Employer of Record (EOR) in Austria

Hire in Austria in days, with no entity and no exposure to getting ASVG or labour-law compliance wrong. We place you with the right vetted EOR partner, at pricing you will not get going direct, and stay on your side for the life of the relationship.

  • Independent advice
  • Vetted partners
  • Operational in days

What an Employer of Record does for you in Austria

An Employer of Record is a company that legally employs your Austrian staff on your behalf. You choose the person and direct their work day to day. The EOR is the legal employer on paper, which is what lets you build a team in Austria without forming your own company.

In practice the EOR partner takes on everything that needs an Austrian legal entity and local expertise: a compliant employment contract under the Angestelltengesetz (Salaried Employees Act) and the General Civil Code, monthly payroll with income tax and ASVG social-insurance withholding across its pension, health, accident, and unemployment branches, employer contributions and all statutory filings to the ÖGK and the Finanzamt, statutory benefits and leave, and compliant onboarding and lawful exits with the correct tiered statutory notice, since Austria is not at-will. You get a working team in days. The EOR carries the legal and compliance weight; you carry the commercial relationship. The only question worth spending time on is which partner is genuinely strong in Austria, and that is the question we answer for you.

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Legal employer, on paper

A compliant Austrian employment contract under the Angestelltengesetz, with all statutory terms correct from day one.

02

Compliant from day one

Monthly payroll, income tax, and ASVG social-insurance withholding across pension, health, accident, and unemployment, employer contributions, and all statutory filings to the ÖGK and Finanzamt.

03

No entity required

Statutory benefits, annual leave, notice and severance under Austrian labour law, and lawful onboarding and exits. You get a working team in days; the EOR carries the legal weight.

How it works: four steps to a compliant hire

From first call to a compliant Austrian hire at work, usually in days.

01: Scope & quote

We map the role, salary, and start date, and come back with a clear all-in monthly cost. No guesswork, no hidden extras.

02: Compliant contract

Your employment contract is drafted to Austrian standards by the partner, and we sanity-check the terms and pricing before you sign. Compliant from day one.

03: Onboard in days

A correct Austrian contract is issued under the Angestelltengesetz, with all statutory terms from day one. Your hire can start in days.

04: Payroll & compliance run

Income tax and ASVG social-insurance contributions calculated and withheld, payslips issued, statutory filings made to the ÖGK and Finanzamt. You direct the work; the compliance just runs.

What EOR in Austria costs

Two parts: the statutory cost of employing someone, and the EOR partner fee. Austria has no minimum wage to check sector by sector, but the statutory employer cost layers ASVG social insurance with several smaller mandatory levies on top, rather than one flat number. We make all of it transparent before you commit, so there are no surprises.

Employer social insurance

Approximately 20.98% of gross salary in ASVG social insurance (pension, health, accident and unemployment, plus a housing levy and the employer-only wage-guarantee levy), capped at the EUR 6,930/month contribution ceiling. On top: a 1.53% severance contribution, 3% Kommunalsteuer, and roughly 4% combined family-fund levies. Predictable and fully costed before you commit.

Pay floor (2026)

No statutory minimum wage. Pay floors are set by around 800 sector-level Kollektivverträge; typical 2026 entry-level minimums run EUR 1,800-2,000 per month, paid 14 times a year.

Income tax (employee)

Seven-band progressive rate from 0% to 55%: 0% to EUR 13,539, then 20%, 30%, 40%, and 48% bands, up to 50% above EUR 104,859 (55% temporarily above EUR 1,000,000). Withheld monthly at source, reconciled annually. Borne by the employee, not added to your cost.

EOR partner fee

A transparent per-employee monthly fee. We benchmark across our vetted network, typically 15 to 25% below going direct, and renegotiate for you at renewal.

Why run it through Bradford Jacobs

We know which EOR partners are genuinely strong in Austria, by sector and by complexity. We place you with the right one, at pricing you will not get going direct, and stay on your side for the life of the relationship.

Independent, not a single provider

We are independent: we assess what you actually need, place you with the right vetted partner, secure pricing you will not get going direct, and stay on your side to escalate or renegotiate. You get advice, not a product pitch.

  • Independent advice
  • Vetted partners only
  • On your side at renewal

Pricing you can’t get direct

Austria’s employer cost layers ASVG social insurance with severance, municipal, and family-fund levies on top, which makes it easy to under- or over-quote a monthly fee up front. We benchmark across our partner network for rates typically 15 to 25% below going direct, and renegotiate on your behalf at renewal. Most companies do not know how much room there is to negotiate. We do.

