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Payroll in Hungary

Payroll in Hungary runs in HUF (Hungarian forint). Monthly payroll cycle is standard practice. No universal statutory 13th-month bonus is mandated by law. Statutory employer contributions apply. Gracemark operates it end-to-end, humans, not tickets.

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Currency
HUF, Hungarian forint
Payroll cycle
Monthly payroll cycle is standard practice.
Working week
Standard working hours are 8 hours/day and 40 hours/week under the Labour Code (Act I of 2012), with overtime compensated at premium rates or time off in lieu.
Minimum wage
The mandatory minimum wage (minimálbér) and the guaranteed minimum wage for skilled work (garantált bérminimum) are set annually by government decree, most recently under Decree 394/2024 effective from 2025.
13th-month
No universal statutory 13th-month bonus is mandated by law.
Employer cost
Employer social contribution tax (szocho) is 13% of gross salary, funding pension, health and other social insurance.
Probation
Probation periods may be up to 3 months, extendable to 6 months by collective agreement.
Notice period
Notice periods start at 30 days and increase with tenure up to 90 days; severance pay is required after 3+ years of service, scaling with tenure.

Two ways to run payroll in Hungary

Own-entity payroll

For long-term presence in Hungary. 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 Hungary? Employ and pay talent under Gracemark's local infrastructure via EOR, onboard in typically 1–3 weeks via eor, no local incorporation.

Compliance essentials in Hungary

  • Employment model: EOR vs. contractor vs. local entity for Hungary
  • Mandatory benefits, social contributions and any 13th-month obligation
  • Termination rules, statutory notice and severance exposure
  • Contractor misclassification risk and how local law defines employment
  • Currency (HUF), payroll cycle and Hungarian-language contract requirements

Get a payroll quote for Hungary

Send your headcount and salary band. We reply with employer burden, net-to-gross, and setup timeline, no sales scripts.

Get your Hungary hiring plan

Send the role, a selected worker or an existing-team requirement in Hungary. Get a written recommendation covering the model, cost categories, responsibilities and next steps. One hire is welcome; no meeting required.

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