Gross 2 salary, often known as "Total employer cost", represents the actual financial amount your company must allocate to employ you and pay your salary.
Gross 2 is a broader and larger amount than Gross 1. Mathematically speaking, it consists of:
When you ask for a net raise, the cost of that raise for the employer is significantly higher due to all the levies to the state. Therefore, the employer always calculates Gross 2 to assess the total profitability of your job position.