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Title: Bookkeeper hourly rate in Hungary, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: Bookkeeper pay in Hungary: median wage €9 an hour, contractor rate at the country floor of €13. Source: Eurostat, 2022. Free for professionals.

Hungary · **Updated November 3, 2026**

# Bookkeeper hourly rate in Hungary

The market median wage for a Bookkeeper in Hungary is **€9.08 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **€13 an hour** on Deftridge.

**€13/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**€9.08/hr** median wage

**€7-11** middle half of wages

**€280** a month at 5 hours a week

## Bookkeeper wage percentiles in Hungary

Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median.

| Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | €5.86 | €130 | €12,200 |
| 25th | €7.06 | €150 | €14,700 |
| Median | €9.08 | €200 | €18,900 |
| 75th | €11.45 | €250 | €23,800 |
| 90th | €14.66 | €320 | €30,500 |

Source: Eurostat, 2022; aged to October 2026. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## Hungary in numbers

What sets Hungary apart for a Bookkeeper, from the same sources as the table above.

- **€13** country floor: no Hungary rate is published below it, and this role is at the floor

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a Bookkeeper in Hungary by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown.

| Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Specialist (country floor) | €13 | €280 |
| Senior (country floor) | €13 | €280 |

- Regular role (floor) **€13**

- One-off task **€15**

- Task bundle **€14**

Rows marked country floor would come out lower by the formula; the Hungary floor of €13 applies instead.

## Bookkeeper pay in other countries

Typical contractor rate for a senior Bookkeeper, highest first; 9 of 26 places shown.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Denmark | €29.92 | €45 |
| Luxembourg | €26.44 | €40 |
| Ireland | €25.76 | €36 |
| Germany | €24.19 | €35 |
| Belgium | €23.96 | €35 |
| Netherlands | €20.33 | €30 |
| Austria | €20.08 | €30 |
| Sweden | €18.49 | €25 |
| Finland | €18.27 | €25 |

## Questions about pay, fees and privacy

The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job.

[Bookkeeper rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/bookkeeper/) · [Bookkeeper jobs in Hungary](https://deftridge.com/jobs/bookkeeper/hungary/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
