Italian employer social contributions on employees and the full cost of an employee, tax year 2026. Covers the employer and employee INPS rates for private industry and commerce, component by component (pension IVS 23.81% and 9.19%, NASpI, CUAF, maternity, sickness, Fondo di garanzia TFR, CIGO, C…
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| Item | Rate or amount | Year | Source URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pension (IVS), FPLD total | 33% | 2026 | https://www.inps.it/it/it/inps-comunica/diritti-e-obblighi-in-materia-di-sicurezza-sociale-nell-unione-e/per-le-imprese/aliquote-contributive.html |
| Pension, employee share (so 23.81% employer) | 9.19% | 2026 | https://servizi2.inps.it/servizi/Bussola/visualizzadoc.aspx?svirtualurl=%2Fcircolari%2Fcircolare+numero+40+del+22-02-2011.htm |
| Extra employee pension contribution on pay above the first band | 1% | 2026 | https://www.inps.it/content/dam/inps-site/it/scorporati/circolari-e-messaggi/2026/01/Circolare_15151/Allegati/16546_Circolare-numero-6-del-30-01-2026.pdf |
| First pension band, yearly (monthly EUR 4,685) | EUR 56,224 | 2026 | same, Circolare 6/2026 para. 5 |
| Massimale, insured from 1996 only | EUR 122,295 | 2026 | same, para. 6 |
| Minimum daily pay for contributions | EUR 58.13 | 2026 | same, para. 2 |
| NASpI (unemployment), employer | 1.31% | 2026 | https://www.inps.it/content/dam/inps-site/it/scorporati/circolari-e-messaggi/2024/04/Circolare_14535/Allegati/15128_Circolare-numero-53-del-03-04-2024.pdf |
| Training levy (L. 845/1978 art. 25), employer | 0.30% | 2026 | same, Circolare 53/2024 |
| NASpI addizionale on fixed-term contracts, employer; plus 0.5 points at each renewal | 1.4% | 2026 | https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:legge:2012-06-28;92~art2!vig=2026-10-23 |
| Fondo di garanzia TFR, employer (0.40% for industrial dirigenti) | 0.20% | 2026 | Circolare 53/2024 |
| Maternity, employer: industry | 0.46% | 2026 | Circolare 53/2024 |
| Maternity, employer: commerce and services (terziario) | 0.24% | 2026 | Circolare 53/2024; https://www.inps.it/content/dam/inps-site/it/scorporati/circolari-e-messaggi/2022/10/Circolare_13970/Allegati/14969_Circolare-numero-117-del-20-10-2022_Allegato-n-1.pdf |
| Sickness, employer: industry, operai only | 2.22% | 2026 | Circolare 53/2024 |
| Sickness, employer: terziario (operai and impiegati in commerce) | 2.44% | 2026 | Circolare 53/2024; INPS 2010 rate tables (commerce rows) https://servizi2.inps.it/CircolariZIP/circolare%20numero%2025%20del%2018-02-2010_Allegato%20n%2014.pdf |
| CUAF (family allowances fund), employer, net of the 1.80-point legal cut (2.48 less 1.80) | 0.68% | 2026 | Circolare 117/2022 Allegato 1; INPS 2010 rate tables (industry and commerce rows) |
| CIGO, industrial firms up to 50 employees, employer | 1.70% | 2026 | https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2015-09-14;148~art13!vig=2026-10-23 |
| CIGO, industrial firms over 50 employees, employer | 2.00% | 2026 | same, art. 13 |
| CIGS, firms in scope, total (0.60% employer, 0.30% Ee) | 0.90% | 2026 | https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2015-09-14;148~art23!vig=2026-10-23 |
