TheBestEOR

Best Employer of Record in Romania

Written by Martynas PupkeviciusFact-checked by Michael Ennis
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Martynas Pupkevicius

EOR Advisor and Remote Work Editor

Our top employer of record in Romania for 2026 is RemotePeople, from USD 499 per employee a month, ahead of Deel and Rippling.

We tested all 10 providers with paid client accounts, real quotes and a live hire run through payroll. Romanian employment contracts must be signed and registered no later than the day before the employee starts work.

Flag of Romania

Hiring in Romania at a glance

Currency
RON
Romanian leu
Pay cycle
Monthly
At least monthly, payday in contract or workplace rules
Working hours
40 hours
8 a day full time, overtime has added limits
Annual leave
20 days
Minimum working days, proportional for part years
Extra pay
Per contract
Or workplace agreement, with conditions and due dates
Employer costs
Work insurance
Plus pension contributions for certain hazardous jobs
Before you hire:
Sign and register the employment contract no later than the day before the employee starts work.

Country hiring overview · Romania

Hiring in Romania at a glance

Compare registration, payroll reporting and the local contract.

Confirm how the provider will complete employment registration and administer payroll, deductions and benefits before the worker’s agreed start date.

Choose a hiring solution

Need a local employer?

Compare an EOR arrangement for your role before opening your own entity.

Already have a local employer?

Compare payroll and HR support against adding an EOR.

EOR service fee

Fees vary by provider.

Your quote should state the currency, fee per employee, minimum charge and billing commitment.

Onboarding

Paperwork affects the start date.

The contract, right-to-work checks, registrations and payroll deadlines all affect when employment can begin.

Employment costs

Separate costs from deductions.

Ask the provider to distinguish employer charges from deductions taken out of the employee’s pay. Show agreed benefits separately so the employment budget does not count deductions twice.

Annual leave

Leave can exceed the legal minimum.

Ask the provider to state the Labour Code minimum and identify any additional leave that comes with the employee’s contract or role.

Check before choosing

Confirm the employment registration process, payroll reporting, benefit scope, working hours and final-pay responsibilities.

What your quote should include

Employment costs and service fees

1
Gross salary and agreed pay schedule
2
Employer charges, benefits and payroll deductions
3
EOR fee: currency, per-employee billing, minimums and commitment
4
Setup, foreign exchange, extras and exit costs

Deposits and payroll funding

1
Amount and payment deadline
2
Whether funds are refundable or credited to payroll
3
Release conditions and refund timing
Show these separately from recurring expenses.

Key takeaways for hiring in Romania

Record the telework terms

A remote hire needs telework expressly recorded in the CIM or an addendum, including time recording, checks, safety responsibilities and expense arrangements.

Check collective obligations

Ask which collective agreement and bargaining duties apply to the actual employing company. Mandatory bargaining starts at units with at least ten employees/workers; your own one-person Romanian team is not the whole inquiry.

Track the overtime deadline

Track overtime against the ninety-calendar-day period for paid time off. If compensation in time is not possible within the legal period, the statutory wage-supplement rules apply.

Distinguish bargaining from agreement

Separate a collective agreement from the obligation to negotiate one.

Agree overtime approval

Before a remote worker starts, agree who approves and records extra hours. Romanian telework law requires the full-time teleworker’s written agreement to employer-requested overtime.

Quick verdict

What is the best EOR in Romania?

My top three: RemotePeople, Deel and Rippling.

For a hire in Romania, I’d shortlist RemotePeople first. It offers recruitment and EOR through one provider, with a dedicated account manager on both EOR plans. Its EOR Global plan starts at USD 499 per employee per month, or USD 199 on EOR Select where the hire qualifies. Deel, from USD 599 plus a mandatory Employer Liability Cost, fits when Romania is one part of a wider employee and contractor programme. Rippling, from USD 499 plus its required platform, fits a team that already runs HR or IT on Rippling.

With employer contributions at 2.25%, the state treats all ten providers the same and takes almost nothing; the fee does the differentiating.

1
Editorial pick
RemotePeople logo

4.9/5

RemotePeople

Hiring in new markets with local HR support

Starting fee
$499

per employee / month

Countries
150+
where you can hire

EOR Select from $199 for eligible hires.

Deposit
1 month

of gross salary

Deposit refund
Within 5 days

of the final payment

Why consider it

Recruitment and EOR services through one provider.

Dedicated account manager in both EOR plans.

Check the fit

Recruitment is separately priced.

Before signing: Confirm quote currency, billing commitment, deposits, funding deadlines and refund terms. EOR Select eligibility depends on the hiring country and employee salary.

Both EOR plans list local contracts, payroll and tax administration, and statutory benefits administration. Salary, employer contributions and benefit costs are separate.

Visit RemotePeople ↗

2
Deel logo

4.7/5

Deel

Paying employees and contractors on one platform

Starting fee
$599

per employee / month

Countries
130+
where you can hire

Plus a mandatory Employer Liability Cost.

Deposit
1–1.5 months

of gross salary

Deposit refund
Within 60 days

of offboarding

Why consider it

EOR, contractor management and payroll for your own entities.

Month-to-month EOR service pricing available.

Check the fit

Ask for the country-specific Employer Liability Cost in your quote; it is mandatory.

Before signing: Confirm the Employer Liability Cost amount, benefit costs and any additional products. Monthly service terms do not remove employment notice, severance or other exit obligations.

The EOR pricing page lists 130+ countries. Broader platform coverage figures may include other services.

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3
Rippling logo

4.5/5

Rippling

Setting up payroll, laptops and app access for new hires

Starting fee
$499

per employee / month

Countries
115
where you can hire

Plus the Rippling Platform, from $8 per employee / month.

Deposit
Per quote

based on gross salary

Deposit refund
Per contract

set in your agreement

Why consider it

EOR, payroll, HR records and benefits administration in one platform.

Shared workflows and reporting for domestic and international teams.

Check the fit

Ask for an itemised quote showing the required platform and each HR or IT module.

A paid Rippling Platform subscription is required on top of the EOR fee, from $8 per employee per month plus a monthly base fee. Rippling EOR starts at $499 per employee per month. Other HR and IT products are priced separately.

Rippling’s EOR page lists 115 countries. Confirm your hiring country and legal employer.

