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What You Need to Know About Employing in Bulgaria
Don’t risk non-compliance with local employment, social insurance, and tax regulations.
Bulgaria’s cost-effective talent pool attracts businesses, but its labor laws and bureaucratic processes can be tricky. Omnipresent, as your Employer of Record (EOR), ensures compliance with NRA rules and local standards, no entity needed.
Our EOR services cover payroll, taxes, and benefits like 20 days of annual leave, letting you oversee teams in Sofia or Plovdiv effortlessly. We provide a tech-driven solution built for Bulgaria’s growing market.
- Swift onboarding in days.
- Payroll in BGN, tailored to norms.
- Local expertise on wages.
- Seamless expansion support.
Employer costs include Pension Fund Employees (born after 1960), Health Insurance, and Additional Obligatory Pension Fund Employees (born after 1960). Use the OmniCalculator to estimate costs, or contact us for further information.
Income taxes Income generally is subject to a flat personal income tax rate of 10% regardless of an individual's income level.
National insurance contributions include social security and health insurance contributions. The rate of social security contributions payable by the employee is 10.58%. The rate of health insurance contributions payable by the employee is 3.2%. The above rates are applicable to Bulgarian nationals, as well as to EU/EEA nationals who are subject to Bulgarian social security contributions (i.e. who have not obtained a E101/A1 certificate of coverage issued from their home country social security authorities). Non-EU/EEA nationals are also subject to these contributions under certain conditions, except for health insurance contributions. If they have a permanent residence permit for Bulgaria, they will be subject to health insurance contributions too.
Standard 40 hours per week.
Overtime permitted with limitations, regulated by law.
Please note that the below information covers national holidays and should be used for informative purposes only and not as a guarantee for payroll purposes. While we strive to offer you accurate information, public holidays are subject to frequent changes and can be dependent on regional differences. Should you need more detailed information on public holidays, please consult the government pages of the state and/or the local municipality of your employee.
- Wednesday, Jan 01, 2025 - New Year's Day (Нова Година)
- Monday, Mar 03, 2025 - Liberation Day (Ден на Освобождението на България от Османската Империя)
- Friday, Apr 18, 2025 - Good Friday (Разпети петък)
- Sunday, Apr 20, 2025 - Easter Sunday (Великден)
- Monday, Apr 21, 2025 - Easter Monday (Велики понеделник)
- Thursday, May 01, 2025 - Labour Day (Ден на труда)
- Tuesday, May 06, 2025 - St. George's Day (Гергьовден)
- Saturday, May 24, 2025 - Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Literature Day (Ден на азбуката, културата и просветата)
- Saturday, Sep 06, 2025 - Unification Day (Ден на съединението)
- Monday, Sep 22, 2025 - Independence Day (Ден на независимостта)
- Wednesday, Dec 24, 2025 - Christmas Eve (Бъдни вечер)
- Thursday, Dec 25, 2025 - Christmas Day (Коледа)
Generous sick leave entitlements. Payment by Social Security.
Generous maternity/paternity/parental leaves. Generally paid for the most part by Social Security.
Minimum 20 days paid leave per year (plus PH).
Law provides for exceptions and requirements. Carry over admissable.
Additional leaves apply.
Severance can be mandatory under certain conditions. Severance paid out to employee depending on dismissal type.
Terminations heavily regulated. Major blocks for specific categories. Procedural requirements depending on size/number of dismissals.
Notice periods subject to specific conditions.
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The benefits of growing a global team and finding the best talent anywhere in the world are endless. It’s important to note that labour laws and regulations in Bulgaria are strict with penalties for non-compliance. Let our team take care of the global employment solutions such as payroll, benefits, compliance, taxes, and admin so you can focus on growing your business. We are here to help you every step of the way.
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*The above costs are for our monthly management fee. The total cost of employment in a country will be determined by social contributions required by the local government and costs of benefits. In most countries where we operate, we offer employee benefit plans (such as healthcare) that are billed to the customer. Because Omnipresent is able to benefit from large group plans, we are able to offer competitive rates on more comprehensive coverage for your employees. Pricing is reflective of countries where we operate our own entities, which covers 95% of our customer employees' hiring markets.
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