Hiring in Italy through an Employer of Record
An Italian employer pays most of the IVS pension contribution to INPS, the national social security institute, on top of salary.
Employing someone in Italy through an Employer of Record costs their salary, plus 23.81 percent pension (ivs), employer share, plus the vendor's own monthly fee, the lowest published being from $199 from RemoFirst. Major charges in this country had no official figure we could read, so that is a floor, not the full cost. The charges were read from servizi2.inps.it, last on .
What does an employer pay on top of salary in Italy?
- 23.81% Pension (IVS), employer share
This is a floor, not the full cost: major employer charges in Italy are left out, as explained below.
Each charge, and what it is for
- Pension (IVS), employer share: 23.81 percent of gross pay (INPS circolare n. 154 del 2014).
Only the pension charge is shown. Unemployment, sickness, maternity and family contributions, which vary by sector and company size, and INAIL workplace accident insurance are left out, so the real cost is well above this total.
What does one employee in Italy cost a year?
Salary plus the charges above plus the vendor's published monthly fee, for twelve months. "At least" marks a vendor whose published fee is a starting price. Not included: benefits and currency conversion fees.
Vendor fees used
Atlas HXM from $599, Deel from $599, G-P from $599, Multiplier from $459, Oyster $699, Pebl (Velocity Global) $399, RemoFirst from $199, Remote from $599, Remundo from $498, Rivermate from $349, Skuad from $199, Slasify from $250, Teamed from $599. Not published: Rippling.
Where these numbers come from
- Pension (IVS), employer share on servizi2.inps.it read
- Each vendor's own pricing page, linked from its name above.