Payroll · Thailand
Payroll services in Thailand
Outsource your Thai payroll to an in-house team that handles every cycle. Social Security, the statutory funds, and PIT tax, all computed, filed, and paid on time.
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Where to start
Two ways to run your Thai payroll
The right setup depends on one thing: whether you have a registered company in Thailand. Both routes are run by the same in-house team, to the same standard. The only difference is who the legal employer is.
If you already have a company in Thailand
Managed payroll
You stay the legal employer; we take payroll off your plate. We process every cycle, remit the social security and welfare-fund contributions, file the monthly PIT, and keep you compliant, so you don't need an in-house payroll function.
- Monthly payroll processing and payslips
- Social Security and Workmen's Compensation funds
- The new Employee Welfare Fund from October 2026
- PIT filing, severance, and statutory reporting
If you don't have a company here yet
Employer of Record
You can't run a Thai payroll without a registered local company, so our EOR becomes the legal employer. We employ your staff under our company and handle their payroll, contributions, and tax, while you direct the work, with no company of your own to set up.
- Compliant Labor Protection Act contracts
- Full payroll, the statutory funds, and PIT
- Onboarding in a few days, no company to register
- A clear path to your own company later
What's included
What our Thai payroll service covers
Thailand has the lowest mandatory contributions in the region, but its own complexity: the Social Security Fund, the Workmen's Compensation Fund, the new Employee Welfare Fund from October 2026, monthly PIT, and one of Asia's steepest severance schedules. Here is everything we take off your plate, every cycle.
Payroll & payslips
Monthly gross-to-net computation and a payslip for every employee.
Social Security Fund
The 5% employer and employee contributions, on the 2026 ceiling, remitted to the SSO.
Workmen's Compensation
The employer-only work-injury contribution calculated by industry risk.
Employee Welfare Fund
The new fund from October 2026, computed and remitted for employers with 10 or more staff.
PIT income tax
Monthly withholding computed and filed on Form PND.1 by the deadline.
Severance & final pay
The tenure-based schedule, from 30 up to 400 days of wages, calculated correctly.
Overtime & holiday pay
Overtime and holiday premiums applied under the Labor Protection Act.
Provident Fund
If you offer the voluntary retirement fund, we administer it through payroll.
How it works
From setup to a running payroll
Once we have your employee and pay data, the first compliant payroll runs within a cycle. After that it is a predictable monthly rhythm.
1
Onboarding and setup
We gather your employee records, salaries, and statutory registrations, set up the payroll, and reconcile the opening figures. If you are on the EOR route, we draft and sign the Labor Protection Act contracts at this stage.
2
Monthly payroll run
We compute gross-to-net, apply the Social Security and welfare-fund contributions and PIT, and send you the payroll register and payslips for approval before anything is released. Nothing goes out without your sign-off.
3
Remittances and filings
We remit Social Security and the Workmen's Compensation Fund to the SSO, file PIT on Form PND.1 by the 7th of the following month, and add the Employee Welfare Fund once it begins in October 2026.
4
Reporting and support
You get clear monthly reports, and your team has a point of contact for payslip and contribution questions. We keep you current as rates and rules change, and handle Thailand's tenure-based severance cleanly when someone leaves.
Pricing
What payroll outsourcing costs
Managed payroll is a flat monthly fee per employee that scales with your headcount, with no in-house payroll team to staff and no software to license. The Employer of Record route is priced on our standard EOR model.
Managed payroll
Per employee, per month
A flat fee for each employee on payroll, scaled to your headcount, covering processing, the statutory funds, PIT, and reporting. Tell us your headcount and we'll come back with an exact quote.
Get a payroll quoteEmployer of Record
From $49.99 per employee
For the EOR route, the fee is 10% of the total monthly cost of employing each person, their salary plus the statutory contributions, starting at $49.99 and capped at $250. The full breakdown is on the EOR page.
