Hiring in Italy through an Employer of Record
An Italian employer pays most of the IVS pension contribution to INPS, the national social security institute, on top of salary.
On top of salary, the employer pays
- 23.81% Pension (IVS), employer share
This is a floor, not the full cost: major employer charges in Italy are left out, as explained below.
What the employer pays on top of salary in Italy
- Pension (IVS), employer share: 23.81 percent of gross pay (INPS circolare n. 154 del 2014).
Only the pension charge is shown. Unemployment, sickness, maternity and family contributions, which vary by sector and company size, and INAIL workplace accident insurance are left out, so the real cost is well above this total.
Yearly cost of one employee in Italy, by vendor
Salary plus the charges above plus the vendor's published monthly fee, for twelve months. Not included: benefits and currency conversion fees.
Vendor fees used
Atlas HXM $599, Deel $599, G-P $599, Multiplier $459, Oyster $699, RemoFirst $199, Remote $699, Skuad $199, Velocity Global (Pebl) $399. Not published: Rippling.
Where these numbers come from
- Pension (IVS), employer share on servizi2.inps.it read
- Each vendor's own pricing page, linked from its name above.