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Payroll in Romania
Payroll in Romania runs in RON on a monthly payroll cycle cycle, with statutory employer contributions and no general statutory 13th or 14th month payment applies to private-sector employees; any such bonus is contractual or collective-agreement based. Gracemark operates it end-to-end, humans, not tickets.
Currency
RON, Romanian leu
Payroll cycle
Monthly payroll cycle
Working week
Ordinary maximum of 40 hours per week and 8 hours per day; overtime is capped at 8 hours per week and compensated with time off or a premium of at least 75%
Minimum wage
Gross national minimum wage is RON 4,325 per month effective 1 July 2026 under Government Decision no. 146/2026
13th-month
No general statutory 13th or 14th month payment applies to private-sector employees; any such bonus is contractual or collective-agreement based
Employer cost
Most contributions sit with the employee after the 2018 reform; the employer generally pays a work insurance contribution (CAM) of about 2.25% of gross salary, with sector variation
Probation
Up to 90 calendar days for standard positions and up to 120 days for management positions
Notice period
Minimum notice of 20 working days for dismissal on grounds not attributable to the employee; no general statutory severance applies outside collective agreements or specific redundancy schemes
Two ways to run payroll in Romania
Own-entity payroll
For long-term presence in Romania. Gracemark manages statutory filings, pay runs, and year-end reporting under your entity, with a named operator on Southeast Europe time.
EOR-run payroll
No entity in Romania? Employ and pay talent under Gracemark's local infrastructure via EOR, onboard in 1–2 weeks (eor), no local incorporation.
Compliance essentials in Romania
- Most social contributions sit on the employee side, low employer rate
- IT sector historically enjoyed income-tax incentives
- Strong, affordable English-speaking developer base
- Generous up-to-two-year parental leave
- Fast EOR onboarding
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