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Title: HR Generalist hourly rate in Hungary, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: HR Generalist pay in Hungary: median wage €8 an hour, contractor rate at the country floor of €13. Source: Eurostat, 2022.

Hungary · **Updated November 3, 2026**

# HR Generalist hourly rate in Hungary

The market median wage for an HR Generalist in Hungary is **€7.71 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **€13 an hour** on Deftridge.

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

**€7.71/hr** median wage

**€6-9** middle half of wages

**€280** a month at 5 hours a week

## HR Generalist 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 | €5.39 | €120 | €11,200 |
| 25th | €6.23 | €140 | €13,000 |
| Median | €7.71 | €170 | €16,000 |
| 75th | €8.96 | €190 | €18,600 |
| 90th | €10.94 | €240 | €22,800 |

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

## Hungary in numbers

What sets Hungary apart for an HR Generalist, 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 an HR Generalist 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 |
| Manager (country floor) | €13 | €280 |

- Regular role (floor) **€13**

- One-off task (floor) **€13**

- Task bundle (floor) **€13**

- Expert hour **€15**

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

## HR Generalist pay in other countries

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

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Denmark | €25.38 | €36 |
| Ireland | €21.85 | €36 |
| Germany | €24.11 | €35 |
| Luxembourg | €22.43 | €35 |
| Belgium | €19.65 | €32 |
| Netherlands | €17.68 | €27 |
| Austria | €17.02 | €26 |
| Finland | €15.51 | €25 |
| Sweden | €15.68 | €23 |

## 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.

[HR Generalist rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/hr-generalist/) · [HR Generalist jobs in Hungary](https://deftridge.com/jobs/hr-generalist/hungary/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
