Hire and pay employees in Estonia, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Estonia. 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 Estonia is 3 days with Deel.

Onboard, pay and manage employees in Estonia with Deel
Usually, to hire in Estonia, 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 Estonia 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.

All the necessary benefits for Estonia built right in
Deel allows you to provide localized benefits for employees in Estonia within minutes. All in one manageable online dashboard in a single HR platform.
- Social Security
- Unemployment Insurance
- Private Healthcare - Unisure (optional)
- Private Healthcare - Allianz (optional)
- Global Life Insurance - Allianz

Our quickstart guide to hiring in Estonia
Navigate the tabs below to learn everything you need to know about hiring an employee in Estonia
Minimum Wage Requirements
The minimum wage is EUR 886 per month.
Individual Income Tax
The individual income tax rate is 22% in Estonia. Income tax is calculated using a flat rate. The rate may vary depending on when an employee’s pension fund and unemployment insurance deductions are made.
Payroll Cost
The employer cost is generally estimated at 33.8% of the employee salary.
- Social security tax - 33.0%
- Unemployment tax - 0.8%
Other costs:
- Medical check (onboarding and to be repeated every three years) - EUR 160
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.
Overtime payment is mandatory. Hours outside of standard work hours are considered overtime. Normally, full-time employees can work a maximum of 8 hours of overtime a week, for an average of 48 working hours per week. In agreement with the employee, the employee can work 12 hours of overtime a week, for an average of 52 working hours per week as a full-time employee.
Hiring in Estonia, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Estonia 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 Estonia and 150+ countries.
Management fee

Starting at
$599
/month
Estimated Employer Cost

33.8%
of employee salary