Payroll · Fedelta OÜ, Tallinn
Payroll in Estonia: salaries, taxes and TSD on time
You send the employee data, we calculate salaries and taxes, issue the payslips and file the returns on time. We run payroll Estonia-wide, from our office in Tallinn.
- The TSD return goes to the Tax and Customs Board by the 10th of each month
- Every employee is in the employment register before their first working day
- Salary data stays outside your company, so colleagues never see it
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- TSD return deadline
- TÖR
- Employment register
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- Working languages
Salary calculator 2026
Salary calculator: from gross to take-home pay and employer cost
Enter the gross salary and see, line by line, what reaches the employee and what the hire actually costs the employer. All rates and the 2025 comparison sit on the calculator page.
The figure written in the employment contract
Second pillar contribution
Take-home
1,759.35 €
21,112.20 € per year
Employer cost
2,856.63 €
Effective tax rate
38.4%
Line by line
Income tax is not 22% of gross. The unemployment premium and the second pillar contribution come off first, then the basic exemption, and only the remainder is taxed.
2026 rates: income tax 22%, basic exemption €700 per month (€776 at pensionable age), social tax 33% with a minimum monthly liability of €292.38, unemployment insurance 1.6% from the employee and 0.8% from the employer, minimum wage €946 per month from 1 April. The calculator gives an indicative result and does not replace payroll: special cases such as a partial month change the social tax minimum.
The law
Payroll services in Estonia: what the employer has to do
An employer withholds income tax and the unemployment insurance payment from the salary, and calculates social tax on top of it. The figures go to the Estonian Tax and Customs Board in the TSD return, which is due by the 10th of each month.
An employee has to be entered in the employment register (töötamise register, TÖR) before their first working day. Changes to the employment relationship and its termination are registered within their own deadlines too.
Payroll is more than the base salary. Holiday pay, sick pay, daily allowances for business trips, deductions and bonuses all belong in the calculation, and that is where most of the mistakes appear.
We take the whole calculation over. You send the data, we work out salaries and taxes, prepare a payslip for every employee and file the returns on time.
What is inside
What our payroll services include
Salary and taxes
We calculate the pay, withhold income tax and the unemployment insurance payment, and add social tax.
Holiday pay
We calculate holiday pay and keep track of the remaining holiday days for each employee.
Sick pay
We calculate the employer's share of sick pay and report it in the monthly return.
Business trips and bonuses
Daily allowances, bonuses, deductions and other additions land on the correct line of the calculation.
Payslips
Every employee gets a payslip. You get the monthly summary and the payment order.
TSD return and TÖR
We file the TSD return by the 10th and keep the entries in the employment register up to date.
Employment register
The employment register and social tax: where errors show up first
The employment register (töötamise register, TÖR) is the state register where every employee has to be entered before their first working day. An unregistered employee is a direct risk for the employer, and an entry made later does not undo it.
Hiring is not the only entry. A change in the employment relationship, its termination and a change in the employee's data each have their own deadline. We keep the register current as part of the monthly cycle, so you do not have to flag every change.
Social tax is the employer's own cost: it is calculated on the salary instead of being withheld from the employee. Income tax and the unemployment insurance payment work the other way round and come out of the payment. We calculate both sides together with the salary and show you the totals before the money leaves the account.
How it works
How a payroll month runs with us
- 1
You send the data
Employee details and the amounts to be paid arrive by email at info@fedelta.ee.
- 2
We calculate and confirm
We work out pay, taxes and deductions, then confirm the totals with you.
- 3
Payslips go out
Employees receive their payslips, you receive the payment order and a summary.
- 4
We file the return
We submit the TSD return and keep the employment register in order.
The TSD return is due by the 10th of every month. Watching that date is our job, not yours.
Why outsource
Why companies hand payroll to an accountant
Errors do not carry over
Payroll is a monthly cycle with no pause: an error in one month moves into the next, and correcting it takes longer than doing the calculation properly.
No late returns
A late TSD return or a neglected employment register brings claims and interest from the Tax and Customs Board.
Confidentiality
Salary data stays outside the company and colleagues never see it.
Tax questions answered
Unusual payments are settled before the calculation, not after the return has been filed.
Time and certainty
You do not have to follow changes in the law, tax rates or deadlines — we do that for you.
What payroll costs
The fee depends on the number of employees and on how complex the calculation is. Send us the headcount and you get an exact monthly figure.
+€15…65 + VAT
Payroll: salary, taxes, TSD return and the employment register
Added to the monthly accounting fee: one payee +€15, two to five +€25, six or more +€65. Includes payslips, holiday pay and sick pay, and the monthly returns.
Work out the monthly feefrom €99.9 + VAT
Full monthly accounting service
Payroll together with day-to-day bookkeeping in a single monthly fee.
See the servicePrices are shown without VAT. The full price list is on the pricing page.
Questions we get about payroll
The TSD return goes to the Estonian Tax and Customs Board by the 10th of each month and covers the payments made in the previous month. We watch the deadline and file the return for you.
An employee is entered in the employment register (TÖR) before their first working day. Changes to the employment relationship and its termination have to be registered on time as well.
The employer withholds income tax and the unemployment insurance payment. Social tax is calculated on top — it is the employer's cost, not a deduction from the employee. All of it is reported in the TSD return.
We do. Holiday pay and the employer's share of sick pay are calculated in the same monthly cycle as the salary. Done by hand, these are the two places where errors appear most often.
Yes. We prepare a payslip for every employee and send it out, while you receive the monthly summary and the payment order.
The price depends on the number of employees and the complexity of the calculation. Send us the headcount through the form and you get an exact monthly fee in reply.
Yes, payroll can be ordered as a separate service. Together with monthly bookkeeping it is part of a fee that starts at €99.9 + VAT.
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Tell us how many people are on the payroll and we send back an exact monthly fee.