Hire and pay employees in Austria, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Austria. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries. The average onboarding time frame in the Austria is 3 days with Deel.
Onboard, pay and manage employees in Austria with Deel
Usually, to hire in Austria, your business needs an entity. That means a local office, an address registered as a subsidiary, and an account with a local bank. All of this, plus navigating regional benefits, payroll, tax, and HR laws, can take months.
Now you can hire employees in Austria quickly, easily, and compliantly. Automate tax document collection, payroll, benefits, and more. For your existing direct employees, we can manage your entire payroll operation from end-to-end.
Currency EUR
Capital Vienna
Official language German
Payroll cycle Monthly
All the necessary benefits for Austria built right in
Deel allows you to provide localized benefits for employees in Austria within minutes. All in one manageable online dashboard in a single HR platform.
- Social Security
- Family Burden Equalization Fund
- Monthly Work Equipment Allowance
- Private Healthcare - Unisure (optional)
- Private Healthcare - Allianz (optional)
Our quickstart guide to hiring in Austria
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Minimum Wage Requirements
The minimum wage for Austria depends on the industry of the company and the seniority of the employee. The minimum wage ranges from EUR 1,522.50 to EUR 2,094.31. For Deel EOR employees, the minimum monthly salary established by the CBA is EUR 2,113.35 per month, or EUR 29,586.90 annually, including 13th and 14th salaries.
Individual Income Tax
The individual income tax ranges from 0% to 55%. Income tax is calculated according to progressive rates.
|
Tax Rate |
Annual Taxable Income |
|---|---|
|
0% |
up to €13,308 |
|
20% |
€13,308.01 to €21,617 |
|
30% |
€21,617.01 to €35,836 |
|
40% |
€35,836.01 to €69,166 |
|
48% |
€69,166.01 to €103,072 |
|
50% |
€103,072.01 to €1,000,000 |
|
55% |
over €1,000,000 |
Payroll Cost
The employer cost is generally estimated at 29.77%
- Social insurance - 20.98%
- Social insurance based on 13th and 14th salaries - 20.48%
- Employee pension fund - 1.53%
- Disability Levy - 17.35 EUR/month
- Family burden equalization fund - 3.90%
- Surplus to fund above - 0.36%
- Municipal tax - 3.0%
- Viennese employers tax - 2 EUR/started week in a month.
- Monthly work equipment allowance - 30 EUR /month (25 EUR is tax-free, 5 EUR is taxable) - employer cost paid to the employee and not to the statutory bodies.
These costs are provided as estimates and are intended solely for general informational purposes. To fully comprehend all associated costs and fees related to the terms of any employment agreement for this country, please contact our Sales team for a quote.
Overtime Pay & Maximum Hours
Standard working hours are 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. The standard work week is from Monday to Friday.
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Hiring in Austria, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Austria with our EOR solution. If you have an entity, our Global Payroll solution takes care of payroll and compliance for your direct employees. Our 250+ in-house experts handle everything from managing local laws, complex tax systems, or your payroll in Austria and 150+ countries.
Management fee
Starting at
$599
/month
Estimated Employer Cost
29.77%
of employee salary