Payroll in Austria runs in EUR on a monthly payroll, typically with 14 salary payments per year (including holiday and christmas bonuses). cycle, with statutory employer contributions and two mandatory extra monthly payments are standard practice (holiday pay and christmas bonus), effectively resulting in 14 salary payments annually under most collective agreements.. Gracemark operates it end-to-end, humans, not tickets.
Currency
EUR, Euro
Payroll cycle
Monthly payroll, typically with 14 salary payments per year (including holiday and Christmas bonuses).
Working week
Standard working time is 40 hours per week (often 38.5 under collective agreements), with statutory maximum of 12 hours/day and 60 hours/week including overtime, paid at a premium.
Minimum wage
Austria has no single statutory minimum wage; minimum pay is set by sector-level collective agreements (Kollektivverträge), most guaranteeing at least approximately €1,700-2,000 gross per month depending on sector, as of 2024.
13th-month
Two mandatory extra monthly payments are standard practice (holiday pay and Christmas bonus), effectively resulting in 14 salary payments annually under most collective agreements.
Employer cost
Total employer social security contributions are approximately 21% of gross salary (covering health, pension, unemployment and accident insurance), on top of which additional levies (e.g., municipal tax, family burden equalization fund) apply.
Probation
Probation period is typically up to 1 month under the Austrian Employment Contract Law.
Notice period
Notice periods generally range from 6 weeks to 5 months for white-collar employees based on tenure; severance depends on the Abfertigung Neu contribution-based system (1.53% of monthly salary paid into an employee provident fund).
Two ways to run payroll in Austria
Own-entity payroll
For long-term presence in Austria. Gracemark manages statutory filings, pay runs, and year-end reporting under your entity, with a named operator on Central Europe time.
EOR-run payroll
No entity in Austria? Employ and pay talent under Gracemark's local infrastructure via EOR, onboard in 1–2 weeks (eor), no local incorporation.
Compliance essentials in Austria
14-payment salary with favorably-taxed 13th and 14th months
Collective agreements set effective minimum pay
Strong works-council framework
Generous leave rising with seniority
Robust parental-leave system
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