Best EOR Provider
in Austria: how to choose
Three tests separate a provider that knows Austria from one that only lists it. Ask how it prices the 13th and 14th salaries and the 6% tax most employees pay on them. Ask which Kollektivvertrag (collective agreement) your role falls under and what its 2026 minimum is. Ask when six weeks’ notice given today would end, since employer notice normally runs to a quarter day. The sections below turn those tests into a checklist and set our fee beside published prices.
Which employer duties do we take over?
Each item is a legal duty of an employer in Austria, and we carry each one from the day your hire signs.
- Reporting the hire to the ÖGK through ELDA so the registration is in place before work begins
- A Dienstzettel (statement of terms) with probation, notice procedure, overtime pay and severance fund
- Pay at or above the collective agreement minimum, 14 times a year
- Wage tax, DB and DZ to the tax office and Kommunalsteuer to the municipality by the 15th
- A monthly mBGM contribution return, sent electronically through ELDA
- 1.53% of all pay to a Betriebliche Vorsorgekasse (severance fund) from month two
- Each employee’s annual Lohnzettel (L16) by the end of February
- Leave, sick pay and care leave paid on the statutory scales
A named person, not a queue.
When an employee falls ill on payroll day or resigns at month end, you speak to the person who already knows the file. They check the sick-pay scale or the notice date, work out the effect on that month’s payslip and tell you what changes.
What should you ask any EOR in Austria?
Take these eight questions into a sales call. Vague answers tell you as much as good ones.
Compliance ownership
Who files the mBGM and pays wage tax by the 15th, and who replies if the ÖGK or the tax office queries a month?
Payroll precision
How do you tax the 13th and 14th salaries within the annual sixth, and how does a pay rise in the middle of the year change the withholding?
Employer risk
Who pays the surcharge if a hire is found unregistered, which in 2026 comes to €1,000 per person?
Data handling
Where are payslips, contracts and ID documents stored, who can open them, and how long are they kept after someone leaves?
Collective agreements
Which collective agreement covers this role, what is its 2026 minimum for the grade, and how many normal hours a week does it set?
Start-date honesty
What is the earliest realistic start date once the candidate’s notice ends, and what if a work permit is still pending?
Predictable cost
Will the quote list salary, social security, DB, DZ, Kommunalsteuer and the fee as separate lines for a full year?
Documentation
Does the statement of terms carry every item required since 28 March 2024, and how soon after the start does the employee get it?
How do fees compare for Austria?
Listed monthly prices per employee, checked on 4 October 2026.
| Euro pricingEOR Austria | Deel | Remote | Papaya | Oyster | RemoFirst | Native Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listed fee | from €599 | $599 | $699 | €650 (≈$730) | $699 | from $199 | On request |
| Price shown on a public page | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| Fee stated in euros | ✓ | – | – | ✓ | – | – | – |
| Quote built on 14 salaries a year | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Severance fund and Kommunalsteuer in the quote | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Contract graded under the applicable collective agreement | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Year-end L16 filing | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Monthly payroll sign-off | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Named payroll contact | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Notice dates checked to quarter-end | ✓ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Prices are each provider’s listed EOR fee per employee per month, read from its pricing page on 4 October 2026. Using the ECB’s 2 October 2026 reference rate of 1 EUR = 1.1225 USD, our from €599 is about $672. On those figures we cost more than Deel ($599) and less than Remote and Oyster ($699 each) and Papaya Global in Europe (€650, about $730). RemoFirst starts from $199 depending on country and gives no Austria rate; Native Teams quotes no Austria-specific figure either. Dashes mark points a pricing page leaves open.
What does a client actually receive from EOR Austria?
A full-year cost on 14 salaries before the candidate signs
A contract graded to the right agreement
Payroll paid and filed by the 15th of every month
One euro invoice, with salary, levies and fee as separate lines
Leave and sick pay tracked on the statutory scales
A single named contact from offer to final payslip
What moved in Austrian payroll in 2026?
Tax bands rose by 1.7333%, two thirds of inflation, so the 20% band now starts at €13,539. The monthly contribution ceiling went up to €6,930, while the marginal-employment threshold stayed at €551.10. Non-competes are now void at a final monthly salary of €4,620 or less. The Red-White-Red Card for other key workers needs €3,465 a month and the EU Blue Card €55,678 a year. IT minimum salaries rose by 2.7% to 3.1%, retail by 2.55%. The 2027 ceiling of €7,410 is already published, and we update these figures every January.
Who should use an EOR in Austria?
Companies making their first hire in Austria
Teams that want a candidate on an Austrian payroll without founding a GmbH first
Employers keeping a specialist who has moved to Austria
Firms testing Austrian demand with one or two people before committing to a company
What do buyers ask us?
Who employs the person I hire?+
How does monthly payroll run in Austria?+
Pension cover?+
Can a dismissed employee take it to court?+
Who can see employee data?+
What decides the fee?+
Can contract terms change later?+
Who handles support requests?+
Want a full-year cost for your hire?
Send the role, salary and start month; you get a line-by-line 2026 cost on 14 salaries.
Fill in the form and a named contact replies with the figures and a likely start date.
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