What do you need to know to hire in Malta?
Malta runs business in English as well as Maltese, sits inside the EU, and pays in euros. That makes it one of the easier Mediterranean markets for a first hire. Each guide below takes one layer.
· Malta guide
How does Teamed handle Maltese hiring for you?
Teamed becomes your legal employer of record in Malta for from $599 per employee per month, with zero FX mark-up in any currency.
Payroll, contracts, and Maltese employment compliance run on one platform.
Real HR and legal experts manage every Maltese hire, from the first offer letter to the final settlement. An actual person handles your Maltese team, not a chatbot or a pooled queue, alongside EOR, contractor onboarding, and entity payroll on one platform. There is no setup fee and no exit fee. Employer cost passes through at cost, itemised on every invoice.
A Maltese contractor who converts to employment keeps their record, and that same employee can graduate from EOR to your own Maltese entity without re-onboarding. Run the Crossover Calculator to see the month the model flips. EOR is the right model for a first Maltese hire, until it isn't.
- You can run a Maltese hire entirely in English. English is an official language alongside Maltese. Contracts, payslips, and day-to-day work all happen in English. Most EOR guides skip this, but it removes a whole layer of friction for English-speaking employers.
- Malta is a full EU member that pays in euros. An employee here gets the same free movement and EU employment protections as one in Germany or Ireland. For a company already hiring in the eurozone, payroll and benefits feel familiar from day one.
- Hiring in Malta normally needs a local entity, unless you use an EOR. To run your own Maltese payroll you register a company and set up local tax and social security accounts. An Employer of Record removes that step, so your first hire starts without you opening anything.
Malta is a small EU island nation in the Mediterranean. It uses the euro and runs business in English.
To employ someone here, you normally need a Maltese entity. An Employer of Record removes that step. Teamed becomes the legal employer through a vetted local partner.
Statutory minimums apply to pay, leave, notice, and social security. Our team confirms the current figures for your role before you hire.
This page is the map. Each guide below is the detail.
One fixed fee to hire compliantly in Malta. Zero FX mark-up in any currency. The price your finance team can forecast against without an asterisk.
How much does it cost to hire an employee in Malta in 2026?
Your cost is the salary, plus employer social security, plus the Teamed fee.
Teamed's Malta fee is from $599 per employee per month, with zero FX mark-up in any currency.
The employer pays salary, employer social security, and any benefits you agree. Maltese law sets the social security floor. We confirm the current rate for your role before you sign, so the full cost is clear up front.
Teamed's Malta price is a starting rate. No setup fees. No exit fees. Salaries, taxes, and benefits pass through at cost on every invoice. The conversion rate sits on the invoice against the mid-market reference, with no spread.
The full breakdown, with worked examples at current rates, is in the cost guide.
Read the full Malta cost breakdown
Do you need a Maltese entity to hire employees in Malta?
No. An Employer of Record runs Maltese payroll and contracts from day one.
Your own Maltese entity becomes worth it once your local headcount grows.
Running your own Maltese payroll means registering a company and opening local tax and social security accounts. That takes time and carries ongoing filings. An Employer of Record is faster and cheaper at low headcount. Teamed runs Maltese payroll, contracts, and compliance from day one through a vetted local partner.
The crossover point depends on your Maltese salaries and local running costs. Our team models it for your situation. The EOR vs entity guide walks through how the maths works.
Most EOR providers will not tell you when you have crossed it. We do, and we help you move. You progress from contractor to EOR to your own Maltese entity on one platform under Teamed's Graduation Model, with tenure preserved.
Read the full Malta EOR vs entity guide
What benefits must you provide Maltese employees in 2026?
Maltese law sets minimums for paid leave, public holidays, and sick pay.
We confirm the current entitlement for your role before the contract is signed.
Maltese employees get paid annual leave, public holidays, and sick pay as a statutory floor. Malta also gives access to EU social security and health cover. The exact days and rates are set by local law and reviewed from time to time.
We do not guess these figures. Our team confirms the current entitlements for your specific role and writes them into the contract. The benefits guide covers each entitlement once the figures are primed and verified for Malta.
Read the full Malta hiring guide
What are payroll taxes in Malta in 2026?
Employers and employees both pay social security into the Maltese system.
Employees pay income tax on a progressive scale. We confirm the current rates per role.
Malta runs monthly payroll. Employers pay social security on top of salary. Employees pay income tax and their own social security share through payroll. The rates and bands are set by Maltese law.
We confirm the current figures for your role before you hire, so nothing on the invoice is a surprise. Teamed handles all employee deductions and remittances to the Maltese authorities. The tax and payroll guide sets out every band and threshold once verified.
Read the full Malta tax and payroll guide
How do you terminate an employee in Malta?
Notice and severance are set by Maltese law and the contract.
We confirm the current notice and any payment due for your role before you act.
Ending a contract in Malta follows local rules on notice and fair process. Notice length usually depends on length of service. Some endings carry a payment to the employee. The contract can set terms above the legal floor but not below it.
We do not state a notice period or severance figure here without verified data. Our team confirms the current rule for your role and runs a safe process. The termination guide covers the full process once primed for Malta.
Read the full Malta termination and severance guide
What should you know before hiring in Malta?
Two things help US buyers here. The first is that you can run the whole hire in English.
The second is that Malta is a full EU member, so EU employment protections apply.
English makes Malta easy to manage. English is an official language. Contracts, payslips, and HR conversations happen in English, so an English-speaking employer has no language gap to bridge.
Malta hires carry EU-level protections. As an EU member, Malta gives employees the kind of leave, notice, and dismissal protection you would expect across Europe. These are not hard rules once you know them, but they are stronger than US at-will employment. Our team confirms the current figures for your role before you hire.
Read the full Malta hiring guide
Frequently asked questions
Can a US company hire in Malta without an entity?
Yes. An Employer of Record like Teamed runs Maltese payroll, contracts, and compliance through a vetted local partner. You direct the work. Teamed becomes the legal employer. You skip registering your own Maltese company, which would mean local tax and social security accounts plus ongoing filings.
What currency and language does hiring in Malta use?
Malta uses the euro. English is an official language alongside Maltese, so contracts, payslips, and day-to-day work all happen in English. For an English-speaking employer already hiring in the eurozone, Malta feels familiar from day one.
How fast can Teamed onboard a Maltese employee?
Once terms are confirmed, Teamed onboards your Maltese hire quickly through its local partner. Setting up your own Maltese entity takes far longer, since it means registering a company and opening local tax and social security accounts before anyone can start.
What statutory minimums apply to a Maltese employee?
Maltese law sets minimums for pay, paid leave, public holidays, notice, and social security. As an EU member, Malta also gives employees European-level employment protections. We confirm the current figures for your specific role before the contract is signed, rather than quoting a number that may have changed.
Do you need a Maltese entity to run payroll?
To run your own Maltese payroll, you normally register a company and open local tax and social security accounts. An Employer of Record removes that step. Teamed runs payroll through a vetted local partner, so your first hire starts without you opening anything.
Malta is one of the friendlier EU markets for an English-speaking employer. The language is shared, the currency is the euro, and the employment framework follows familiar European lines. The work is in the detail. Statutory minimums apply to pay, leave, notice, and social security, and they move. We confirm the current figures for each role before a contract is signed, rather than relying on a number that may have changed.
Malta runs business in English, pays in euros, and sits inside the EU.
That makes the first hire simple. The detail still needs checking, role by role.
Read the right Malta guide before that hire, not after.
