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Cost to hire in Spain
True employer cost in Spain is gross salary plus ~30% employer social contributions and 13th & 14th-month pay, plus vacation accrual. Use the calculator below.
Gross salary$60,000
Employer contributions (~30%)$18,000
13th + 14th-month pay$10,000
Vacation accrual (~1 month)$5,000
True annual employer cost$93,000
That's a 55.0% uplift over gross salary. Compared to the US, total cost is ~58% of equivalent US total-cost.
How to hire
Use an Employer of Record to hire in 5–10 business days without setting up a local entity. Entity setup only pays off after ~15 employees.
How EOR works →Full country guide
Working hours, leave, notice, minimum wage, and misclassification risk for Spain.
Read the Spain guide →Other countries
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