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No provider pays for a position on this page; some outbound links pay a referral fee. See the funding model and methodology.

Fee against entity, side by side

All 10 EOR providers for Romania, side by side

Who signs the contract and files for a non-EU permit?

In most countries the employer-contribution column is where the money hides; in Romania that column is 2.25% for everyone, so the spread lives in the fee and the entity. Whose SRL signs the CIM decides who files a non-EU work permit. Fees are August 2026 list prices per employee per month.

For Romania, I’d compare the fee, the employing company and who handles each step from REGES-ONLINE registration to the payslip. These ten providers differ on all three. You can see their wider positions in the ranking of the best EOR providers overall. For a wider shortlist, browse EOR providers for Romania.

Provider

Best For

Starting feeDepositOnboarding
1 RemotePeople logo RemotePeople 4.9/5 Rating Hiring in new markets with local HR support Starting fee: $499 USD / monthDeposit: 1 monthOnboarding: 2–5 days

My take

For a hire that needs a named contact, I’d look at RemotePeople’s dedicated account manager.

The service includes local employment contracts, payroll and tax administration, and statutory-benefits administration. Recruitment is separate.

EOR Global starts at USD 499 per employee per month. EOR Select starts at USD 199 for eligible countries and employee salary ranges. Salary, employer contributions, benefit costs and agreed extras are additional. The country quote determines eligibility, the final fee, billing commitment and payroll funding.

Fit check for RemotePeople and Multiplier

For a Romanian remote hire, I’d ask what the contact returns to you when onboarding is complete, including the signed telework terms and registration confirmation. Choose the proposal with a clear handover and named owner for missing records.

Deposit

1 month

Entity model

Own entities in core markets

First year, one hire

$5,988 in service fees

Reviewed by Martynas PupkeviciusFact-checked by Michael Ennis

Starting fee

$499

EOR Global. EOR Select starts at $199 where the country and employee salary qualify.

Against the 10 starting fees

$199 lowest$699 highest
2 Deel logo Deel 4.7/5 Rating Paying employees and contractors on one platform Starting fee: $599 USD / monthDeposit: 1–1.5 monthsOnboarding: 2–5 days

My take

Deel would be on my shortlist if you need EOR payroll and benefits administration alongside separate contractor and HR products.

EOR starts at USD 599 per employee per month, with month-to-month billing available. Mandatory Employer Liability Cost is an additional charge based on gross salary, with rates varying by country. Salary, statutory employer costs and benefit premiums are also separate.

Contractor management starts at USD 49 per active contract per month. It is a separate service from EOR employment; currency conversion, payment-method charges and any required deposit also affect the amount funded.

Fit for your hire in Romania

For a multinational programme, my comparison would start with the Romanian employer’s collective terms and the support included for this contract.

Deposit

1–1.5 months

Entity model

Own entities and partners

First year, one hire

$7,188 in service fees

Reviewed by Martynas PupkeviciusFact-checked by Michael Ennis

Starting fee

$599

Month-to-month billing. Mandatory Employer Liability Cost is charged separately.

Against the 10 starting fees

$199 lowest$699 highest
3 Rippling logo Rippling 4.5/5 Rating Setting up payroll, laptops and app access for new hires Starting fee: $499 USD / monthDeposit: Per quoteOnboarding: 3–5 days

My take

Rippling makes more sense to me when you also need its HR, IT or finance products: shared employee data connects the workflows and reporting.

Device management and app access are separate products within that wider system.

Rippling EOR starts at USD 499 per employee per month, and the required Rippling Platform adds from USD 8 per employee per month plus a monthly base fee. The quote needs to show any selected HR, IT or finance products and the billing commitment. Salary, employer costs, benefits, deposits and payroll funding are additional to the software and service fees.

Fit for your hire in Romania

An integrated workflow is useful to me only if it also records Romanian working hours, overtime approval and the telework terms.

Deposit

Per quote

Entity model

Own entities and local partners

First year, one hire

$5,988 in EOR fees

Reviewed by Martynas PupkeviciusFact-checked by Michael Ennis

Starting fee

$499

Plus the required Rippling Platform, from $8 per employee per month and a monthly base fee. Confirm the billing terms and selected products.

Against the 10 starting fees

$199 lowest$699 highest
4 Oyster logo Oyster 4.5/5 Rating Using one onboarding process for hires across countries Starting fee: $699 USD / monthDeposit: ~1 monthOnboarding: 5–7 days

My take

Oyster covers payroll, expenses, time off and reporting, with onboarding and offboarding support.

Optional benefits packages cost extra. At USD 699 per employee per month on monthly billing, I’d weigh that service against the annual commitment described below.

Annual seats are priced by headcount and location and are non-refundable, but can be reused for replacement hires. Annual prepayment gives the lowest fee; higher-priced quarterly or semiannual payment options are available. Salary, employer costs and benefit premiums are additional, and a refundable deposit is required. Optional People Partner project work costs USD 300 per hour.

Fit for your hire in Romania

I’d ask which benefits are included, which are optional and how they appear in payroll.

Deposit

~1 month

Entity model

Own entities and vetted partners

First year, one hire

$8,388 in service fees

Reviewed by Martynas PupkeviciusFact-checked by Michael Ennis

Starting fee

$699

Monthly billing. Annual seats are quoted separately, prepaid and non-refundable.

Against the 10 starting fees

$199 lowest$699 highest
5 Pebl logo Pebl 4.2/5 Rating Hiring people who need visa or relocation support Starting fee: $399 USD / monthDeposit: Per quoteOnboarding: 2–5 days

My take

At onboarding, for an employee working in Romania, Pebl’s terms require that neither the client nor its affiliates is incorporated there, owns or controls a local entity, or plans to become, acquire or establish one.

Later changes to these circumstances must be reported promptly to Pebl in writing. This restriction matters when EOR is intended as a temporary step before opening a company.

Pebl, formerly Velocity Global, combines hiring, payroll, employee changes, reporting and offboarding in one platform. EOR starts at $399 per employee per month; the country quote must identify the dollar currency and billing commitment. Salary, employer costs, benefits and additional services are separate.

