# Employee Cost Calculator API results incorrect

**URL:** https://stack.deel.com/t/employee-cost-calculator-api-results-incorrect/48
**Category:** Q&A
**Tags:** eor
**Created:** [August 29, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://stack.deel.com/t/employee-cost-calculator-api-results-incorrect/48 "2024-08-29T16:13:55Z")
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### Author: ![Cassy\_Deel](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/stack.deel.com/cassy_deel/32/5_2.png) [@Cassy\_Deel](https://stack.deel.com/u/Cassy_Deel)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://stack.deel.com/t/employee-cost-calculator-api-results-incorrect/48/1 "2024-08-29T16:13:55Z")

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Shared by Daniel M:

> Hello Deel Team,  
> I’m finding some issues with the API for the Employee Cost Calculator. The figures come up differently than Deel’s calculator.

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### Author: ![Khizar\_Deel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9a140/32.png) [@Khizar\_Deel](https://stack.deel.com/u/Khizar_Deel)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://stack.deel.com/t/employee-cost-calculator-api-results-incorrect/48/2 "2024-09-05T14:58:54Z")

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This is likely happening because the calculator on [Deel.com](http://Deel.com) is taking Gross annual salary as input but the API calculator takes Gross monthly salary as input. If you want to get accurate results, please pass gross monthly salary as input in the salary field.