Hire and pay employees in Croatia, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Croatia. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries. The average onboarding time frame in the Croatia is 3 days with Deel.

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Onboard, pay and manage employees in Croatia with Deel

Usually, to hire in Croatia, your business needs an entity. That means a local office, an address registered as a subsidiary, and an account with a local bank. All of this, plus navigating regional benefits, payroll, tax, and HR laws, can take months. Deel lets you hire employees in Croatia quickly, easily, and compliantly. We even automate tax document collection, payroll, benefits, and more. For your existing direct employees, we can manage your entire payroll operation from end-to-end.

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Currency
 EUR
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Capital Zagreb
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Official language Croatian
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Payroll cycle Monthly

All the necessary benefits for Croatia built right in

Deel allows you to provide localized benefits for employees in Croatia within minutes. All in one manageable online dashboard.

  • Social Security
  • Private Healthcare - Unisure (optional)
  • Private Healthcare - Allianz (optional)

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Our quickstart guide to hiring in
Croatia

Navigate the tabs below to learn everything you need to know about hiring an employee in Croatia

Minimum Wage Requirements

The minimum wage for full-time employees is €970 per month. The amount is prorated for part-time employees.

Individual Income Tax

Income tax rates in Croatia vary based on the residence of the employee. The following tax rates apply to monthly income:

 

2024 Tax Rate

Monthly Income up to €4,200

15% - 23.6%

Monthly Income €4,201 and over

25% - 35.4%

Tax Free Allowance

€560

Payroll Cost

The employer cost is generally estimated at 16.5% of the employee salary.

  • Health insurance - 16.5%

Conditional Costs:
Expenses Tax Gross-up: Variable depending on the employee’s salary. This is an additional amount of money added to cover the income taxes the employee will owe on the payment of reimbursed expenses.

These costs are provided as estimates and are intended solely for general informational purposes. To fully comprehend all associated costs and fees related to the terms of any employment agreement for this country, please contact our Sales team for a quote.

Overtime Pay & Maximum Hours

Standard working hours are 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. The standard workweek is from Monday to Friday.

Hiring in Croatia, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Croatia with our EOR solution. If you have an entity, our Global Payroll solution takes care of payroll and compliance for your direct employees. Our 250+ in-house experts handle everything from managing local laws, complex tax systems, or your payroll in Croatia and 150+ countries.

Management fee
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Starting at

$599
/month
Estimated Employer Cost
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16.5%

of employee salary