I’d check Pebl’s deposit and exit terms before committing. A deposit is required before onboarding; its amount can change with salary, seniority or payment history. It is returned after the final invoice and outstanding balances are paid. Early exit can make the remaining committed-term service fees payable, subject to the agreement’s termination exceptions. Any discounted offer needs an end date and renewal price.

Fit for your hire in Romania

For a foreign hire, I’d request the current application route and any transitional treatment for the candidate’s file.

Deposit

Per quote

Entity model

Affiliates and local partners

First year, one hire

$4,788 in service fees

Reviewed by Martynas PupkeviciusFact-checked by Michael Ennis

Starting fee

$399

Confirm the country price and billing commitment.

Against the 10 starting fees

$199 lowest$699 highest
6 G-P logo G-P 4.2/5 Rating Hiring abroad while keeping your existing HR system Starting fee: $599 USD / monthDeposit: 1–2.5 monthsOnboarding: 5–10 days

My take

G-P is worth a closer look if your requirements extend to custom API integrations.

I’d assess those alongside its EOR employment administration, benefits and reporting. EOR starts at USD 599 per employee per month, with volume discounts by quote. Salary, employer costs, benefit premiums and additional services are separate.

There is no minimum contract length for EOR hires. The proposal still sets the commercial billing and cancellation terms, along with the cost of any integration or implementation work.

Fit for your hire in Romania

For an enterprise programme, I’d want to see the Romanian employer’s identity, applicable collective terms and local escalation responsibilities.

Deposit

1–2.5 months

Entity model

100+ own entities, plus partners

First year, one hire

$7,188 in service fees

Reviewed by Martynas PupkeviciusFact-checked by Michael Ennis

Starting fee

$599

Confirm the included services and billing terms in your country quote.

Against the 10 starting fees

$199 lowest$699 highest
7 Papaya Global logo Papaya Global 4.1/5 Rating Comparing payroll costs across countries in one report Starting fee: $499 USD / monthDeposit: 1–2 monthsOnboarding: 4–6 days

My take

Papaya brings EOR employees, payroll for a company’s own entities and workforce payments into one platform, with consolidated reporting and payroll approval tools.

That payroll and payments connection is the part I’d focus on when comparing it with a standalone EOR service.

Papaya’s EOR service starts at USD 499 per employee per month. The country quote must identify the billing commitment and any additional services. Salary and employer costs are separate.

Fit for your hire in Romania

For payroll consolidation, I’d ask each shortlisted provider to demonstrate the same Romanian gross-to-net report, employer contribution and ledger export.

Deposit

1–2 months

Entity model

Partner + payroll engine

First year, one hire

$5,988 in service fees

Reviewed by Martynas PupkeviciusFact-checked by Michael Ennis

Starting fee

$499

The country quote sets the billing terms. Payroll-only processing is priced separately.

Against the 10 starting fees

$199 lowest$699 highest
8 Multiplier logo Multiplier 4.1/5 Rating Managing payroll, leave and expenses in one place Starting fee: $459 USD / monthDeposit: 1+ monthsOnboarding: 7–10 days

My take

My starting point with Multiplier would be Core, which covers employment administration, payroll, leave and standard workforce reporting.

Core starts at $499 per employee per month on monthly billing or $459 per month billed annually. I’d consider Growth if you need the integrations, custom reports and open APIs it adds. The quote needs to identify the dollar currency and chosen plan.

Country variations and mandatory add-ons affect the total. Implementation fees may apply, although the FAQ says setup is free; the quote must resolve that charge. Salary, employer costs and benefit premiums are additional.

Deposit

1+ months

Entity model

Own entities and partners

First year, one hire

$5,508 in service fees

Reviewed by Martynas PupkeviciusFact-checked by Michael Ennis

Starting fee

$459

Core plan billed annually, or $499 per month on monthly billing. Confirm the dollar currency.

Against the 10 starting fees

$199 lowest$699 highest
9 Borderless AI logo Borderless AI 4.0/5 Rating Getting 24/7 help with overseas payroll and HR Starting fee: $579 USD / monthDeposit: 1.5–3 monthsOnboarding: 7-10 days

My take

I’d use Borderless AI’s standard EOR fee of USD 579 per employee per month when planning beyond the promotion.

Eligible companies headquartered outside Canada may qualify for USD 399 on fees billed through 31 December 2026. USD 579 applies from 1 January 2027, including promotional customers; country and employment-type exceptions apply. Salary, employer costs and benefits are additional.

A refundable deposit is required before the employee starts. The schedule is 1.5 months of gross salary plus employer costs, benefits and platform fees with ACH or three months by wire and other methods, with country variations. The base includes salary, employer contributions, benefits and platform fees. Late-payment issues can raise it to six months. Deposits are released after the relevant obligations are settled.

Fit for your hire in Romania

I’d ask for a Romanian contract and telework demonstration, including the named person who approves the local terms.

Deposit

1.5–3 months

Entity model

Own entities

First year, one hire

$6,948 in service fees

Reviewed by Martynas PupkeviciusFact-checked by Michael Ennis

Starting fee

$579

Eligible companies headquartered outside Canada can pay $399 on fees billed through 31 December 2026.

Against the 10 starting fees

$199 lowest$699 highest
10 RemoFirst logo RemoFirst ⚠ Trustpilot warning 0.5/5 Rating Making a first overseas hire on a tight budget Starting fee: $199 USD / monthDeposit: About 1 monthOnboarding: 5–9 days

My take

We moved RemoFirst to last place on 8 November 2026: Trustpilot has suspended its rating for a breach of its guidelines and removed fake reviews.

RemoFirst says it works exclusively with vetted in-country partners. Here, that means a local partner company, not RemoFirst, would normally employ your hire, and payroll changes, questions and exits pass through both companies, which can slow answers. US$199 is RemoFirst’s starting fee and varies by country, so get this country’s quote before you compare. The lack of a minimum contract term or headcount is what I like about RemoFirst’s offer. EOR employment starts at USD 199 per employee per month and includes a dedicated customer success manager. The fee can vary with country requirements. Salary, employer costs, benefits, deposits and optional services are separate.

Contractor management is free for onboarding, identity checks, contract storage and expenses. Contractor payments cost USD 25 per contractor in months when a payment is processed; payment-provider and transfer fees may also apply. These contractor services are separate from EOR employment.

