The Best Payroll Services in Tbilisi

Updated Sept 202621 firms checked10 ranked

The list is for employers in Tbilisi who want payroll run outside the company, from a small local team to the Georgian branch of a foreign group. Of 21 providers looked at, 10 made it. They were compared on what the monthly service covers (income tax, pension returns, payslips, leave records), whether a price is published, per employee or inside an accounting package, the languages each team uses, and help with foreign staff. The provider at rank 1 is ahead on those points as a whole. A badge at ranks 2 to 4 names the need each fits, and the other 6 providers sit below by position. How we rank

01 Best overall
02 Best for payrolls with bonuses and benefits
03 Best for multinationals with a Georgian branch
04 Best for pricing by headcount
05+Ranked in order

Why it ranks here

The Business Accounting package is designed for companies with employees and includes pension calculations and declarations
Business Accounting costs 315 GEL a month plus VAT for up to 10 transactions, 495 GEL for 11 to 30 and 855 GEL for 31 to 60
Monthly declarations are submitted on rs.ge before the 15th, and you get confirmation once each one is filed
Liability for filing errors passes to Tbilisi Expat when it files on your behalf
Employment contracts can be drafted on request, and its Special Labour Permit service from 1,200 GEL works with the employer on each foreign hire and tracks renewal deadlines
You upload invoices, bank statements and contracts to a private dataroom, which the firm puts at 15 to 20 minutes of your time a month

Why it ranks here

Prepares the complete payroll, including bonus, overtime, car, meal and communication benefits, business-trip expenses and tax on grants
Accounts for annual leave under Georgian law, prepares the declarations the law requires and submits a payslip every month
Makes bank transfers on request, discusses Labour Code news with clients and creates all HR-related documents
Mariam Gogichashvili is the named manager for payroll outsourcing
An outstaffing option covers hiring and onboarding, staff insurance and benefits, payroll administration and transfers to staff and vendors
BDO has worked in Georgia since 1999 and has more than 200 professionals across audit, tax, outsourcing, legal and technology advisory

Why it ranks here

The Tbilisi team runs payroll for multinational companies with branches in Georgia, for headcounts from 8 to 500 employees
Its payroll clients generate 2 to 10 reports a month, with outgoing reports customised to each client's own systems
Calculates salary and payroll tax across vacations, business trips, sick and maternity leave, bonuses and allowances, and issues payslips that comply with local law
Registers and deregisters employees with the authorities and submits the payroll reports owed to the state
Is a PrimeGlobal member firm and a Global Payroll Alliance vendor
Eurofast has 25 locations in 20 countries, and Irina Lopatina is country manager for Tbilisi

Why it ranks here

Payroll costs EUR 45 per employee a month for 1 to 5 staff, EUR 40 for 6 to 10 and EUR 35 from 11 employees
The monthly fee covers the payroll run, income tax calculation, declaration and payment, and pension contribution calculation and payment
A custom setup adds payslip reporting, benefits and insurance management, equipment management or a dedicated finance assistant
Sells Employer of Record and staffing services from the same HR menu as payroll
Launched in 2017, it reports more than 300 clients and a 97% retention rate, with offices in Berlin, Istanbul, Tashkent, Almaty and Yerevan

Calculates salaries, taxes and insurance contributions, keeps vacation and sick leave records and reports to the tax authorities and social security funds
Helps companies employ foreign workers and works out the cost of terminating an employee
Prepares the annual declarations for the Revenue Service, with personnel records and employment contracts offered as separate services
Registered with SARAS, the accounting and audit supervisor, since 15 February 2019 under number SARAS-F-972332
Founded in April 2012, it has more than 30 professionals and over 150 corporate clients, and GPI Holding has insured its service quality since 2014

Payroll administration comes with employment contracts, employee personal files, internal HR policies, business-trip paperwork and leave records
Company accounting packages start at 450 GEL a month excluding VAT and include an allocated accountant and an online accounting portal
Foreign clients make up more than 30% of its client companies, and named clients include Nenskra Hydro, Tbilvino and Vazisubani Estate
Won the Exceptional Customer Experience nomination at the 2023 business awards organised by TBC Bank
Runs separate internal audit, monitoring and control, and client success departments

Ranks 07 to 10

Grant Thornton Georgia

Grant Thornton member firm in Tbilisi since 2005, with payroll inside its accounting outsourcing line.

