductions.
• Net salary is what you receive after deductions.

Why the change?

Get on Board is an international job platform. In most countries, gross salary is negotiated at hiring, so we use a common format: gross salary in USD.

How do I know if I should enter net or gross?

Each job indicates the expected format in the salary expectation field. If a job still uses net salary, the form will say so.

Enter your monthly amount. If the job uses annual salary, the form shows an annual equivalent after you type your monthly number.

Use whole numbers and increments of 50 (for example, 900, 950, 1250). If you see a validation error, review what values are accepted.

If you need help calculating gross salary, these calculators can help:

• Chile: https://www.calcular.cl/como-calcular-sueldo-bruto-chile
• Argentina: https://calcularsueldo.com.ar/calcular-sueldobruto.html
• Peru: http://www.ramsal.com/linea/peru/peru03.htm
• Colombia: https://www.estrategiasalarial.com/calculadora-salarial-para-empleados.html
• Mexico: https://runahr.com/mx/calcular-salario-neto-o-bruto/#Bruto

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