EOR Bulgaria services mean
your hire, our legal duties.
Between picking a candidate and their first euro payslip come a written Labour Code contract, an entry in the NRA employment register within 3 days of signing, gross-to-net payroll under the contribution ceiling and the flat 10% tax, then monthly declarations. We carry every one of those steps.
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Who stands between you and your hire? Nobody.
A single fee for contract, payroll and NRA filings, invoiced in euro beside pay and contributions.
Due only on pay up to €2,300 a month since 1 August, which keeps on-costs modest.
Each signed contract reaches the NRA register within that time and before the first day.
Withheld every month, then reconciled per employee by 31 January.
How do you run Bulgarian HR when your managers work elsewhere?
The Labour Code leaves little to custom: dismissal needs a listed ground, leave has a statutory floor and changed terms go on record. We apply those rules to your team monthly.
- Probation capped at 6 months
- At least 20 working days’ paid leave, with 13 public holiday days off
- Sick notes logged; days 1 and 2 paid by us at 70%
- New pay, hours or workplace entered with the NRA within 3 days
- Staff reductions run on a Labour Code ground
- Exit: notice, final pay, unused leave
Dismissing at will is not an option in Bulgaria. An open-ended contract ends with notice only on a ground in Article 328 of the Labour Code, such as staff reduction, less work or lacking the qualities the job needs, or without notice for a disciplinary reason. Notice is 30 days unless more was agreed, and some protected employees may need the Labour Inspectorate’s prior permission. We test the ground before any letter is sent.
What moved Bulgarian payroll costs in 2026?
Contributions in Bulgaria stop at a monthly ceiling, and the ceiling itself moved this year: the 2026 social security budget was only adopted in July, so the cap rose from €2,111.64 to €2,300 on 1 August. For a €40,000 salary in Sofia, the employer’s monthly cost went from €3,732.86 to €3,768.49 and net pay fell by €23.36. Klas can rise once a year, and overtime or a bonus changes a single month.
- Employee share of 13.78% and employer share of 18.92%, both up to the ceiling
- Flat 10% tax on pay net of employee contributions, with no personal allowance
- Overtime at +50% on working days and +100% on holidays
- Klas supplement reviewed when a year of service is added
- Each month’s tax and contributions settled with the NRA by day 25
Which extras do Bulgarian offers often carry?
Statutory pay in Bulgaria is only the floor. Many employers add a year-end bonus, private health or group insurance and more leave than the 20-day minimum, and remote staff are owed their equipment, software and internet costs by law. Each extra is treated differently: a bonus is taxed at 10% like salary, yet paid in a month when pay already exceeds €2,300 it usually adds no contributions. We put every extra you approve through payroll correctly.
- Christmas or year-end bonus
- Private health or group insurance
- Extra paid leave above the 20 days
- Home-working kit, software and internet paid
- Klas set above the legal minimum
How is the work split between us?
Each hire signs a Bulgarian contract with us, and from the register entry on, every duty the Labour Code and social insurance law place on an employer rests with us.
You choose the candidate, agree the salary and decide what the role should achieve each quarter.
Payslips, withholding, contributions, monthly NRA declarations, leave balances and sick notes all stay with our payroll team.
Klas surprises most foreign employers: a compulsory monthly supplement on basic salary for each year of counted experience, where earlier jobs with other employers, even in other EU states, can count. It changes at most once a year. We read the work record first, so the gross you offer already includes it.
How does €599 compare with platforms?
For Bulgaria our price is from €599 per employee per month, near $672. Deel and two global from-prices list less; Remote, Oyster and Papaya Global list more. It pays for a team running Bulgarian payroll only, a register entry before each first day and one named contact.
| EOR BulgariaBulgarian payroll only | Deel | Remote | Papaya | Oyster | RemoFirst | Native Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price a month | from €599 | $599 | $699 | €650 (≈ $730) | $699 | from $199 | from $99 |
| Register entry before day one | ✔ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| August ceiling rise applied | ✔ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Klas worked out from the full work record | ✔ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Declarations and payments to the NRA by the 25th | ✔ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Year-end tax reconciliation by 31 January | ✔ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Remote-work equipment costs in writing | ✔ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Article 328 ground checked before notice | ✔ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Unused leave paid on exit | ✔ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| One named contact, Gergana | ✔ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Competitor figures are “from” prices for EOR per employee per month, taken from each provider’s own pricing page on 4 October 2026 and re-checked on 5 October 2026, before discounts or country surcharges. We invoice in euro. At the 2 October 2026 ECB reference rate (1 EUR = 1.1225 USD), €599 comes to $672.38 and Papaya Global’s €650 for Europe to $729.63. We cost more than Deel, RemoFirst and Native Teams and less than Remote, Oyster and Papaya Global. A dash means not checked.
Who should your first Bulgarian employee be?
Share the role, the monthly gross you plan and a start date. Hristo replies with each month’s cost in euro, capped contributions included, and the earliest realistic start.