Hire and pay employees in Poland compliantly from day one

Easily hire employees in Poland with Deel. Deel's best-in-class Employer of Record setup allows us to handle local laws, tax and benefits, and international payroll on your behalf in 150+ countries including Poland.

Backed by local experts and built-in compliance protection, your next hire could start in as little as 5 days with Deel.

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Onboard, pay and manage employees in Poland with Deel

Usually, to hire in Poland, 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, and licensing, can take months.

Now you can hire employees in Poland quickly, easily and compliantly. Automate tax document collection, payroll, benefits, and more. And once your new hire is onboarded, Deel HR keeps their time off and documents in one place, so managing your team in Poland doesn't mean a separate system.

Already have an entity in Poland? Our PEO services can run payroll and compliance for your direct employees.

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Currency
 Polish Z2oty (PLN)
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Capital Warsaw
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Official language Polish
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Payroll cycle Monthly

All the necessary benefits for Poland built right in

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

  • Guaranteed Employee Benefits Fund
  • Social Security
  • Private healthcare - Unisure (optional)
  • Private health insurance - LuxMed (optional)
  • Private healthcare - Allianz (optional)
  • Global life insurance - Allianz

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Our quick-start guide to hiring in Poland

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

Minimum Wage Requirements

The minimum wage from 1 January 2026 is PLN 4,806 per month.

Individual Income Tax

Tax rates are applied to income according to rates set by the Polish government.

There are two tax rates: a basic rate of 12% up to 120,000 PLN and an excess rate of 32% for all income above 120,000 PLN.

A tax-free amount of 30,000 PLN is available to all Polish taxpayers. This amount takes the form of a tax reduction of 3,600 PLN (300 PLN per month).

A high-income solidarity tax of 4% applies to income in excess of PLN 1,000,000.

Payroll Cost

Employer costs are generally estimated at 20.08% - 21.58% of the employee's salary.

  • Pre-employment medical fee - PLN 200

  • Pension - 9.76%*

  • Disability - 6.50%*

  • Accident - 0.67%

  • Labour Fund - 2.45%

  • Guaranteed Employee Benefits Fund - 0.10%

  • PPK - 1.50% (mandatory if the employee opts in)

  • Telework Allowance - PLN 100

  • PFRON - The amount varies from month to month

*Up to a maximum yearly salary of PLN 260,190

  • Employer Liability Cost - An administrative fee of 0.60% is applied to ensure ongoing worker compensation and liability coverage

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

Overtime payment is mandatory. Hours outside standard work hours are considered overtime. Employees can work a maximum of 5 hours of overtime per day, a maximum of 48 hours of overtime per week and 150 hours per year.
For additional hours, employees are paid on top of their normal wage:
- 100% of the hourly wage for overtime worked at night, on Sundays and on public holidays that are non-working days for the employee; time off in lieu applies when working on a non-working day such as a Sunday or public holiday; and for each hour worked in excess of the weekly working time norm.
- 50% of the hourly wage for each overtime hour worked in cases other than those subject to the 100% rate above.
- 20% of the hourly minimum wage for each hour worked during night-time as specified in the company's internal regulations.

Hiring in Poland, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Poland 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 and complex tax systems to running your payroll in Poland and 150+ other countries.

Management fee
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Starting at

$599
/month
Estimated Employer Cost
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20.08% - 21.58%

of employee salary