Thinking of employing someone in Hungary? 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 Hungary, employers pay social security contributions, which amount to 13% of the total salary.

In Hungary, employees pay several taxes, which are deducted from their gross salary by their employers. All employees pay 15% income tax and 18.5% social security contribution.

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