  • 15-25% below direct
  • Network benchmarking
  • Renegotiated for you

Straight to the top when it matters

When something needs resolving, and in global employment it sometimes does, you come to us. We escalate directly, past the helpdesk, to people who can actually move it.

  • Direct escalation
  • No support queues
  • Named account contact

Two decades across markets

Two decades placing and managing EOR arrangements across global markets, with the local knowledge of Austria’s CBA-driven pay floors, the layered ASVG contribution structure, and tiered termination-notice rules that keeps you compliant.

  • EOR specialists
  • ASVG & labour law
  • Risk removed

Built for conversion to your own entity

Most companies use EOR for 12 to 24 months, then move to their own Austrian GmbH. We plan that crossover and manage the transition when the economics justify it.

  • EOR to entity path
  • Transition managed
  • Crossover planning

Why an EOR is the fastest compliant way into Austria

Two things slow foreign employers down in Austria: the time to incorporate, and the risk of getting tiered notice, severance, and works-council consultation rules wrong. An EOR removes both.

Working time, leave & contracts

Compliance handled under Austrian labour law. Austrian employment requires mandatory ASVG contributions across four insurance branches, and notice tiered by tenure from 6 weeks up to 5 months, with a pre-notice consultation step at businesses with a works council, rather than at-will termination. An EOR carries all of it correctly from day one, so a wrong assumption never becomes a liability.

Operational in days, not weeks

Forming a GmbH in Austria means a notarial deed and Firmenbuch entry, and you cannot legally employ anyone until that registration completes. An EOR removes that wait entirely: a compliant Austrian contract is issued and your hire starts in days. You prove the market first, then incorporate later only if the headcount justifies it. This is the real value of EOR in Austria: speed into a market with no single minimum-wage figure to check and a layered social-insurance structure, with the compliance carried by an expert.

Everything your Austrian EOR covers

One transparent monthly fee per employee covers all of this. No hidden extras.

Compliant Austrian contract

A compliant Austrian employment contract under the Angestelltengesetz, issued and maintained for you.

Payroll & ASVG social insurance

Monthly payroll run, with income tax and ASVG social-insurance contributions calculated, withheld, and filed correctly each month.

Statutory benefits

All statutory benefits administered: paid annual leave, public holidays, maternity leave and the Papamonat paternity leave, and tiered statutory notice on exit, which Austria requires since it is not at-will. Employee ASVG contributions run approximately 18.07% of gross salary, deducted from salary, not billed to you.

Compliance & support

Ongoing HR compliance and a single point of contact, for the life of the engagement.

Your questions answered

Straight answers on how Employer of Record works in Austria.

Is my hire employed by Bradford Jacobs or by me?

Legally, your hire is employed by the Austrian EOR partner we place you with, which is what keeps you compliant without an entity. Day to day they work for you: you set the work, the goals, the relationship. You get the team; the partner carries the legal employer obligations.

Usually within days once the role and salary are agreed, with a compliant Austrian contract from day one. Compare that to the notarial deed and Firmenbuch entry a GmbH incorporation requires, during which you cannot legally employ anyone.

Approximately 20.98% of gross salary in ASVG social insurance up to the EUR 6,930/month ceiling, plus a 1.53% severance contribution, 3% Kommunalsteuer, and roughly 4% family-fund levies. Add the transparent EOR partner fee and you have your all-in cost.

Yes, when done properly. The EOR is a real Austrian legal employer meeting all labour-law, ASVG, and tax obligations. The risk is using an under-resourced partner, which is exactly why we place you with vetted partners and stay on your side.

The compliant contract, monthly payroll (income tax and ASVG social-insurance withholding), employer contributions, statutory benefits and leave administration, and ongoing HR compliance. We give you one all-in monthly figure up front, with no hidden extras.

Yes, and most companies do once the headcount and permanence justify it. We manage the transition from EOR to your own Austrian GmbH, and can support the incorporation itself. Most use EOR for 12 to 24 months first.

Ready to hire in Austria?

Tell us the role and we will come back with a compliant, all-in monthly cost and the right partner, usually within a day. No entity, no lock-in, no pitch, just the fastest compliant way to get your person working in Austria.

Tax and labour data verified July 2026 (ÖGK, BMF, WKO). Figures change; we confirm the current position when we scope your hire.