Hiring in Portugal through an Employer of Record
A Portuguese employer pays the single social tax, the Taxa Social Única, on top of salary.
On top of salary, the employer pays
- 23.75% Taxa Social Única, employer
What the employer pays on top of salary in Portugal
- Taxa Social Única, employer: 23.75 percent of gross pay, for companies run for profit.
Non-profit employers pay a lower rate, and some hires qualify for temporary reductions. Workplace accident insurance, which the employer must buy, is left out.
Yearly cost of one employee in Portugal, 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
- Taxa Social Única, employer on gov.pt read
- Each vendor's own pricing page, linked from its name above.