Fit for your hire in Romania

If your workforce contains PFAs and employees, I’d compare the two service scopes and current charges separately.

Deposit

About 1 month

Entity model

Partners, not own entities

First year, one hire

$2,388 in service fees

Reviewed by Martynas PupkeviciusFact-checked by Michael Ennis

Starting fee

$199

RemoFirst advertises no minimum contract term or employee count. Confirm any country-specific charges.

Against the 10 starting fees

$199 lowest$699 highest

Entity ownership is as each provider states it.

Updated 6 October 2026.

Which top pick · Romania

The state charges every provider the same 2.25 percent. I’d ask for a quote covering the proposed salary, benefits and services, then compare the recurring amounts in USD in the EOR cost calculator.

Local Romanian alternatives (unranked): a few Romania-focused firms also provide EOR or payroll outsourcing. Accace is a CEE accounting-and-payroll practice with a Bucharest office; Smartree is a Romanian HR-outsourcing house; Grafton and ManpowerGroup run staffing operations in the major cities. A Romania-only employer with no expansion plans may find one sufficient; ask who signs the CIM and who answers to the labour inspectorate before committing.

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Employment framework

Employment and payroll in Romania

Check the health exam and registration before day one.

Romanian onboarding depends on a signed contract, an occupational-health check and timely registration in REGES-ONLINE.

Register the hire before day one

Contract details must reach REGES-ONLINE no later than the day before the start date. HG 295/2025, Articles 3 and 5, set this deadline; late or missing filings can trigger penalties.

REGES-ONLINE is the Labour Inspectorate’s employee register. REVISAL closed on 1 January 2026, following the transition deadline of 31 December 2025.

The Romanian employment contract

Check the employing company’s collective terms

Romania’s Social Dialogue Law makes collective bargaining mandatory at units with at least ten employees or workers, as well as at sector level. That is an obligation to negotiate; it does not mean every negotiation has produced a collective agreement. The relevant employing company and the scope of any agreement still need to be identified.

Ask the EOR which agreement, if any, applies to the proposed CIM and how it changes pay, leave, allowances or exit benefits. Request the applicable provisions with the quote, rather than relying on a general claim that Romanian employment has no statutory severance. Show any agreed enhancements as separate lines in the employment-cost quote. This also gives you a useful handover question if the employee later moves from the EOR to your own SRL.

The EOR’s Romanian entity becomes the legal employer on an individual employment contract (contract individual de munca, CIM) governed by the Labour Code. The entity is usually a limited liability company (societate cu raspundere limitata, SRL).

You keep day-to-day direction of the work. The EOR’s SRL holds the contract, the REGES-ONLINE record, the tax filings and the labour-inspectorate relationship. The arrangement lets you run Romanian payroll without incorporating at the Trade Register or registering as an employer with ANAF, the tax authority.

Before choosing a provider: request the legal employer’s name and registration details.

Payroll and the D112 return

CAS, CASS and income tax

Since the 2018 reform moved social contributions to the employee side, gross salary carries the 25 percent pension contribution (CAS) and 10 percent health contribution (CASS), both withheld by the employer, followed by the flat 10 percent income tax on what remains.

Net salary and D112 deadline

Each month the EOR calculates payroll, pays the employee’s net salary and files the combined D112 return by the 25th of the following month, covering contributions and income tax.

Payday and payslip

Ongoing payroll follows the contract’s pay date, with the D112 filing and a Romanian-language payslip.

Complete the pre-start requirements

1

Agree the offer and permit route

Agree the salary and proposed start date, then provide the candidate’s details.

For a non-EU hire, the EOR first obtains the work permit (aviz de angajare) from the General Inspectorate for Immigration.

This adds permit processing and quota requirements to the schedule.

2

Prepare the contract and employee file

The EOR drafts the CIM with its mandatory clauses and collects identity and bank details.

The contract must be written in Romanian and signed before work begins. Foreign-worker contracts also require the additional language prescribed by the Labour Code.

3

Confirm medical fitness and registration

An occupational-medicine physician must issue a pre-employment certificate confirming fitness for the role before day one.

Confirm that the EOR has completed the required pre-start registration in REGES-ONLINE.

Employer cost

Statutory employer contributions in Romania

Fig. 2 · Who carries the contributions: 35 points sit inside the employee’s gross, 2.25 on the employer’s side

Contribution Rate Who pays Basis / notes
Contribution

Work insurance (CAM)

contributia asiguratorie pentru munca
Rate
2.25%
Who pays
Employer
Basis / notes
Full gross, no ceiling; funds unemployment, medical leave, accidents, wage guarantee
Contribution

Pension (CAS)

withheld from gross by the employer
Rate
25%
Who pays
Employee
Basis / notes
Employer adds 4 or 8 extra points only for legally defined particular / special conditions
Contribution

Health (CASS)

withheld from gross by the employer
Rate
10%
Who pays
Employee
Basis / notes
Full gross, no ceiling
Contribution

Income tax

flat rate, withheld monthly
Rate
10%
Who pays
Employee
Basis / notes
On gross minus CAS, CASS and any personal deduction

Fig. 3 · The Romanian taxes and contributions: one employer line, three employee lines

At a RON 15,000 salary, the employer pays CAM of 2.25% = RON 338, so total employer cost before any EOR fee is RON 15,338. Inside the gross, the employee’s CAS takes RON 3,750 and CASS RON 1,500, then 10% income tax on the remaining RON 9,750 takes RON 975, leaving a net of about RON 8,775, roughly 58.5 percent of gross. When a Romanian candidate quotes a gross figure that sounds high, over 40 percent of it is contributions and tax the employee side carries. The sector payroll concessions Romania was known for, most prominently the IT workers’ income-tax break, were wound down by the fiscal packages taking effect in January 2025, so all private-sector employees now run on the same tax and contribution rules.

Working time & leave

Working hours, overtime and statutory leave

Paid time off is the first option for extra hours.

The Labour Code sets a 40-hour week and prefers paid time off to overtime pay: extra hours are compensated with free hours first, and only failing that with a premium of at least 75 percent. Romania observes 17 public holiday days a year.