| FIS, employers with up to 5 employees (of which 0.17% Ee) | 0.50% | 2026 | https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2015-09-14;148~art29!vig=2026-10-23; split in Circolare 117/2022 Allegato 1 |
| FIS, employers with more than 5 employees (of which 0.27% Ee) | 0.80% | 2026 | same |
| FIS, up to 5 employees with no claim for 24 months: cut in the rate | 40% | 2026 | D.Lgs. 148/2015 art. 29 c. 8-bis |
| Apprentices: employer rate (plus NASpI 1.31% and 0.30%, total 11.61%, plus CIG or FIS where the employer is liable) | 10% | 2026 | https://www.inps.it/bussola/VisualizzaDoc.aspx?sVirtualURL=/Messaggi/Messaggio+numero+1478+del+10-04-2019.htm |
| Apprentices: employee rate | 5.84% | 2026 | https://www.inps.it/content/dam/inps-site/pdf/inpscomunica/Libretto_INPS_giovani.pdf |
| Apprentices, employers with up to 9 staff: employer rate in year 1 and year 2 | 1.5% and 3% | 2026 | INPS messaggio 1478/2019 (L. 296/2006 art. 1 c. 773) |
| TFR accrual: yearly pay divided by 13.5 | 7.41% | 2026 | https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:regio.decreto:1942-03-16;262:2~art2120!vig=2026-10-23 |
| Contribution deducted from the TFR accrual (net accrual 6.91%) | 0.50% | 2026 | https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:legge:1982-05-29;297~art3!vig=2026-10-23 |
| TFR revaluation each 31 December: fixed part plus 75% of the ISTAT price rise | 1.5% | 2026 | Civil Code art. 2120 |
| Fondo di Tesoreria: average headcount that triggers it for 2026 and 2027 pay (firms that grew after their first year) | 60 | 2026 | https://www.inps.it/content/dam/inps-site/it/scorporati/circolari-e-messaggi/2026/02/Circolare_15160/Allegati/16559_Circolare-numero-12-del-05-02-2026.pdf |
| Fondo di Tesoreria: average headcount in the first year of activity (unchanged rule) | 50 | 2026 | same, Circolare 12/2026 para. 2 |
| Relief when TFR goes to the Fondo di Tesoreria or a pension fund: cut in art. 24 L. 88/1989 contributions | 0.28 points | 2026 | Circolare 12/2026 para. 5 |
| INAIL voce 0722 (office work), tasso medio: Terziario | 4 per mille | 2026 | https://www.inail.it/content/dam/inail-hub-site/documenti/circolari/2025/06/Circolare%20n%2038_24%20giugno%202025.pdf |
| INAIL voce 0722, tasso medio: Industria | 5 per mille | 2026 | same, Circolare INAIL 38/2025 |
| INAIL addizionale ex ANMIL on the premium | 1% | 2026 | https://www.inail.it/content/dam/assicurazione/documenti/2025/12/Guida%20autoliquidazione%202025-2026.pdf |
This skill works out what a private employer pays on top of gross pay for an employee in Italy in 2026: INPS contributions (employer and employee shares), the INAIL accident premium and the TFR accrual. It gives the rates for the two most common INPS classes, industry and commerce. Income tax withholding, the payslip and the CU are in italy-payroll; the trattamento integrativo and family detrazioni are in it-irpef-employees.
it-inps-contributions (gestione separata) and it-inps-artigiani-commercianti.Percentages are of the employee's taxable pay for contributions (retribuzione imponibile). "Ee" is the employee share.
