Hire and pay employees in
Kosovo, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Kosovo. 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 Kosovo is 5 days with Deel.

Currency

Euro (EUR)

Capital

Pristina

Official Language

Albanian & ‎Serbian

Payroll Cycle

Monthly

Onboard, pay and manage employees in Kosovo with Deel.

Usually, to hire in Kosovo, 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 Kosovo 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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All the necessary benefits for Kosovo
built right in

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

  • Pension Fund
  • Private Healthcare - Unisure (optional)
  • Private Healthcare - Allianz (optional)
  • Global Life Insurance - Allianz

Our quickstart guide to hiring in Kosovo

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Minimum Wage Requirements

The minimum wage for full-time workers is EUR 350/month from October 1, 2024

Individual Income Tax

The individual income tax ranges from 0% to 10%. Income tax is calculated according to progressive rates.

Tax Rate

Annual Taxable Income

0%

Up to €3,000

8%

From €3,000 to €5,400

10%

Over € 5,400

 

Payroll Cost

The employer cost is generally estimated at 5% of the employee salary. 
  • Pension Fund - 5%

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

Overtime payment is mandatory and can’t be included in the salary. Hours outside of standard work hours are considered overtime. Employees can work a maximum of 8 hours of overtime per week. For additional hours, employees are paid:
  • 120% of the hourly rate, for employees working on a day shift
  • 130% of the hourly rate, for employees working on a night shift
  • 150% of the hourly rate, for employees working on national holidays and weekends
Standard working hours are 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. The standard workweek is from Monday to Friday. 
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Hiring in Kosovo, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Kosovo 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 Kosovo and 150+ countries.

Group (8)

Starting at 599 USD

Management fee

Group (9)

5%

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*of employee salary

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