Employment Cost Calculator for Cyprus

Thinking of employing someone in Cyprus? 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 Cyprus, both employers and employees have to pay social security contributions. For employers, these range between 12.5% to 20.5% of the gross salary.

Use our interactive employment cost calculator to see the total salary costs in Cyprus outlined in the sections above. You can also get a detailed employee cost breakdown in PDF format, which shows the take-home pay employees will receive.

In Cyprus, employees pay income taxes and social security contributions, which are deducted from their gross salary by their employers. The amount of income tax that the employee contributes depends on the amount of income that they earn and on their personal circumstances. Social security contributions for employees amount to 11.45% of their salary, and income tax ranges between 0% to 35%.