Payroll in Hungary

Once a Hungarian company hires its first employee, it becomes an employer: it has to register the employment, run a monthly payroll, issue payslips and pay the withholding and contributions due. A founder who lives abroad usually hands this to a local firm, because the filings are in Hungarian and follow fixed monthly dates.

Before you pick a firm, ask what a monthly run includes: payslips, the filings to the authorities, holiday and sickness records, new-starter and leaver paperwork, and whether payslips are issued in English. Ask how many employees the firm normally handles and what it charges when headcount changes.

Accountanty lists 73 firms for payroll in Hungary: 63 accounting firms and 10 corporate services providers. Fifty-three of the practices are small, 11 are medium-sized and 9 belong to large networks. Hungarian is used by 66, English by 47 and German by 14; 38 describe foreign clients as part of their work. Payroll is often priced per employee per month, so request a written quote. For the company side, see accounting in Hungary and the setup guide.

Firms offering payroll in Hungary

Helpers Hungary

Corporate services provider · Medium-sized firm

Budapest

  • Company formation
  • Accounting and bookkeeping
  • Tax compliance
  • +6 more

Languages: English · Hungarian · Russian · Chinese …

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Cortaxo

Accounting firm · Boutique firm

Budapest

  • Accounting and bookkeeping
  • Tax compliance
  • VAT
  • +1 more

Languages: English · Hungarian

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ITL Group

Corporate services provider · Medium-sized firm

Budapest

  • Company formation
  • Accounting and bookkeeping
  • Tax compliance
  • +6 more

Languages: English · Hungarian · Italian · French …

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49 more firms offering payroll in Hungary

Frequently asked questions

Do I need payroll if I am the only director?

It depends on whether the director is employed by the company and receives a salary. Ask a local firm how your own pay should be structured, because that choice affects the filings.

Can payslips be issued in English?

Several firms offer this. Of the 73 firms listed, 47 name English among their languages. Confirm that the payslip itself is in English, not only the cover email.

What do I need to give a payroll firm each month?

Typically the list of employees, hours or absences, changes in pay and any bonuses before a cut-off date set by the firm. Ask for that date in writing.

Other services in Hungary

Accountants by city in Hungary

Setting up a company in Hungary: the guide and every firm

General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules, rates and fees change: check them with the official sources linked on this page or with a qualified adviser before you act.