Hire and pay employees in Hungary, hassle-free

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

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Onboard, pay and manage employees in Hungary with Deel

Usually, to hire in Hungary, 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 Hungary 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
 Hungarian forint (HUF)
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Capital Budapest
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Official language Hungarian
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Payroll cycle Monthly

All the necessary benefits for Hungary built right in

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

  • Public Health Insurance
  • Social Security
  • Private Healthcare - Unisure (optional)
  • Private Healthcare - Allianz (optional)

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Our quickstart guide to hiring in
Hungary

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

Minimum Wage Requirements

The basic minimum wage is HUF 290,800 per month, and the guaranteed minimum wage for positions requiring at least secondary education or vocational qualifications is HUF 348,800 per month.

Individual Income Tax

The individual income tax in Hungary is 15%. Income tax is calculated using a flat rate. 

Payroll Cost

The employer cost is generally estimated at 13.0% of the employee salary*

  • Social Security - 13.0%
  • Additional Employer Cost - HUF 15,700

One-Off Costs
Onboarding Medical Exam - HUF 17,800

Additional Costs
Local Municipal Tax
Hungarian municipalities may levy a local business tax on corporate taxpayers, up to a maximum tax rate of 2%. An innovation tax at a rate of 0.3% may also be applied. These taxes are generally levied on the turnover of the company, including salaries and other employment costs of the EORs located in Hungary. The Local Municipal Tax is invoiced twice a year, in March and in September. 

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.  

Overtime payment is mandatory. Hours outside of standard work hours are considered overtime. Employees can work a maximum of 4 hours of overtime daily and 8 hours of overtime weekly. 

For additional hours, employees are paid an additional salary supplement of 50% on weekdays, and 100% on holidays and weekends. 

For holidays and weekends, employees will receive a salary supplement of 50% if they are compensated with a weekly rest day.

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Download the complete guide to hiring in Hungary

Hiring in Hungary, hassle-free

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

Management fee
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Starting at

$599
/month
Estimated Employer Cost
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13%

of employee salary