| Item | Rate or amount | Year | Source URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pension (IVS), FPLD total | 33% | 2026 | https://www.inps.it/it/it/inps-comunica/diritti-e-obblighi-in-materia-di-sicurezza-sociale-nell-unione-e/per-le-imprese/aliquote-contributive.html |
| Pension, employee share (so 23.81% employer) | 9.19% | 2026 | https://servizi2.inps.it/servizi/Bussola/visualizzadoc.aspx?svirtualurl=%2Fcircolari%2Fcircolare+numero+40+del+22-02-2011.htm |
| Extra employee pension contribution on pay above the first band | 1% | 2026 | https://www.inps.it/content/dam/inps-site/it/scorporati/circolari-e-messaggi/2026/01/Circolare_15151/Allegati/16546_Circolare-numero-6-del-30-01-2026.pdf |
| First pension band, yearly (monthly EUR 4,685) | EUR 56,224 | 2026 | same, Circolare 6/2026 para. 5 |
| Massimale, insured from 1996 only | EUR 122,295 | 2026 | same, para. 6 |
| Minimum daily pay for contributions | EUR 58.13 | 2026 | same, para. 2 |
| NASpI (unemployment), employer | 1.31% | 2026 | https://www.inps.it/content/dam/inps-site/it/scorporati/circolari-e-messaggi/2024/04/Circolare_14535/Allegati/15128_Circolare-numero-53-del-03-04-2024.pdf |
| Training levy (L. 845/1978 art. 25), employer | 0.30% | 2026 | same, Circolare 53/2024 |
| NASpI addizionale on fixed-term contracts, employer; plus 0.5 points at each renewal | 1.4% | 2026 | https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:legge:2012-06-28;92~art2!vig=2026-10-23 |
| Fondo di garanzia TFR, employer (0.40% for industrial dirigenti) | 0.20% | 2026 | Circolare 53/2024 |
| Maternity, employer: industry | 0.46% | 2026 | Circolare 53/2024 |
| Maternity, employer: commerce and services (terziario) | 0.24% | 2026 | Circolare 53/2024; https://www.inps.it/content/dam/inps-site/it/scorporati/circolari-e-messaggi/2022/10/Circolare_13970/Allegati/14969_Circolare-numero-117-del-20-10-2022_Allegato-n-1.pdf |
| Sickness, employer: industry, operai only | 2.22% | 2026 | Circolare 53/2024 |
| Sickness, employer: terziario (operai and impiegati in commerce) | 2.44% | 2026 | Circolare 53/2024; INPS 2010 rate tables (commerce rows) https://servizi2.inps.it/CircolariZIP/circolare%20numero%2025%20del%2018-02-2010_Allegato%20n%2014.pdf |
| CUAF (family allowances fund), employer, net of the 1.80-point legal cut (2.48 less 1.80) | 0.68% | 2026 | Circolare 117/2022 Allegato 1; INPS 2010 rate tables (industry and commerce rows) |
| CIGO, industrial firms up to 50 employees, employer | 1.70% | 2026 | https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2015-09-14;148~art13!vig=2026-10-23 |
| CIGO, industrial firms over 50 employees, employer | 2.00% | 2026 | same, art. 13 |
| CIGS, firms in scope, total (0.60% employer, 0.30% Ee) | 0.90% | 2026 | https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2015-09-14;148~art23!vig=2026-10-23 |
| FIS, employers with up to 5 employees (of which 0.17% Ee) | 0.50% | 2026 | https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2015-09-14;148~art29!vig=2026-10-23; split in Circolare 117/2022 Allegato 1 |
| FIS, employers with more than 5 employees (of which 0.27% Ee) | 0.80% | 2026 | same |
| FIS, up to 5 employees with no claim for 24 months: cut in the rate | 40% | 2026 | D.Lgs. 148/2015 art. 29 c. 8-bis |
| Apprentices: employer rate (plus NASpI 1.31% and 0.30%, total 11.61%, plus CIG or FIS where the employer is liable) | 10% | 2026 | https://www.inps.it/bussola/VisualizzaDoc.aspx?sVirtualURL=/Messaggi/Messaggio+numero+1478+del+10-04-2019.htm |
