More spending power
Take 30% of your salary tax-free for up to 5 years. What you keep after tax is only part of the picture.
The Netherlands: Only pay tax on 70% of your income.
The Dutch 30% ruling is one of Europe's best tax breaks — up to 5 years of partial tax-free income. Hightekers gives you the employment structure to claim it.
- Pay tax on only 70% of your income.
- 30% ruling
- Of reduced taxation. No company needed.
- 5 years
How the Dutch 30% ruling works
The Dutch 30% ruling lets eligible expats take 30% of their salary tax-free for up to 5 years. To qualify, you need a Dutch employer. Hightekers fills that role, without changing how you work. And the Netherlands itself is built for newcomers: English is spoken everywhere, the culture is genuinely welcoming, and the systems are straightforward enough that relocating here is one of the easiest moves in Europe.
Here's all it takes
Three steps to a better way of working, and a more complete income.
Join Hightekers
We act as your legal employer in the Netherlands, giving you a compliant structure from day one.
Work with your clients
Your projects, your terms. Nothing about how you work needs to change.
We handle everything else
Contracts, taxes, compliance, payroll — no company setup, KvK registration, or ongoing admin to manage.
Want to see how it works in practice?
Our guides cover the Dutch 30% ruling, real income scenarios, and exactly how the structure affects your take-home pay.
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