See EOR pricingHand your Thai payroll to one team
Tell us whether you have a local company and how many people you pay, and we'll map the right route, the cost, and how soon we can run your first compliant payroll.
Why Emerhub
Why companies hand us their Thai payroll
In-house, in Bangkok
Your payroll is run by our own Bangkok team, not passed down a chain of subcontractors. When a question hits the SSO or the Revenue Department, it's our people resolving it.
Deep Thai expertise
The 2026 Social Security ceiling change, the Workmen's Compensation Fund, the incoming Employee Welfare Fund, and Thailand's steep severance rules are first-hand knowledge here, not read off a manual.
Accurate and on time
Gross-to-net, contributions, and PIT computed correctly and remitted on deadline, every cycle, with your approval before each run.
Company or no company
We cover you whether you run payroll through your own company or need our EOR to employ the team, and we move you between the two as you grow.
One provider, many services
Payroll sits alongside company registration, accounting, tax, and work permits, so the whole back office can come from a single team that already knows your setup.
Transparent cost
A flat per-employee fee with statutory costs passed straight through. No hidden margins on contributions, no surprise charges at year end.
Common questions
Thai payroll FAQs
What companies ask before outsourcing payroll in Thailand.
Can you run our payroll if we already have a Thai company?
Yes. If you have a registered Thai company, you stay the legal employer and we run the payroll as a managed service: monthly processing and payslips, Social Security and Workmen's Compensation, the new Employee Welfare Fund from October 2026, PIT, and severance. You approve each run; we handle the computation, the remittances, and the compliance.
What if we don't have a company in Thailand?
Then you can't run a local payroll directly, because payroll requires an employer registered with the Social Security Office and the Revenue Department. The route is our Employer of Record: we employ your staff under our company and run their payroll, contributions, and tax for you, with no company of your own to register. You can read the detail on our Thailand EOR page.
How is managed payroll different from an EOR?
The difference is who the legal employer is. With managed payroll, you have your own company and remain the employer; we just run the payroll. With an EOR, you have no company, so we are the legal employer and the staff are employed under us. Managed payroll is the lighter, cheaper option once you have a company; the EOR is what lets you hire before you do.
Do you handle Social Security, the funds, and PIT?
Yes. We compute and remit the Social Security Fund (5% each side on the 2026 ceiling) and the Workmen's Compensation Fund to the SSO, file the monthly PIT on Form PND.1, and add the Employee Welfare Fund when it begins. Keeping these accurate and on time is the part that most exposes employers to penalties, so it sits squarely with us.
What is the Employee Welfare Fund?
It's a new mandatory savings fund under the Labor Protection Act, beginning on 1 October 2026 after a one-year delay. Employers with 10 or more staff and their employees each contribute 0.25% of wages (rising to 0.5% from 2031), unless the company already runs a qualifying Provident Fund. We register you and build it into the monthly run when it starts.
Is there a 13th-month salary in Thailand?
It isn't a legal requirement. Annual bonuses are common, often around one month's salary, but the amount and timing are your decision. If you pay a bonus, we run it through payroll and apply the correct tax like any other component.
How quickly can you take over our payroll?
Once we have your employee records, salaries, and registrations, the first compliant payroll typically runs within a cycle. On the EOR route, onboarding the employees under our company takes a few days on top of that.
How much does payroll outsourcing cost?
Managed payroll is a flat monthly fee per employee that scales with headcount; the EOR route is 10% of the total cost of employing someone (their salary plus statutory contributions), from $49.99 and capped at $250 per person. Salaries and statutory costs are passed through transparently in both. Tell us your headcount and which route fits, and we'll give you an exact quote.
Payroll in Thailand?
Talk to our Bangkok team
A free, no-obligation call: thirty minutes with our Bangkok team to scope your payroll, map the right route, and quote the exact cost.
Emailthailand@emerhub.com
Phone+66 92 554 5444
OfficeUnited Business Center II
591 Sukhumvit 33, Watthana
Bangkok 10110
591 Sukhumvit 33, Watthana
Bangkok 10110