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Employment Cost Calculator for Estonia
Estonia employment cost calculator
Thinking of employing someone in Estonia? As with every other country, certain costs are associated with employing a worker that come on top of the gross salary that you are offering. In Estonia, employers make contributions to an employee’s pension and health insurance.
Use our interactive employment cost calculator to see the total salary costs in Estonia outlined in the sections above. You can also get a detailed employee cost breakdown in pdf (like this one but with actual data), which will show the take-home pay that employees will get.
Employee net pay in Estonia
In Estonia, employees pay several taxes, which are deducted from their gross salary by their employers. The income tax is flat at 20%. Other contributions that are deducted from employees’ salaries include pension and unemployment insurance.
Looking for a quick cost estimate in other countries?
Explore our interactive calculators, where you can calculate the total cost to employ by country, including statutory contributions and employee net pay.
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