| Apprentices: employee rate | 5.84% | 2026 | https://www.inps.it/content/dam/inps-site/pdf/inpscomunica/Libretto_INPS_giovani.pdf |
| Apprentices, employers with up to 9 staff: employer rate in year 1 and year 2 | 1.5% and 3% | 2026 | INPS messaggio 1478/2019 (L. 296/2006 art. 1 c. 773) |
| TFR accrual: yearly pay divided by 13.5 | 7.41% | 2026 | https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:regio.decreto:1942-03-16;262:2~art2120!vig=2026-10-23 |
| Contribution deducted from the TFR accrual (net accrual 6.91%) | 0.50% | 2026 | https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:legge:1982-05-29;297~art3!vig=2026-10-23 |
| TFR revaluation each 31 December: fixed part plus 75% of the ISTAT price rise | 1.5% | 2026 | Civil Code art. 2120 |
| Fondo di Tesoreria: average headcount that triggers it for 2026 and 2027 pay (firms that grew after their first year) | 60 | 2026 | https://www.inps.it/content/dam/inps-site/it/scorporati/circolari-e-messaggi/2026/02/Circolare_15160/Allegati/16559_Circolare-numero-12-del-05-02-2026.pdf |
| Fondo di Tesoreria: average headcount in the first year of activity (unchanged rule) | 50 | 2026 | same, Circolare 12/2026 para. 2 |
| Relief when TFR goes to the Fondo di Tesoreria or a pension fund: cut in art. 24 L. 88/1989 contributions | 0.28 points | 2026 | Circolare 12/2026 para. 5 |
| INAIL voce 0722 (office work), tasso medio: Terziario | 4 per mille | 2026 | https://www.inail.it/content/dam/inail-hub-site/documenti/circolari/2025/06/Circolare%20n%2038_24%20giugno%202025.pdf |
| INAIL voce 0722, tasso medio: Industria | 5 per mille | 2026 | same, Circolare INAIL 38/2025 |
| INAIL addizionale ex ANMIL on the premium | 1% | 2026 | https://www.inail.it/content/dam/assicurazione/documenti/2025/12/Guida%20autoliquidazione%202025-2026.pdf |
Totals for an impiegato, 2026, built from the components above:
| Employer class | Employer INPS | Employee INPS |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce, 6 to 15 employees (FIS 0.80%) | 29.51% (23.81 + 1.31 + 0.30 + 0.20 + 0.68 + 0.24 + 2.44 + 0.53) | 9.46% (9.19 + 0.27) |
| Industry, 16 to 50 employees | 29.06% (23.81 + 1.31 + 0.30 + 0.20 + 0.68 + 0.46 + 1.70 + 0.60) | 9.49% (9.19 + 0.30) |
| Industry, over 50 employees | 29.36% (as above with CIGO 2.00) | 9.49% |
An industrial operaio adds sickness 2.22% to the employer total. These totals are before the Tesoreria relief and before any hiring relief.
Where the reliefs are 2026 law:
italy-payroll.it-ires-corporate-tax and it-irap.italy-payroll.it-inps-artigiani-commercianti).it-inps-artigiani-commercianti, section "Penalties and interest".it-cross-border, it-impatriati.A shop company (INPS commerce class) employs 10 people, so it pays the FIS at 0.80%, of which 0.27% is the employee's. It is below every CIGS threshold. The employee is an impiegato on a permanent contract, gross pay EUR 35,000 for 2026, all of it in the contribution base and in the TFR base, below the EUR 56,224 band. The company is below the Tesoreria headcount and the employee has not joined a pension fund, so the TFR stays in the company. INAIL: office work is voce 0722; we assume the Terziario tasso medio of 4 per mille is the rate applied (a firm older than two years has its own adjusted rate on its INAIL basi di calcolo; use that).