Hours and pay

Standard week 40 hours
Daily norm 8 hours
Weekly cap incl. overtime 48 hours (avg)
Overtime, first remedy Paid time off
Overtime premium if unpaid in time +75% minimum
Public holidays/yr 17 days

Fig. 4 · Hours and overtime in Romania · compensation in time off comes first, the 75% premium is the fallback

Overtime is compensated with paid free hours within the following ninety calendar days; where that is not possible, a wage supplement of at least 75 percent of the base salary applies. The average working week including overtime may not exceed 48 hours over the reference period. Romania’s public-holiday calendar includes the two-day Orthodox Easter and Pentecost blocks and both 6 and 7 January, added in 2024.

Statutory leave

Annual leave
statutory minimum
20 working days
Employer sick pay
Generally days 2–6 for non-exempt certificates, 1 Feb 2026–31 Dec 2027
Rate depends on certificate and illness
Insured sick benefit
Generally after day 6; exceptions apply
up to 183 days
Maternity 126 days at 85%
Child-raising leave until age 2

Fig. 5 · Statutory leave in Romania · At least 20 working days of annual leave. Medical-leave payment depends on the certificate, statutory category and temporary rules for 2026–2027.

Twenty working days is the floor; tech and professional employers commonly grant 21 to 25, and the CIM can promise more. For non-exempt medical certificates issued from 1 February 2026 to 31 December 2027, indemnity is reduced by one day per continuous illness episode; the employer generally funds days 2–6 of temporary incapacity, then the health fund pays. Maternity, maternal-risk and other specified cases are exempt, and isolation has separate fund-payment rules. Child-raising leave to age two, with a state indemnity based on prior income, is heavily used by both parents in Romania, and the returning employee has dismissal protection around it.

Ending employment

Probation, notice and severance in Romania

Start with the legal ground for dismissal.

Romania is strict about dismissal procedure and mild about dismissal cost: the reason must be written and defensible, the notice is 20 working days, and statutory severance in the general case is zero.

Event Notice Statutory severance
Event
Dismissal (redundancy or unsuitability)
Notice
20 working days minimum
Statutory severance
None, unless the CIM or a collective agreement grants it
Event
Disciplinary dismissal
Notice
None, after a mandatory prior investigation
Statutory severance
None
Event
Resignation, ordinary role
Notice
Up to 20 working days
Statutory severance
n/a
Event
Resignation, management role
Notice
Up to 45 working days
Statutory severance
n/a
Event
During or at the end of probation
Notice
Written notification, no notice period
Statutory severance
None

Fig. 6 · Notice and severance by exit route · probation ends by simple written notification

Probation runs up to 90 calendar days for ordinary roles and up to 120 for management positions, and while it lasts either party can end the contract with a bare written notification. After probation, every dismissal needs a legal ground stated in writing: redundancy requires the position to be genuinely eliminated, unsuitability and disciplinary routes require evaluations or a formal disciplinary investigation first. A dismissal with a defective procedure can be annulled by the labour court, which can order reinstatement plus back pay, and Romanian courts hear employee claims quickly and cheaply, so the EOR assembles the paper trail before any letter goes out. No severance is owed by law in the general case, which surprises buyers arriving from Western Europe.

Redundancy of a 3-year employee on RON 15,000/month Position eliminated, notice worked or paid, no contractual severance clause

Notice (20 working days)

Roughly one calendar month of salary, worked or paid
RON 15,000

Statutory severance

None in the general case; only what the CIM or collective agreement grants
RON 0

Accrued unused leave

Assume 6 days outstanding × daily rate RON 714
RON 4,286

Indicative exit cost

Before any negotiated settlemen
RON 19,286

Fig. 7 · Redundancy of a 3-year employee on RON 15,000/month · the statutory severance line is zero

In Poland, a comparable three-year redundancy carries two months of statutory severance on top of three months of notice. Romania’s bill is a month of notice and the leave balance, about RON 19,300, provided the procedure is clean; a procedurally defective dismissal can cost far more through annulment and back pay. The termination across jurisdictions guide runs the same redundancy through a dozen countries.

Payroll & tax

Payroll cycle and income tax in Romania

Check which filings fall due on the 25th.

The whole Romanian filing calendar for an employer compresses into a single date, the 25th of the following month, which is part of why payroll here is cheap to run.

Income tax is a flat 10 percent, withheld monthly by the employer on gross pay minus the employee’s CAS and CASS contributions and any personal deduction, a relief that tapers away as salary rises and matters mainly near the minimum wage. There are no progressive brackets and no separate annual employer reconciliation for ordinary salary: contributions and income tax travel together on the D112 return, filed and paid by the 25th of the month after the pay month.

Payroll runs monthly in Romanian lei (RON), with the pay date set in the CIM; most employers pay in the first half of the month for the previous month. Salaries must be paid in lei for local employees, and conversions use roughly RON 4.4 to the US dollar. There is no statutory 13th-month salary. What Romanian pay packages do carry, near-universally in office employment, are meal vouchers (tichete de masa), a per-working-day benefit with a capped face value and favourable tax treatment, and very commonly a private medical subscription; both run through the EOR’s payroll as line items.

Two things catch foreign employers.

First, the gross-to-net gap: with 35 points of contributions plus the flat tax inside the employee’s gross, net pay is about 58.5 percent of gross, so always agree whether an offer is gross or net; Romanian candidates frequently negotiate in net.

Second, the vanished tax breaks: for years IT employees paid no income tax up to a threshold, and construction and agriculture had their own concessions. The fiscal packages in force from January 2025 removed them, so older salary benchmarks that assumed the IT exemption understate today’s gross for the same net. The EOR’s payslip reflects the current tax and contribution rules automatically.

The employment contract

Contract requirements, REGES-ONLINE and 13th-month norms

Check the signed contract and its REGES-ONLINE entry.

The Romanian individual employment contract must be written in Romanian no later than the day before work begins. The employee’s contract and its official employment-register record are distinct documents: REGES-ONLINE records contracts submitted by employers.

Check the signed contract and the registration record before the intended start. The offer should identify the role, workplace, gross salary and payment date, working hours, probation and leave. If the package includes a 13th salary or bonus, label it expressly and explain eligibility and pro-rating.

