Hire and pay employees in Malta, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Malta. 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 Malta is 3 days with Deel.
Onboard, pay and manage employees in Malta with Deel
Usually, to hire in Malta, 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 Malta 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.
Currency Euro (EUR)
Capital Valletta
Official language Maltese & English
Payroll cycle Monthly
All the necessary benefits for Malta built right in
Deel allows you to provide localized benefits for employees in Malta within minutes. All in one manageable online dashboard in a single HR platform.
- Sécurité sociale
- Private Healthcare - Unisure (optional)
- Couverture santé privée - Allianz (facultatif)
- Assurance vie mondiale - Allianz
Our quickstart guide to hiring in Malta
Navigate the tabs below to learn everything you need to know about hiring an employee in Malta
Exigences relatives au salaire minimum
The minimum wage is EUR 961.05 per month. The minimum wage can vary according to the age of the employee. Employees are entitled to annual cost-of-living adjustments at rates set by the government of Malta.
Please note: each year the Government of Malta calculates a Cost of Living Adjustment. This is part of the annual budget and is based on last year’s inflation measurements. The COLA for 2025 is €5.24 per week.
Impôt sur le revenu des particuliers
L’impôt sur le revenu des particuliers varie de 0 % à 35 %. Il est calculé selon des taux progressifs. De nombreux autres facteurs peuvent avoir une incidence sur les taux globaux, comme la composition du foyer et le nombre d’enfants.
Rates for Single Individuals
|
Rate |
Revenu annuel brut |
|---|---|
|
0 % |
Up to €12,000 |
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15 % |
From €12,001 to €16,000 |
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25% |
From €16,001 to €60,000 |
|
35% |
Over €60,001 |
Rates for Married Individuals
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Rate |
Revenu annuel brut |
|
0 % |
Up to €15,000 |
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15 % |
From €15,001 to €23,000 |
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25% |
From €23,001 to €60,000 |
|
35% |
Over €60,001 |
Rates for Parents
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Rate |
Revenu annuel brut |
|
0 % |
Up to €13,000 |
|
15 % |
From €13,001 to €17,500 |
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25% |
From €17,501 to €60,000 |
|
35% |
Over €60,001 |
Coût de la paie
The employer cost is generally estimated at around 10.30% of the employee's salary. The government bonuses (relating to the weekly allowance and statutory bonuses) are aded on top of this employer cost.
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Social Security - 10%*
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Maternity Trust Fund - 0.30%
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Semi-annual government bonus: Weekly allowance, payable at the end of March and September respectively - EUR 121.16
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Semi-annual government bonus: Statutory bonus, payable at the end of June and December respectively - EUR 135.10
*The maximum amounts of social security contributions are calculated based on the employee’s weekly salary and number of Mondays in the month. For employees earning more than EUR 515.99/week, the social security contributions will be up to EUR 206.40 for months with four Mondays and EUR 258 for months with five Mondays.
Ces coûts sont des estimations et ne sont indiqués qu’à titre d’information. Pour comprendre le mode de calcul des coûts et frais inhérents aux termes d’un contrat de travail établi dans ce pays, n’hésitez pas à demander un devis à notre service commercial.
Rémunération des heures supplémentaires et nombre d’heures maximum
Standard working hours are 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. The standard work week is from Monday to Friday. The maximum workweek can be extended up to 48 hours.
Deel employment agreements cover a maximum of 48 working hours, however the standard can be considered 40 hours. Hours worked after that period, will be considered overtime.
Overtime payment is mandatory. Hours outside of standard work hours are considered overtime. Employees can work a maximum of 48 hours of work a week unless written consent is provided by the employee. For additional hours, employees are paid:
- 150% of the hourly rate, for work on Monday-Saturday.
- 200% of the hourly rate, for work on Sundays or Public Holidays.
Hiring in Malta, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Malta 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 Malta and 150+ countries.
Management fee
À partir de
$599
/mois
Estimated Employer Cost
10.3%
of employee salary