Thinking of employing someone in Bulgaria? 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 Bulgaria, employers contribute to Social insurance.

In Bulgaria, employees pay several taxes, which are deducted from their gross salary by their employers. The income tax is flat, 10%. Employees also contribute to Social security.

Use our interactive employment cost calculator to see the total salary costs in Bulgaria 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.