Hire and pay employees in Greece, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Greece. 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 Greece is 3 days with Deel.

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Onboard, pay and manage employees in Greece with Deel

Usually, to hire in Greece, 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 Greece 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.

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Currency
 Euro - EUR
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Capital Athens
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Official language Greek
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Payroll cycle Monthly

All the necessary benefits for Greece built right in

Deel allows you to provide localized benefits for employees in Greece within minutes. All in one manageable online dashboard in a single HR platform.

  • Pension Insurance
  • Public Health Insurance
  • Social Security
  • Unemployment Insurance
  • Private Healthcare - Unisure (optional)
  • Private Healthcare - Allianz (optional)
  • Optional global health insurance - Allianz

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Our quickstart guide to hiring in
Greece

Navigate the tabs below to learn everything you need to know about hiring an employee in Greece

Minimum Wage Requirements

The minimum wage is EUR 780 per month. However, the minimum wage will vary according to the seniority and civil status of the employee:

Years of service

Minimum wage

Marriage/family allowance

Up to 3 years

EUR 830

EUR 858

3 - 6 years

EUR 913

EUR 944

6 - 9 years

EUR 996

EUR 1038

Over 9 years

EUR 1079

EUR 1142

Individual Income Tax

The individual income tax ranges from 9% to 44%. Income tax is calculated according to progressive rates. Multiple additional factors may impact overall rates such as the household status and the number of children.

Gross Annual Income Tax Rate (%)
Up to EUR 10,000 9%
Up to EUR 20,000 22%
Up to EUR 30,000 28%
Up to EUR 40,000 36%
Over EUR 40,000 44%
Payroll Cost

The employer cost is generally estimated at 21.79% of the employee salary. The maximum gross monthly base salary for social security contributions for 2025 is €7,572.62 per month.

  • Pension fund - 13.33%
  • Supplementary pension - 3.00%
  • Health Insurance - 3.80%
  • Supplementary Health Insurance - 0.25%
  • Unemployment - 1.41%
  • Teleworking Expense - EUR 28/month

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 workweek is from Monday to Friday. However, if both parties agree the standard working hours can be 6,4 and the working days from Monday to Saturday. 

In Greece, there are two types of overtime: "iperergasia" and "iperoria." It is required by law to pay overtime to employees, and the rates vary depending on the type of overtime.

There are limitations in place: employees cannot work more than an average of 48 hours per week over a period of up to 4 months, including both types of overtime. Additionally, it is not allowed to include overtime in the employment agreement.

Overtime: Iperergasia

  • For employees working 40 hours a week for 6 days a week, the first 8 hours of overtime (1 hour and 20 minutes per day) fall under iperergasia.
  • For employees working 40 hours a week for 5 days a week, the first 5 hours of overtime (1 hour per day) fall under iperergasia.
  • Iperergasia is paid an increase 20% of the employee's regular hourly rate.
  • There is no need to inform the authorities about this type of overtime.

Overtime: Iperoria

  • Any overtime worked after the hours of iperergasia is considered iperoria.
  • The authorities must be informed in advance about iperoria, and there should be a valid reason for it. Iperoria cannot exceed 3 hours per day (excluding iperergasia) or 150 hours per year (excluding iperergasia).
  • Iperoria is paid with a 40% increase of the employee's regular hourly rate until reaching the maximum of 150 hours per year.
  • To work more than 150 hours of overtime in a year, the employer needs special permission from the Ministry of Labor and must pay an increase od 60% of their regular hourly rate.
Hiring in Greece, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Greece 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 Greece and 150+ countries.

Management fee
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Starting at

$599
/month
Estimated Employer Cost
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21.79%

of employee salary