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LTA

Tbilisi law and tax firm with separate managed payroll and Employer of Record services.

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PB Services Georgia

Tbilisi and Batumi consultancy whose HR outsourcing covers staff pay, overtime and state notifications.

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Register in Georgia

Tbilisi law firm with a payroll service for foreign companies paying staff and contractors in Georgia.

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Rank	Firm	Best for	Services	Languages	Prices	Rating	District
01	Tbilisi Expat	Small firms wanting fixed-fee payroll filings	Pension declarations · Withholding returns · Employment contracts · Labour permits	EnglishRussianGeorgian	Price tier 1 of 3	No rating	Vake
02	BDO Georgia	Companies with complex pay and benefits	Payroll administration · Monthly payslips · Benefits calculation · Outstaffing	EnglishGeorgian	Not published	No rating	Vera
03	Eurofast Georgia	Foreign groups with staff in Georgia	Multinational payroll · Payslips · Statutory reporting · Employer of Record	EnglishGeorgianRussian	Not published	No rating	Vera
04	Gegidze	Small teams wanting a per-employee price	Payroll management · Income tax filing · Pension contributions · Employer of Record	EnglishGeorgianRussianGermanSpanishPortuguese	Price tier 2 of 3	No rating	Saburtalo
05	Financial Outsource	Employers hiring foreign workers	Payroll calculation · Leave records · Foreign worker hiring · Termination costs	EnglishGeorgianRussian	Not published	No rating	Didube
06	Ants	Growing companies handing over HR paperwork	Payroll administration · Employment contracts · Personnel files · Leave records	EnglishGeorgian	Price tier 2 of 3	No rating	Saburtalo
07	Grant Thornton Georgia	IFI-funded projects and larger employers	Payroll services · HR consulting · Outsourced chief accountant · Tax compliance	English	Not published	No rating	Vake
08	LTA	International firms hiring through an EOR	Payroll management · Employer of Record · Leave tracking · State reporting	EnglishGeorgianRussianGerman	Not published	No rating	Didube
09	PB Services Georgia	Companies with non-resident employees	HR outsourcing · Non-resident payroll · Pension returns · Employment contracts	EnglishGeorgianRussianArabic	Not published	No rating	Vake
10	Register in Georgia	Foreign companies paying contractors	Multicurrency payroll · Contractor payments · Bilingual contracts · Payslips	EnglishRussianGeorgian	Not published	No rating	Mtatsminda

What payroll outsourcing costs in Tbilisi

Providers in Tbilisi price payroll in one of three ways.

Per employee. Gegidze charges EUR 45 a month per employee for 1 to 5 staff, EUR 40 for 6 to 10 and EUR 35 from 11 employees. A team of five costs EUR 225 a month.
Inside an accounting package. Tbilisi Expat prices its Business Accounting package, which includes pension calculations and declarations, by transaction volume at 315 GEL, 495 GEL or 855 GEL a month plus VAT. Ants starts company accounting at 450 GEL a month excluding VAT and sets the final price from a questionnaire.
By quote. BDO Georgia, Eurofast, Grant Thornton, Financial Outsource, LTA, PB Services and Register in Georgia publish no payroll prices, so the fee comes from a quote. Send your headcount, the number of foreign or non-resident staff, the bonuses and allowances you pay and the reports you need each month.

