Calculate your real
take-home pay
Salary, healthcare, pension, and paid leave on one side.
Your clients, your rates, your independence on the other. With Linkao, you keep both.
Included optimizations
Professional expenses
Meal vouchers
CESU vouchers
Mobility expenses
Mileage expenses
Company savings plan (PEE)
Retirement savings plan (PER)
Remote-work expenses
See your
optimized salary
Optimized income with Linkao
Estimated net income
Potential gain with Linkao
Management fee
5–10%
Your income in umbrella employment depends on several key factors
Every charge and deduction explained, so you know exactly what shapes your take-home pay.
Your daily rate
The higher your rate, the higher your earning potential.
Management fees
Service fee for handling admin and payments.



Social contributions
Charges for healthcare, pension, and benefits.
Number of working days
Your monthly workload. It directly impacts your total earnings.

Business expenses
Work-related costs that reduce your taxable income.
Why simulate with Linkao?
See your real take-home income before you commit,
no guesswork, no surprises.
Try it before you quit
Preview your freelance income while you still have the safety of your salary.
Accurate to the cent
Based on Linkao’s real rates, tax and contributions, not rough averages.
Plan your next step
Get expert guidance to turn your estimate into a concrete plan.
Free, no strings
It’s just an estimate, so instant, free, and nothing to sign.
Compare scenarios
Adjust your rate or working days and watch your take-home update.
A clear breakdown
Follow every line from gross to net, in plain numbers.
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to common questions
Can't find what you're looking for? Contact us at rh@linkao.fr and our team will be happy to help.
It gives you a realistic estimate of your monthly net income in portage salarial, based on your daily rate, working days and expenses — before you commit to anything.
Yes, our simulator is completely free, with no commitment, and accessible to all consultants.
The simulator uses Linkao’s real management fee and current social contribution rates, so the estimate closely reflects what you would actually receive. For an exact figure, request your full simulation.
Mainly your daily rate, the number of days you work each month, your professional expenses and the optimizations you activate (meal vouchers, PEE, PER, etc.).
No — that is the whole point. Linkao becomes your legal employer, so you can invoice your clients without creating any legal structure.
Yes, adjust the sliders freely: daily rate, days per month and expenses. The result updates instantly so you can compare scenarios.
Yes, Linkao’s management fee is already deducted from the displayed result. What you see is your estimated net income.
Yes — use the professional expenses slider. Expenses are reimbursed tax-free, which directly increases your net income.
Request your full simulation by email or talk to an advisor on WhatsApp. We will confirm the numbers and, if you wish, get you started within 24 hours.
Because the estimate is based on our real rates and optimizations — not averages — and it comes with expert guidance to turn it into a concrete plan.

