Minimum wage 2026
Minimum wage in Hungary 2026
The statutory minimum wage in Hungary is HUF 322,800 gross per month. A single employee without children takes home HUF 214,662; the employer pays HUF 364,764 in total.
Minimum wage in Hungary 2026
Minimum wage, gross
HUF 322,800per month · ≈ €889Take-home pay
HUF 214,66266.50% · per month · ≈ €591Cost to the employer
HUF 364,764per month · ≈ €1,004HUF 3,873,600 a year
Where the minimum wage goes
- Gross salary
- HUF 322,800
- Employee contributions
- − HUF 59,718 · 18.50%
- Income tax
- − HUF 48,420 · 15.00%
- Net take-home
- HUF 214,662 · 66.50%
- Employer contributions
- + HUF 41,964 · 13.00%
- Employer cost
- HUF 364,764
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Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum wage in Hungary in 2026?
HUF 322,800 gross per month, or HUF 3,873,600 a year, for full-time work.
How much is the minimum wage in Hungary after tax?
A single employee without children takes home HUF 214,662 per month: HUF 59,718 in employee contributions and HUF 48,420 in income tax are deducted.
How much does a minimum-wage employee cost the employer in Hungary?
HUF 364,764 per month: the gross wage plus HUF 41,964 in employer contributions.
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Salary calculator Hungary 2026
Gross, net or the total cost?
Type any one of the three and we fill in the other two, for all 27 member states, under each country’s 2026 rules. Every line names its legal rate, its source and how far it was checked.
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Hungary, per month
Of every 100 of gross salary
Of the next 100 of gross, 66.50 reaches the employee. Headline top income-tax rate in Hungary: Flat 15%. Marginal and effective rates differ from it.
| Line | Legal rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gross salary | HUF 322,800 | |
| Social security contribution (TB): pension, health, labour market18.5%Secondary source PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, Hungary | 18.5% | − HUF 59,718.00 |
| Personal income tax on gross (contributions are not deductible)15%Secondary source PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, Hungary (taxes on personal income) | 15% | − HUF 48,420.00 |
| Net take-home | 66.50% of gross | HUF 214,662 |
| Social contribution tax (szocho)13%Secondary source PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, Hungary | 13% | + HUF 41,964.00 |
| Employer cost | HUF 364,764 |
Where the employer’s HUF 364,764 goes
Not included: Sharing the family allowance with a spouse or partner (the calculator gives the whole allowance to this employee); First-marriage allowance; Employer szocho allowances.
A calculation under general rules, not individual tax advice.
The same gross elsewhere, single, per month
Compare all 27Hungary€589net · cost €1,001
Germany€796net · cost €1,111
Romania€531net · cost €906
Spain€828net · cost €1,171
Netherlands€886net · cost €1,038Shown in euros so the countries can be compared.
Hungary payroll in 2026 at a glance
- Currency
- HUF
- Salary payments a year
- 12
- Statutory minimum wage (full-time, monthly)
- HUF 322,800
- Headline top income-tax rate
- Flat 15%
- Calculation complexity
- Low
Questions that change the result
- Household
- Dependent children
- Children who are permanently ill or severely disabled
- Mothers' income-tax exemption
- Employee is severely disabled (personal allowance)
Frequently asked questions
How much is HUF 1,093,000 gross a month in Hungary after tax?
A single employee with no children earning HUF 1,093,000 gross a month in Hungary takes home about HUF 726,845 net under 2026 rules: HUF 202,205 goes to employee social contributions and HUF 163,950 to income tax. The employer pays HUF 142,090 on top, so the total employer cost is HUF 1,235,090.
How much does an employee cost an employer in Hungary?
On a gross salary of HUF 1,093,000 a month the employer pays HUF 142,090 in contributions, 13.00% of gross, for a total cost of HUF 1,235,090.
Which gross salary gives HUF 728,600 net in Hungary?
For HUF 728,600 net a month a single employee needs about HUF 1,095,639 gross, which costs the employer HUF 1,238,072.
Are these figures exact?
They follow the general 2026 rules for Hungary, with every legal rate and its source shown line by line. Personal circumstances, collective agreements and employer-specific rates can change the result, so treat them as a careful estimate, not individual tax advice.