Employer of record in Malta
25 sourced figures on hiring in Malta, drawn from 6 sources and normalized for comparison: statutory rules, employer cost and exactly what an EOR covers locally. Every figure is dated.
Hiring here: straightforward, inexpensive to employ, and fast to hire via EOR.
Employer of record in Malta: the statutory snapshot
The headline employer costs, pay floor and worker protections for hiring in Malta through an employer of record, each figure sourced and dated. 36 EOR providers cover Malta.
| Minimum wage | 993/mo | National government, 2026-09-12 |
|---|---|---|
| Employer social security | 10% | ISSA Country Profiles, 2024-01-01 |
| Corporate tax | 35% | PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, 2026-09-30 |
| Notice period | 7 weeks | National government, 2026-09-12 |
| Severance | None | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01 |
| Annual leave (minimum, once eligible) | 24 | National government, 2026-09-12 |
| Public holidays | 14 | National government, 2026-09-12 |
| Maternity leave | 18 weeks | National government, 2026-09-12 |
As of 2026-10-16. Each value is the winning figure from primary and harmonized sources, resolved by a documented priority chain. Full record with provenance below.
Reading the data
What the figures say about Malta
Malta's statutory minimum wage is 993 per month, and there is no 13th salary on top of it. Actual weekly hours worked come to 37 hours per week. Statutory annual leave is 24 days, alongside 14 public holidays, while maternity leave runs 18 weeks, paternity leave 2 weeks and parental leave 17.3 weeks. Ending an employment relationship carries a statutory notice period of 7 weeks, and statutory severance is none (0 weeks). On the tax side, the corporate tax rate and the top personal income tax rate both sit at 35%, and the standard VAT/GST rate is 18%. The labour market shows an unemployment rate of 2.9%, a labour force of 323052 people and union density of 41.89%.
Where to start
Three ways to hire in Malta
You are the employer. Lowest per head cost at scale, months to establish.
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The full record
Every figure behind the snapshot
Not a guide, a record: 25 figures for Malta from 6 sources, last refreshed 2026-10-16. Each value carries its source and the date it was pulled. Hover any provenance tag for the full chain.
Average monthly earnings in Malta by occupation (2020)
Gross monthly earnings of employees per ISCO-08 major occupation group, in EUR — the official ILOSTAT survey figures, not estimates. Use them to sanity-check an offer before an EOR quote turns it into total employer cost.
| Occupation group | Monthly (EUR) | ≈ USD |
|---|---|---|
| All occupations | 2,252 | $2,573 |
| Managers · ISCO 1 | 3,666 | $4,188 |
| Professionals · ISCO 2 | 2,943 | $3,361 |
| Technicians and associate professionals · ISCO 3 | 2,387 | $2,726 |
| Clerical support workers · ISCO 4 | 1,823 | $2,083 |
| Service and sales workers · ISCO 5 | 1,442 | $1,647 |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers · ISCO 6 | 1,378 | $1,574 |
| Craft and related trades workers · ISCO 7 | 1,770 | $2,021 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers · ISCO 8 | 1,688 | $1,928 |
| Elementary occupations · ISCO 9 | 1,371 | $1,566 |
Source: ILOSTAT (EAR_EMTA, employees, both sexes), reference year 2020. Survey earnings differ from statutory minimums above.
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What changed in Malta
Checked against official sources on 16 October 2026
No rule changes recorded since we began logging them.
Every figure is sourced and dated. How we verify the data →
The differentiator
What an EOR handles in Malta
An EOR removes the entity and the payroll machinery. It does not remove your obligations as the people manager.
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