Hire and pay employees in Romania compliantly from day one

Easily hire employees in Romania 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 Romania.

Backed by local experts and built-in compliance protection, your next hire could start in as little as 3 days with Deel.

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Onboard, pay and manage employees in Romania with Deel

Usually, to hire in Romania, 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 Romania 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 Romania doesn't mean a separate system.

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

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Currency
 Romanian leu (RON)
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Capital Bucharest
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Official language Romanian
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Payroll cycle Monthly

All the necessary benefits for Romania built right in

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

  • Unemployment Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Private Healthcare - Unisure (optional)
  • Private Healthcare - Allianz (optional)
  • Global Life Insurance - Allianz

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Our quick-start guide to hiring in Romania

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

Minimum Wage Requirements

The minimum wage is RON 4,050 per month.

Individual Income Tax

The individual income tax rate is 10%. Income tax is calculated at a flat rate.

Payroll Cost

The employer cost is generally estimated at 2.85% of the employee's salary.

  • Labour insurance contribution - 2.25%

  • Disability cost - RON 162

  • Teleworking indemnity - RON 400*

  • Medical examination - RON 240

  • 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

Standard working hours are 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. The standard workweek is Monday to Friday.

Overtime payment is mandatory. It can be compensated financially or with paid time off. Hours outside standard working hours are considered overtime. Employees can work a maximum of 32 hours of overtime per month. For additional hours, employees are paid:

  • 175% of the average salary per hour on weekdays and weekends

  • 200% of the average salary per hour on public holidays.

Overtime worked on weekdays is compensated with paid time off within the next 90 calendar days. Overtime worked on public holidays is compensated with time off within the next 30 days.

If compensation through paid time off is not possible within the periods above, the overtime will be paid to the employee in the following month by increasing the salary to reflect the overtime worked.

Hiring in Romania, hassle-free

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

Management fee
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Starting at

$599
/month
Estimated Employer Cost
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2.85%

of employee salary