Hire and pay employees in Montenegro, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Montenegro. 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 Montenegro is 7 days with Deel.

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Onboard, pay and manage employees in Montenegro with Deel

Usually, to hire in Montenegro, 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 Montenegro 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
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Capital Podgorica
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Official language Montenegrin
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Payroll cycle Monthly

All the necessary benefits for Montenegro built right in

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

  • Pension Insurance
  • Public Health Insurance
  • Social Security
  • Unemployment Insurance

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Our quickstart guide to hiring in
Montenegro

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

Minimum Wage Requirements

The minimum wage for employees in Montenegro is  €800 per month for employees with educational qualification level VI or higher, and €600 per month for employees with educational qualification level V or lower.

Individual Income Tax

The individual income tax ranges up to 15%. Income tax is calculated based on the income of the person.

  • Up to EUR 700 per month - 0%
  • From EUR 701 to EUR 1.000 per month - 9%
  • Over EUR 1.001 - 15%
The local surtax is an additional tax imposed alongside the personal income tax (PIT) and is required to be paid to the municipality where the taxpayer resides. A surtax rate of 13% is applicable in all municipalities, except for Podgorica and Cetinje, where the rate is set at 15%.
Payroll Cost

The employer cost is generally estimated at 2.97% of the employee salary.

  • Unemployment Insurance - 0.50% 
  • Labour Fund 0.20%
  • Chamber of Commerce 0.27%
  • Municipality Surtax 15%*

*The municipality surtax is an employer cost that must be paid based on employee’s taxes. Since it is a surtax, it will be a percentage of the tax, not from the total of the gross salary.

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. Employees can work a maximum of 250 hours of overtime a year. For additional hours, employees are paid:

  • 140% of the hourly rate on standard working hours.
  • 180% of the hourly rate on weekends.
  • 180% of the hourly rate on public holidays.
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Download the complete guide to hiring in Montenegro

Hiring in Montenegro, hassle-free

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

Management fee
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Starting at

$599
/month
Estimated Employer Cost
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2.97%

of employee salary