The telework terms belong in the employment file

For a Romanian developer working remotely, the CIM or an addendum should expressly identify telework. Law 81/2018 also requires specific arrangements for matters such as working-time records, how activity may be checked, health and safety responsibilities, contact with colleagues and the conditions for meeting telework expenses. For employer-requested overtime by a full-time teleworker, the employee’s written agreement is required.

Ask the EOR to show this attachment before the offer is signed. Decide which person at your company approves extra hours, which record payroll uses, and who handles equipment support and the agreed expenses. Use the same scenario when comparing providers: an engineer working from home, joining calls across time zones and occasionally working extra hours.

Division of responsibility

What the EOR handles, and what stays with you

The employer registers the contract and files payroll tax.

In Romania the employer’s side is administratively dense (REGES-ONLINE windows, the D112, the medical checks) even though it is financially light.

Employer of record in Romania diagram showing the service agreement, employment contract, and day-to-day collaboration between your company and the employee.
Employer of record in Romania: how your company, the local employer and the employee work together. Select the image to enlarge.

The EOR handles

1
Being the employer in law: the CIM sits on its SRL, and so does the labour inspectorate’s attention
2
REGES-ONLINE transmission by the day before the start, and every later addendum window
3
Withholding CAS, CASS and income tax; paying the 2.25% CAM
4
The monthly D112 return by the 25th
5
The Romanian-language contract with the mandatory Labour Code clauses
6
Occupational-medicine checks at hire and at the required intervals
7
Meal vouchers, private medical and other benefit administration
8
Procedurally clean offboarding: grounds in writing, notice, the REGES-ONLINE exit record

You keep

1
What the person works on, day to day
2
The pay decision: gross salary, and whether any bonus is guaranteed or discretionary
3
Who gets hired, who gets promoted, and whose employment you end
4
Performance management; if a dismissal is challenged, the evidence comes out of your files
5
Laptops and tooling (Rippling device management is a separate paid product)
6
Your contract with the provider itself, including how IP assignment is worded before anyone signs

The split cannot move the liability for misclassifying people you keep outside it: a PFA contractor working your hours, on your tools, for you alone, is inside ANAF’s requalification tests no matter how the invoice is worded. Moving that person onto an EOR-issued CIM ends the exposure, and in Romania the all-in cost of doing so is unusually low, the 2.25 percent CAM plus the provider fee.

Work permits

Work permits and salary thresholds (2026)

Who can file the permit for your non-EU hire?

Route Salary requirement Who it suits Notes
Route
EU / EEA / Swiss national
Salary requirement
No permit, no floor
Who it suits
EU citizens, incl. every Romanian national
Notes
Free movement; register residence for stays over 90 days
Route
D/AM2 single application, standard permanent-worker route
Salary requirement
At least the national gross minimum wage
Who it suits
Standard non-EU employee
Notes
Employer-tied; counts against the annual quota
Route
EU Blue Card (highly qualified)
Salary requirement
A statutory multiple of the average gross wage
Who it suits
Non-EU specialists with a degree or equivalent experience
Notes
Higher floor; confirm the current threshold at filing
Route
Digital-nomad visa
Salary requirement
Income thresholds, foreign employer required
Who it suits
Remote workers employed outside Romania
Notes
Not an EOR route: the holder may not work for a Romanian employer

Fig. 8 · Work-authorization routes for Romania · EU, EEA and Swiss nationals need no permit

Current IGI guidance uses the D/AM1 and D/AM2 single-application routes under OUG 32/2026 and amended OUG 194/2002. The standard permanent-worker D/AM2 route requires a registered full-time employment contract, applicable shortage-occupation and annual-quota checks, and pay at least at the statutory gross minimum. Higher salary rules apply to some categories. Older work-permit (aviz), visa and first-residence cases can remain under the transitional rules in Articles 49–50 of OUG 32/2026.

Ask the employing entity to identify the correct route, filing responsibility and realistic start date before signing an offer. EU, EEA and Swiss nationals use free-movement rules rather than these non-EU work-entry routes; residence-registration requirements can still apply.

Monthly gross salary ranges

Indicative salary ranges

Compare gross monthly pay in Romanian lei.

Monthly gross in lei with a USD equivalent at roughly RON 4.4 to the dollar. Ranges reflect 2026 market data from SalaryExpert, eJobs and Glassdoor; these are gross figures carrying the employee’s 35 points of contributions, so net is roughly 58.5 percent.

Check current pay data for the role and location before you make an offer.

Role Gross RON/month USD/month (approx)
Role
Software engineer
Gross RON/month
RON 12,000–20,000
USD/month (approx)
$2,727–4,545
Role
Senior software engineer
Gross RON/month
RON 20,000–32,000
USD/month (approx)
$4,545–7,273
Role
Product manager
Gross RON/month
RON 15,000–26,000
USD/month (approx)
$3,409–5,909
Role
Accountant
Gross RON/month
RON 7,000–12,000
USD/month (approx)
$1,591–2,727
Role
Customer support
Gross RON/month
RON 5,000–8,000
USD/month (approx)
$1,136–1,818
Role
Sales manager
Gross RON/month
RON 12,000–22,000
USD/month (approx)
$2,727–5,000
Role
HR manager
Gross RON/month
RON 10,000–18,000
USD/month (approx)
$2,273–4,091
Role
Designer
Gross RON/month
RON 8,000–14,000
USD/month (approx)
$1,818–3,182

Fig. 9 · Monthly gross salary ranges in Romania · USD equivalents use the illustration’s assumed rate of RON 4.4 = USD 1

Salaries cluster in Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca, with Iasi, Timisoara and Brasov running somewhat lower for the same role. Benchmarks published before 2025 often assumed the IT income-tax exemption; since its removal, tech employers lifted gross offers to protect net pay, so treat pre-2025 figures as understating today’s market. A senior engineer’s gross of RON 25,000 converts to about $5,700 a month, before the 2.25 percent CAM and the provider fee.

Fully-loaded cost

What a Romanian engineer costs per month

See the employer costs on RON 15,000 gross per month.

