Source-cited draft: payroll & social contributions for Slovakia (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Social security and health insurance (2025) | Slovak payroll funds two systems: social insurance (Sociálna poisťovňa) and public health insurance. Employers withhold income tax and the employee's contributions monthly and remit them with their own employer contributions. Most social-insurance contributions are capped at a maximum monthly assessment base; health insurance is uncapped. | |
| Employee social-insurance contributions | 9.4% of gross remuneration (pension, sickness, disability, unemployment)Social Insurance Act (Act No. 461/2003 Coll.) | |
| Employee health-insurance contribution | 4% of remuneration in 2025 (no maximum assessment base); reduced rates apply for persons with disabilitiesAct on Health Insurance (Act No. 580/2004 Coll.) | |
| Employer social-insurance contributions | 24.4% of gross remuneration (excluding accident insurance)Social Insurance Act (Act No. 461/2003 Coll.) | |
| Employer accident insurance | 0.8% of total payroll, with no maximum assessment baseSocial Insurance Act (Act No. 461/2003 Coll.) | |
| Employer health-insurance contribution | 11% of remuneration, with no maximum assessment baseAct on Health Insurance (Act No. 580/2004 Coll.) |
Slovak payroll funds two systems: social insurance (Sociálna poisťovňa) and public health insurance. Employers withhold income tax and the employee's contributions monthly and remit them with their own employer contributions. Most social-insurance contributions are capped at a maximum monthly assessment base; health insurance is uncapped.
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| Maximum monthly assessment base (social insurance) | EUR 15,730 per month for 2025 (11x the average wage of two years prior)Social Insurance Act (Act No. 461/2003 Coll.) |
| Maximum monthly employee social contribution | Approx. EUR 1,478.62 per month (9.4% of the EUR 15,730 cap)Social Insurance Act (Act No. 461/2003 Coll.) |
| Income tax withholding on wages (PAYE-equivalent) | Employer withholds monthly advance income tax at 19% (and 25% above the monthly equivalent of the band), reconciled in the annual return or employer annual reconciliationIncome Tax Act (Act No. 595/2003 Coll.) |
| Contribution remittance deadline | Social and health contributions are due on the employer's regular payday for the relevant monthSocial Insurance Act (Act No. 461/2003 Coll.); Act on Health Insurance (Act No. 580/2004 Coll.) |
| Withheld wage tax remittance deadline | By the 5th day after the wages are paidIncome Tax Act (Act No. 595/2003 Coll.) |
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