Hire and pay employees in Serbia, hassle-free

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

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Onboard, pay and manage employees in Serbia with Deel

Usually, to hire in Serbia, 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 Serbia 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
 Serbian Dinar RSD
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Capital Belgrade
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Official language Serbian
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Payroll cycle Monthly

All the necessary benefits for Serbia built right in

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

  • Meal Allowance
  • Public Health Insurance
  • Social Security
  • Disability Insurance

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Our quickstart guide to hiring in
Serbia

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

Minimum Wage Requirements

The national minimum wage for full-time employees is RSD 308 net per hour.

Individual Income Tax

Income taxes are collected by the Tax Administration according at a flat rate of 10%. 
Taxpayers with annual incomes of 3 or more times the average annual salary are subject to supplementary taxes of between 10 and 15%.
Taxes are offset by a personal tax deduction equal to 40% of the average annual salary. Additional tax relief applies to taxpayers with dependents.

Payroll Cost

The employer cost is generally estimated at 15.15% of the employee’s salary:

  • Pension Insurance - 10% 
  • Health Insurance - 5.15%
  • Employment Agreement Handling Fee - US$ 80 (one-off)

Pension and health insurance contributions are calculated on a minimum salary of RSD 45,950 per month and are capped at a maximum salary of RSD 656,425 per month.  

After 1 year of service with the same employer, employees are entitled to receive the seniority pay at 0.4% multiplied by their years of service.

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 and 40 hours per week from Monday to Friday.
Overtime payment is not mandatory and may be included in the salary. Overtime may also be paid as leave in-lieu. Hours outside of standard work hours are considered overtime. For additional hours, employees are paid:

  • 126% of the hourly rate, for work from 22:00-06:00
  • 126% of the hourly rate, for work outside of normal hours.
  • 210% of the hourly rate, for work on a public holiday.
  • For each completed year spent in employment with the Employer in the amount of 0.4% of the base salary.
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Download the complete guide to hiring in Serbia

Hiring in Serbia, hassle-free

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

Management fee
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Starting at

$599
/month
Estimated Employer Cost
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17%

of employee salary