Payroll services
Payroll in Bulgaria, from the first contract to the monthly payslip.
Hiring in Bulgaria comes with its own paperwork and deadlines. We register the contracts, run the monthly payroll, pay attention to every declaration and explain the costs in English, so your team gets paid correctly and on time.
What is included
Everything an employer in Bulgaria has to do each month, in one service.
- Employment and management contracts admin
- Registration of contracts with the National Revenue Agency
- Monthly payroll calculation and payslips
- Social security, health insurance and income tax withholding
- Monthly declarations to the National Revenue Agency
- Leave, sick leave and employee records
- Annual income certificates and year-end tax adjustment
- Payroll summary and employer cost in English
What an employee costs in 2026
Bulgaria has one of the lowest payroll burdens in the EU, mainly because the income tax is flat and the contributions stop at a monthly cap.
- Personal income tax: 10% flat, withheld by the employer
- Social and health contributions: about 32.7% of gross salary in total, roughly 18.9% paid by the employer and 13.8% by the employee (the employer share varies slightly with the risk category of the activity)
- Monthly cap: contributions apply only up to a maximum insurable income of EUR 2,300 a month (from 1 August 2026; EUR 2,111.64 before)
- Minimum monthly wage: EUR 620.20
Example: for a gross salary of EUR 2,000 a month, the employer pays about EUR 378 in contributions, so the total cost is about EUR 2,378. The employee receives about EUR 1,552 net. Figures as of November 2026; we confirm the exact numbers for your case in the quote.
One view for the owner
Each month you see what you pay and why: gross and net salaries, employer contributions and the total cost per person, in English. For groups, we prepare payroll figures in the format your headquarters needs. All Bulgarian tax rates for 2026
Free call and quote
We learn how many people you employ or plan to hire and how they are paid. You get a written quote, usually with a fixed monthly fee.
Contracts and registration
We prepare or review the contracts and register them with the National Revenue Agency before each employee starts work.
Monthly payroll
You tell us about changes such as leave, sick days or bonuses. We calculate the payroll, send the payslips and the payment amounts, and file the declarations.
Year end
We issue the annual income certificates and make the year-end tax adjustment for employees.
Deadlines
Payroll dates an employer cannot miss.
We keep these in our calendar, so they never depend on your memory.
- Before the employee starts work: registration of the employment contract with the National Revenue Agency (within 3 days of signing)
- Every month, by the 25th: social security and health contributions, income tax and the payroll declarations for the previous month
- Every year: annual income certificates for employees and the year-end tax adjustment
Questions
What employers ask about payroll.
Do I need a Bulgarian company to hire people in Bulgaria?
In most cases the simplest route is a Bulgarian company or branch, which then acts as the employer. A foreign company can also register with the Bulgarian authorities as an employer. We explain the options for your situation on the first call.
Can you take over payroll from our current provider?
Yes. We agree a start month, collect the employee files and the history we need, and continue the monthly declarations without a gap.
In what language are contracts and payslips?
Employment contracts and official documents are in Bulgarian, as the law requires, and we can prepare bilingual versions. Your payroll summaries and explanations are in English.
Do directors and owners also go through payroll?
A director paid under a management contract is insured much like an employee, so the same monthly declarations apply. How owners pay themselves, through salary, dividends or both, is worth deciding early. Salary or dividends?
How much does payroll cost?
It depends mainly on the number of employees and how often things change. After a short call we send a written quote, usually a fixed monthly fee, so you know the cost in advance.
Hiring in Bulgaria?
A free first call, in English or Bulgarian. We reply within one working day and send a written quote.
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