Hire and pay employees in Bosnia and Herzegovina compliantly from day one

Easily hire employees in Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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 Bosnia and Herzegovina with Deel

Usually, to hire in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina doesn't mean a separate system.

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

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Currency
 BAM
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Capital Sarajevo
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Official language Bosnian, Serbian & Croatian
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Payroll cycle Monthly

All the necessary benefits for Bosnia and Herzegovina built right in

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

  • Health insurance
  • Pension insurance
  • Unemployment insurance
  • Private healthcare - Unisure (optional)
  • Private healthcare - Allianz (optional)
  • Global life insurance - Allianz

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Our quick-start guide to hiring in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Navigate the tabs below to learn everything you need to know about hiring an employee in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Minimum Wage Requirements

The minimum wage is BAM 1,027 net per month.

Individual Income Tax

The individual income tax rate is 10%. Income tax is calculated using a flat rate. Additional factors may affect overall rates, such as the number of dependent family members. The tax base is gross salary reduced by the amount of salary contributions and personal allowances.

Payroll Cost

The employer cost is generally estimated at 7.1% of the employee salary.

Monthly costs

  • Pension and disability insurance - 2.5%*

  • Health insurance - 2%*

  • Unemployment - 0.5%

  • Fees for disabled people - 0.5%

  • Tax natural disaster - 0.5%**

  • Water tax - 0.5%**

  • WFM allowance - BAM 78.93

  • WFM secondary allowance - BAM 82.12

  • Employer liability cost - 0.60%

*The maximum monthly salary for the calculation of pension and health insurance is RSD 573,470. **Calculated on salary multiplied by 0.62.

One-off costs Mandatory wet-ink employment agreement handling fee - USD 80

These costs are provided as estimates and are intended solely for general informational purposes. To fully understand 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 a day, 40 hours a week. The standard working week is Monday to Friday.

Hiring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, hassle-free

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

Management fee
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Starting at

$599
/month
Estimated Employer Cost
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7.1%

of employee salary