Software engineer, Bucharest Gross base: RON 15,000/month
Gross salary Carries the employee's CAS, CASS and income tax; net ≈ RON 8,775 RON 15,000
Work insurance, CAM (2.25%)
The only employer contribution for ordinary working conditions
RON 338
EOR fee illustration
RemoFirst $199 ≈ RON 876
⚠ Trustpilot warning: rating suspended for a breach of its guidelines; fake reviews removed
RON 876
Monthly total, cheapest fee
Annual ≈ RON 194,568 (about $44,200)
RON 16,214

Fig. 10 · Fully-loaded monthly cost of a RON 15,000 engineer · illustrative USD 199 service fee shown; a premium fee moves the total

Statutory employer cost is RON 338, about 2.25 percent on top of gross, the lightest employer load of any country in this series. With a premium fee, Deel at $599 (≈ RON 2,636) lands at RON 17,974/month (≈ RON 215,688/year) and Oyster at $699 (≈ RON 3,076) at RON 18,414/month (≈ RON 220,968/year).

EOR vs your own entity

EOR or your own SRL: compare costs

Price annual filings as well as setting up the SRL.

Incorporating an SRL is famously cheap and quick; running one as a compliant employer is the part that costs.

Factor EOR Your own SRL
Factor
Setup cost
EOR
None
Your own SRL
Trade Register incorporation: low fees, days not weeks
Factor
Time to first hire
EOR
2–10 days
Your own SRL
Weeks: incorporation, bank account, ANAF employer registration, REGES-ONLINE access
Factor
Per-employee cost
EOR
$199–699/employee/mo fee + 2.25% CAM
Your own SRL
2.25% CAM only, plus shared overhead
Factor
Ongoing admin
EOR
Provider runs payroll, REGES-ONLINE and the D112
Your own SRL
Accountant on retainer; payroll, REGES-ONLINE windows and D112 are yours
Factor
Compliance liability
EOR
On the EOR
Your own SRL
On you: ITM inspections, undeclared-work fines, dismissal procedure

Fig. 11 · EOR against your own SRL · a per-employee fee versus fixed overhead

At the $199 floor the EOR costs about RON 10,500 a year per employee beyond what running payroll yourself would. Those need Romanian-speaking payroll and HR capacity that rarely makes sense below a handful of employees.

Where your own numbers cross depends on the accountant’s retainer and how much internal time you can commit; the EOR vs entity break-even guide works the arithmetic for real headcounts. The common Romanian path mirrors everywhere else: hire the first few through an EOR while the SRL, bank account and ANAF registrations are stood up, then migrate staff once the team justifies in-house payroll.

FAQ

EOR in Romania: common questions

What is the best EOR in Romania?

RemotePeople is our top pick for Romania in 2026 (4.9/5), followed by Deel (4.7/5) and Rippling (4.5/5). We opened paid accounts with all 10 providers on this page, priced real hires and ran payroll.

RemotePeople offers recruitment and EOR through one provider, with a dedicated account manager on both EOR plans. RemotePeople’s EOR Global plan starts at USD 499 per employee per month, and EOR Select at USD 199 where the hire qualifies. Deel starts at USD 599 plus a mandatory Employer Liability Cost; Rippling starts at USD 499 plus its required platform subscription.

How does an employer of record work in Romania?

An employer of record in Romania becomes the worker’s legal employer through a local employing entity, while your company directs the day-to-day work. The EOR signs the individual employment contract (CIM) on its SRL, registers it in REGES-ONLINE by the day before the start, withholds CAS, CASS and income tax, pays the 2.25% CAM and files the monthly D112 return by the 25th.

How fast can an EOR onboard an employee in Romania?

Estimated onboarding times for Romania range from 2 to 10 days across the providers we tested. By provider: RemotePeople 2–5 days, Deel 2–5 days, Pebl 2–5 days, Rippling 3–5 days and G-P 5–10 days.

The employer must transmit the required new-hire data to REGES-ONLINE at the latest the day before the start date, and the pre-employment medical certificate must be in hand before work begins. Partner-routed providers add the local partner’s contracting step, which stretches the timeline to five to ten business days.

How much does an EOR cost in Romania per month?

Published service fees for Romania run from USD 199 to USD 699 per employee per month across the 10 providers we tested: RemoFirst from USD 199; RemotePeople Global from USD 499, or Select from USD 199 only where country and salary qualify; Deel from USD 599 plus mandatory Employer Liability Cost; G-P from USD 599; Oyster USD 699 on monthly billing, with annual seats quoted separately. Multiplier Core advertises $499 monthly or $459 per month billed annually; Pebl advertises $399, with currency and commitment to confirm. Rippling starts at USD 499 plus its required platform from USD 8 per employee, and Papaya Global at USD 499. Borderless AI is USD 579 standard, with an eligible USD 399 promotion on fees billed through 31 December 2026. All amounts are per employee/month; salary and employment costs are separate. 

On top of the fee you pay the gross salary plus the 2.25 percent CAM work-insurance contribution, the only mandatory employer charge for ordinary working conditions. In Romania the fee is usually the larger of the two non-salary lines.

Why are employer payroll taxes so low in Romania?

Because a 2018 reform moved nearly all social contributions to the employee side of the payslip. The employee’s gross now carries the 25 percent pension contribution and the 10 percent health contribution, both withheld by the employer, while the employer itself adds only the 2.25 percent CAM work-insurance contribution. Total labour cost is comparable to Romania’s neighbours; it is the split that is unusual, which is why Romanian gross salaries look high next to Polish or Hungarian ones for the same net pay.

What employer contributions are mandatory in Romania?

One line for ordinary jobs: the work-insurance contribution (CAM) at 2.25 percent of gross, uncapped, which funds unemployment benefit, medical-leave indemnities, work-accident cover and the wage-guarantee fund. Employers with jobs in legally defined particular or special working conditions pay an extra 4 or 8 percentage points of pension contribution, which rarely applies to office roles. Everything else, 25 percent pension, 10 percent health and the flat 10 percent income tax, is withheld from the employee’s gross.

Can an EOR sponsor a work permit in Romania?

Yes, for non-EU hires, and only through the company that employs. Current IGI guidance uses D/AM1 and D/AM2 single-application routes. The standard permanent-worker D/AM2 route requires a registered full-time contract, applicable shortage-occupation and annual-quota checks, and at least the statutory gross minimum wage. Transitional provisions preserve some older aviz-led cases. EU, EEA and Swiss citizens, including every Romanian national, need no permit at all.

How much notice and severance applies when terminating in Romania?