What to check before signing a payroll provider

The monthly return. The return listing salaries paid and income tax withheld is filed by the 15th of the next month. Confirm the provider files that return, pays over the 2% employer and 2% employee pension contributions, and sends proof of each filing.
Who carries a filing error. An employer that fails to withhold income tax still owes it, with penalties. Tbilisi Expat takes on liability for errors in the filings it makes for you, so ask other providers in writing how they handle theirs.
Foreign staff. The funded pension scheme covers only Georgian citizens and permanent residence holders, and a foreign hire needs the right to work. Tbilisi Expat, Financial Outsource and PB Services all describe work on foreign or non-resident employees.
What arrives each month. BDO Georgia issues monthly payslips, Register in Georgia sends a monthly summary report, and Eurofast customises the 2 to 10 monthly reports its payroll clients generate to their own systems.
How the fee grows. A per-employee price rises with every hire, while a package priced by transactions rises with invoices and payments.

Types of payroll provider in Tbilisi

International networks. BDO Georgia, Grant Thornton and Eurofast run payroll inside wider tax, accounting and advisory practices. BDO names a payroll manager, Eurofast works for multinationals with Georgian branches, and Grant Thornton counts IFI-funded projects and public agencies among its clients.

Accounting firms with monthly packages. Tbilisi Expat and Ants handle payroll alongside bookkeeping and tax filing, so salaries, invoices and tax returns sit with one firm.

Per-employee payroll and Employer of Record. Gegidze prices payroll per head and also sells Employer of Record, and LTA runs a separate Employer of Record service for international firms.

Payroll with HR and contracts. Financial Outsource, PB Services and Register in Georgia pair the payroll run with employment contracts. Financial Outsource also keeps personnel records, PB Services sends notifications to state authorities and Register in Georgia handles terminations.

Questions

What does it cost to outsource payroll in Tbilisi?

Gegidze publishes payroll prices of EUR 45 per employee a month for teams of 1 to 5, EUR 40 for 6 to 10 and EUR 35 from 11 employees. Tbilisi Expat includes pension calculations and declarations in its Business Accounting package from 315 GEL a month plus VAT, and Ants starts company accounting at 450 GEL a month excluding VAT. BDO Georgia, Eurofast and Grant Thornton publish no payroll prices.

What payroll taxes and contributions does an employer pay in Georgia?

Salary is taxed at 20%, which the employer withholds and transfers when the salary is paid. For staff in the funded pension scheme, the employer pays 2% of salary from its own funds and withholds a further 2% from the employee, while the state adds 2% on the first 24,000 GEL of annual salary and 1% on the part from 24,000 GEL to 60,000 GEL. Each month's return on salaries paid must be filed by the 15th of the next month.

Do foreign employees in Georgia pay pension contributions?

Only foreign employees with a permanent residence permit pay them. Georgia's funded pension scheme covers Georgian citizens and foreign citizens or stateless persons who hold permanent residence. A foreign employee with any other status sits outside the scheme, so neither the 2% employee share nor the 2% employer share applies to their salary. Income tax is still withheld from their pay, so check each foreign hire's residence status before the first payroll run.

Do I need a permit to employ a foreigner in Georgia?

A Georgian employer hiring a foreign national applies for that person's right to work, the Special Labour Permit, after signing the employment agreement. The employer pays a 200 GEL state fee for a review of up to 30 calendar days, or 400 GEL to have the decision within 10 working days. Employing a foreign worker without it brings a 2,000 GEL fine per worker, doubled for a repeat offence. Foreign workers already registered in the labour ministry's database on 1 March 2026 have until 1 January 2027 to obtain it.

Can payroll in Georgia be paid in US dollars or euros?

Register in Georgia runs multicurrency payroll in GEL, USD or EUR and pays independent contractors as well as employees. Funded pension contributions are different, because the law requires them to be made and settled in lari. The pension part of each payroll run is therefore paid in GEL, whichever currency the salary itself uses.

What happens if an employer pays salaries late in Georgia?

Georgian labour law requires salary to be paid at least once a month, and an employer that pays late owes the employee 0.07% of the delayed sum for every day of delay. Income tax brings a separate cost. An employer that does not withhold income tax from a salary must still transfer that tax to the budget, together with penalties.

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The Best Payroll Services in Tbilisi

Tbilisi Expat

BDO Georgia

Eurofast Georgia

Gegidze

Financial Outsource

Ants

Ranks 07 to 10

Grant Thornton Georgia

LTA

PB Services Georgia

Register in Georgia

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