Hiring in Netherlands through an Employer of Record
A Dutch employer pays a health insurance levy and premiums for unemployment and disability, set each year by the government.
On top of salary, the employer pays
- 6.1% Health insurance levy (Zvw)
- 2.74% Unemployment premium (AWf), permanent contracts
- 7.63% Disability premium (Aof), standard rate
What the employer pays on top of salary in Netherlands
- Health insurance levy (Zvw): 6.1 percent of gross pay, paid by the employer (Belastingdienst).
- Unemployment premium (AWf), permanent contracts: 2.74 percent of gross pay.
- Disability premium (Aof), standard rate: 7.63 percent of gross pay.
All three stop at a yearly maximum premium wage. Flexible contracts pay a higher unemployment rate and small employers a lower disability rate. The sector fund premium and childcare surcharge are left out.
Yearly cost of one employee in Netherlands, by vendor
Salary plus the charges above plus the vendor's published monthly fee, for twelve months. Not included: benefits and currency conversion fees.
Vendor fees used
Atlas HXM $599, Deel $599, G-P $599, Multiplier $459, Oyster $699, RemoFirst $199, Remote $699, Skuad $199, Velocity Global (Pebl) $399. Not published: Rippling.
Where these numbers come from
- Health insurance levy (Zvw) on belastingdienst.nl read
- Disability premium (Aof), standard rate on wetten.overheid.nl read
- Each vendor's own pricing page, linked from its name above.