Hire and pay employees in Albania, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Albania. 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 Albania is 5 days with Deel.

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Onboard, pay and manage employees in Albania with Deel

Usually, to hire in Albania, 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 Albania 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
 Albanian lek (ALL)
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Capital Tirana
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Official language Albanian
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Payroll cycle Monthly

All the necessary benefits for Albania built right in

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

  • Health Insurance
  • Social Security

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Our quickstart guide to hiring in
Albania

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

Minimum Wage Requirements

ALL 40,000 (Monthly)

Individual Income Tax

The individual income tax ranges from 13% to 23%. Income tax is calculated according to progressive rates.

Annual Taxable Income

Monthly Taxable Income

Tax Rate

From ALL 0 to ALL 2,040,000

From ALL 0 to ALL 170,000

13%

Over ALL 2,040,000

Over ALL 170,000

23%



Payroll Cost

The employer cost is generally estimated at 16.7% of the employee salary. The maximum salary for the calculation of the social security contributions will be ALL 176,417.

  • Social security - 15.0%
  • Health Insurance Contribution - 1.7%

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 48 hours of overtime per week. Employees can work a maximum of 200 hours overtime per year.

For additional hours, employees are compensated with leave or salary at 125% of the regular salary. Overtime performed during the weekend or on public holidays is compensated at 150% of the regular salary.

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Download the complete guide to hiring in Albania

Hiring in Albania, hassle-free

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

Management fee
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Starting at

$599
/month
Estimated Employer Cost
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16.7%

of employee salary