Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/payroll-specialist/austria/ Title: Payroll Specialist hourly rate in Austria, 2026 | Deftridge Summary: Payroll Specialist pay in Austria: median wage €22 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate €30. Source: Eurostat, 2022. Austria · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Payroll Specialist hourly rate in Austria The market median wage for a Payroll Specialist in Austria is **€21.70 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **€30 an hour** on Deftridge. **€30/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **€21.70/hr** median wage **€18-25** middle half of wages **€650** a month at 5 hours a week ## Payroll Specialist wage percentiles in Austria 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 | €15.20 | €330 | €31,600 | | 25th | €17.59 | €380 | €36,600 | | Median | €21.70 | €470 | €45,100 | | 75th | €25.42 | €550 | €52,900 | | 90th | €30.52 | €660 | €63,500 | Source: Eurostat, 2022; aged to October 2026. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## Austria in numbers What sets Austria apart for a Payroll Specialist, from the same sources as the table above. - **€26** country floor: no Austria rate is published below it ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Payroll Specialist in Austria 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) | €26 | €560 | | Senior | €30 | €650 | | Manager | €40 | €870 | - Regular role **€30** - One-off task **€35** - Task bundle **€35** Rows marked country floor would come out lower by the formula; the Austria floor of €26 applies instead. ## Payroll Specialist pay in other countries Typical contractor rate for a senior Payroll Specialist, highest first; 9 of 26 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | Denmark | €31.73 | €45 | | Luxembourg | €27.39 | €40 | | Belgium | €25.90 | €40 | | Ireland | €25.67 | €36 | | Germany | €23.91 | €35 | | Netherlands | €21.88 | €30 | | Finland | €19.62 | €30 | | Sweden | €19.32 | €30 | | France | €15.58 | €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. [Payroll Specialist rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/payroll-specialist/) · [Payroll Specialist jobs in Austria](https://deftridge.com/jobs/payroll-specialist/austria/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)