The Hardest Market · Czechia
Czechia's HR data
The rules and costs of employing people in Czechia (Prague), from official sources, in English and Japanese.
26.9%women in management (2024, ILO)
1.34×employer's total cost on Kč90,000 a month, as a multiple of salary
13public holidays (2026)
Employment rules
| Statutory annual leave | 4 weeks (20 days); 5 weeks common |
|---|---|
| Public holidays (2026) | 13 days |
| Notice of dismissal | 2 months, both sides |
| Severance required by law | Redundancy: 1-3 months' pay by service |
| Typical negotiated exit | No official benchmark |
| Probation | Up to 4 months (8 for managers) |
| Working hours | 40 h/week |
| How hard is dismissal? | Moderate: statutory grounds only, written notice |
Employer contributions
| Employer social insurance | 24.8% |
|---|---|
| Employer health insurance | 9% |
Employee contributions
| Social insurance (pension 6.5% + sickness 0.6%) | 7.1% |
|---|---|
| Health insurance | 4.5% |
Take-home pay and employer cost by monthly salary
| Monthly salary | Employee contributions | Income tax | Take-home | Employer cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kč60,000 | Kč6,960 | Kč6,430 | Kč46,610 | Kč80,280 |
| Kč90,000 | Kč10,440 | Kč10,930 | Kč68,630 | Kč120,420 |
| Kč130,000 | Kč15,080 | Kč16,930 | Kč97,990 | Kč173,940 |
| Kč200,000 | Kč22,907 | Kč31,678 | Kč145,415 | Kč266,575 |
Employee in Prague on a standard employment contract (pracovní poměr), Czech tax resident and national, single with no children, salary only paid evenly as monthly pay (no bonus or benefits), calendar tax year 2026, with only the basic taxpayer credit (sleva na poplatníka, signed tax declaration). Income tax is charged on gross pay (no deduction for social or health insurance): 15% up to 36 × the 2026 average wage and 23% above. Employee social insurance (pension and sickness) is capped at the annual maximum assessment base; health insurance has no ceiling.