Dismissal notice is at least 20 working days, and the reason must be stated in writing; a resignation carries at most 20 working days of notice for ordinary roles and 45 for management. There is no statutory severance in the general case. Severance is owed only where the employment contract or an applicable collective agreement provides it. A redundancy of a three-year employee on RON 15,000 therefore costs about a month of notice plus accrued leave, roughly RON 19,000, a fraction of the same exit in Poland or Germany.

Is the 13th-month salary mandatory in Romania?

No. Romanian law mandates no 13th-month payment in the private sector, and most local packages are built instead around meal vouchers (tichete de masa), a per-working-day benefit that is near-universal in office employment, plus private medical subscriptions. Any annual bonus is contractual; write it as guaranteed or discretionary in the CIM and the EOR runs it through payroll with contributions and tax applied.

Do I need a Romanian entity to hire one person in Romania?

No. The EOR employs the worker on its Romanian entity, an SRL, so you hire without incorporating at the Trade Register, registering with ANAF or running REGES-ONLINE and the monthly D112 return yourself. At the $199 floor the fee comes to about RON 10,500 a year per employee.

Sources and as-of dates

Article references

REGES-ONLINE guidance and the pre-start registration deadline were checked against official sources on 23 September 2026.

Hiring facts Checked 2 Oct 2026

Hiring facts

Checked 2 October 2026
Eligibility, local and collective rules apply. EOR fees extra.

Labour Code (Law 53/2003, republished) 8 sources

written CIM in Romanian no later than the day before work starts, with mandatory clauses. Foreign-worker contracts must also be in the language of the worker’s country of origin or an international language they understand or can reasonably be assumed to understand. General probation limits are 90 calendar days for non-managerial roles and 120 for managers, with shorter special limits. Minimum annual leave is 20 working days. The Code sets dismissal grounds; the minimum 20-working-day dismissal notice applies to the grounds listed in Article 75, subject to its exception. Resignation notice is capped at 20 / 45 working days. Fixed-term contracts are generally limited to 36 months, with at most three successive contracts between the same parties and additional conditions in Articles 82–85. Consolidated provisions checked 2 October 2026.

Fiscal Code (Law 227/2015), contribution shift per its 2017 amendment in force January 2018 7 sources

standard employee CAS of 25% and CASS of 10%; employer CAM of 2.25%; salary income tax of 10% of the taxable base after applicable contributions and deductions. Employers owe an additional 4% / 8% CAS for legally defined particular / special working conditions. Article 7 sets the independent-activity criteria; Article 11 permits tax reclassification to reflect economic substance. Applicable exemptions and social-security coordination rules must also be considered. Provisions checked 2 October 2026.

Sector tax concessions 3 sources

the remaining IT, construction and agriculture / food-industry salary income-tax and pension concessions were repealed for income earned from January 2025 by OUG 156/2024, Articles LXIV and LXV.

REGES-ONLINE 6 sources

HG 295/2025, Articles 3(1) and 5(1)(a), requires new-hire data no later than the day before work starts; subsequent changes have their own deadlines. The Labour Inspectorate’s 10 December 2025 transition notice confirms that REVISAL closed on 1 January 2026 after the 31 December 2025 deadline. Current platform: REGES-ONLINE. Registration guidance checked 23 September 2026.

Medical leave and maternity (OUG 158/2005) 3 sources

for non-exempt medical certificates issued from 1 February 2026 to 31 December 2027, indemnity is reduced by one day per continuous illness episode; employers generally fund days 2–6 of temporary incapacity and the health fund pays thereafter. Isolation cases follow a separate fund-payment rule. Exceptions to the one-day reduction include maternity, maternal-risk leave, oncology-patient care, patients in national health programmes and inpatient care. Maternity leave is 126 calendar days at 85% of the statutory calculation base. Eligible parents receive child-raising leave to age two, or three for a child with a disability, under OUG 111/2010.

Foreign workers (OUG 32/2026 and OUG 194/2002; transitional OG 25/2014 cases) 5 sources

current non-EU work-entry guidance uses the D/AM1 and D/AM2 single-application routes under OUG 32/2026 and amended OUG 194/2002. The standard permanent-worker D/AM2 route requires a registered full-time employment contract, applicable shortage-occupation and annual-quota checks, and pay at least at the statutory gross minimum. Higher salary rules apply to some categories. Older work-permit (aviz) applications and visa / first-residence steps can remain under the transitional provisions in Articles 49–50 of OUG 32/2026.

Public holidays 2 sources

the Labour Code lists 17 general public-holiday observances, including 6 and 7 January, added by Law 52/2023 with their first January observance in 2024. Calendar overlaps and weekends mean this is not a guarantee of 17 extra weekdays off. Article 139 also provides religious-holiday entitlements for recognised non-Christian faiths, with working and compensation exceptions in Articles 140–142.

Salary benchmarks 2 sources

indicative salary benchmarks. The accessible eJobs 2026 guide reports national average net salaries from employee submissions collected between 31 March 2025 and 31 March 2026. The ≈ RON 4.4 = USD 1 conversion is an illustrative assumption.

Provider pricing, entity model and onboarding 10 sources

The links below provide provider pricing and quote information. The comparison dates from August 2026. Obtain a Romania-specific proposal that identifies the legal employer, all charges and onboarding conditions. The linked reviews and the methodology explain the comparison.

Sources checked in October 2026 Checked 19 Oct 2026

Romanian Ministry of Justice — Law 81/2018 on telework — Articles 3–5: express telework agreement, mandatory particulars, time records and written overtime consent. Checked 19 October 2026.

Romanian Ministry of Justice — Social Dialogue Law 367/2022 — Article 97 bargaining threshold and framework; agreement coverage must be established for the actual employer. Checked 19 October 2026.

Romanian Ministry of Justice — Labour Code, Articles 122–123 — Ninety-calendar-day time-off window and wage-supplement framework. Checked 19 October 2026.

The country guides cover other markets. For this hire, browse EOR providers for Romania and use the EOR cost calculator to compare the recurring amounts in your proposals in USD.

This guide is for general information only and does not provide legal, tax, accounting, or financial advice. For advice about your business, consult a qualified professional familiar with the rules where you hire. The research methodology explains how TheBestEOR assesses sources.