italy-payroll.name: Commerce, 10 staff, impiegato, gross EUR 35,000 (2026)
inputs:
gross: 35000
ivs_employer: 23.81
naspi: 1.31
training: 0.30
tfr_guarantee: 0.20
cuaf: 0.68
maternity: 0.24
sickness: 2.44
fis_total: 0.80
fis_employee: 0.27
ivs_employee: 9.19
tfr_divisor: 13.5
tfr_contribution: 0.50
inail_per_mille: 4
inail_addizionale: 1
steps:
- employer_rate: ivs_employer + naspi + training + tfr_guarantee + cuaf + maternity + sickness + (fis_total - fis_employee)
- employer_inps: round(pct(gross, employer_rate), 2)
- employee_rate: ivs_employee + fis_employee
- employee_inps: round(pct(gross, employee_rate), 2)
- tfr_gross: round(gross / tfr_divisor, 2)
- tfr_net: tfr_gross - round(pct(gross, tfr_contribution), 2)
- inail_base: gross * inail_per_mille / 1000
- inail: round(inail_base + pct(inail_base, inail_addizionale), 2)
- cost: gross + employer_inps + tfr_net + inail
expected:
employer_rate: 29.51
employer_inps: 10328.50
employee_rate: 9.46
employee_inps: 3311.00
tfr_gross: 2592.59
tfr_net: 2417.59
inail: 141.40
cost: 47887.49
A manufacturer (INPS industry class) has had more than 50 staff since its first year, so it pays CIGO at 2.00% and CIGS at 0.90% (0.30% from the employee) and must pay TFR to the INPS Fondo di Tesoreria. The employee is an impiegato (no sickness contribution; an operaio would add 2.22%), gross EUR 35,000, not in a pension fund. Because all of the TFR goes to the Tesoreria, the employer does not pay the 0.20% Fondo di garanzia and takes the 0.28-point cut. INAIL: voce 0722, Industria tasso medio 5 per mille, on the same assumption as Example 1.
name: Industry, 120 staff, impiegato, TFR to the Tesoreria, gross EUR 35,000 (2026)
inputs:
gross: 35000
ivs_employer: 23.81
naspi: 1.31
training: 0.30
tfr_guarantee: 0.20
cuaf: 0.68
maternity: 0.46
cigo: 2.00
cigs_total: 0.90
cigs_employee: 0.30
tesoreria_relief: 0.28
ivs_employee: 9.19
tfr_divisor: 13.5
tfr_contribution: 0.50
inail_per_mille: 5
inail_addizionale: 1
cost_example_1: 47887.49
steps:
- rate_before_relief: ivs_employer + naspi + training + tfr_guarantee + cuaf + maternity + cigo + (cigs_total - cigs_employee)
- employer_rate: rate_before_relief - tfr_guarantee - tesoreria_relief
- employer_inps: round(pct(gross, employer_rate), 2)
- employee_rate: ivs_employee + cigs_employee
- employee_inps: round(pct(gross, employee_rate), 2)
- tfr_to_tesoreria: round(gross / tfr_divisor, 2) - round(pct(gross, tfr_contribution), 2)
- inail_base: gross * inail_per_mille / 1000
- inail: round(inail_base + pct(inail_base, inail_addizionale), 2)
- cost: gross + employer_inps + tfr_to_tesoreria + inail
- saving_vs_example_1: cost_example_1 - cost
expected:
rate_before_relief: 29.36
employer_rate: 28.88
employer_inps: 10108.00
employee_rate: 9.49
employee_inps: 3321.50
tfr_to_tesoreria: 2417.59
inail: 176.75
cost: 47702.34
saving_vs_example_1: 185.15
Not yet confirmed: no INPS publication for 2026 prints the full rate set for industry and commerce, so the totals are built from the 2022 and 2024 INPS circulars, the INPS 2010 rate tables (CUAF 0.68% for industry and commerce, sickness 2.44% for commerce impiegati) and the statutes; L. 199/2025 was not read line by line for changes to these smaller contributions. The 0.50% of L. 297/1982 is an increase in the employer's FPLD pension rate (art. 3, and INPS Circolare 55/2026 para. 5 calls it the employer's "contributo aggiuntivo IVS"), so it sits inside the 23.81%; no INPS table prints that split. The INAIL rate a given firm pays (its tasso applicato after oscillation and prevention cuts) and any general INAIL premium cut for 2026 were not read; the examples use the voce 0722 tasso medio. The 2026/2027 INAIL autoliquidazione dates, the decree text of D.L. 62/2026 and Circolare 57/2026 on the Bonus donne (read only from the INPS news item; Circolari 55 and 56/2026 were read) and the 2026 rules for foreign employers registering with INPS were not read.
Contributed by Ryan Duguid.
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