Payroll for small businesses in Iceland

Payroll done in minutes. Filings taken care of.

Salarium calculates pay, creates payslips and handles the filings to the Icelandic tax authority (Skatturinn) and pension funds. No payroll department needed, just a few minutes at the end of the month.

Developed in Iceland by MMV ehf., which has helped small businesses with accounting and operations for years. The Salarium app is available in several languages.

Salarium dashboard showing number of employees, year-to-date pay, completed payroll runs and quick actions

Month-end shouldn't take a whole day

Complicated systems

Most payroll systems are built for large companies with a full payroll department. You just need to pay a few people correctly.

Filings in many places

Withholding tax, social security contribution and pension funds, each with its own filing and its own deadline.

Costly mistakes

One wrong percentage or a missed deadline costs time, stress and even late-payment interest.

The payroll system

Everything payroll needs, in one place

Automatic payroll runs

Set it up once. Salarium does the rest.

Choose the period, for example January to December, and Salarium runs payroll automatically every month. For businesses with fixed salaries, month-end is practically done before it starts.

Automatic payroll run for January to December 2026 marked as active
Accounting and export

Straight into your books, no double entry

Send payroll to your accounting system as drafts for review. Nothing is posted without your approval. The monthly overview shows total payroll cost including employer pension contribution and social security contribution, and everything can be exported to PDF or Excel.

Monthly overview with a button to send the month's payroll to accounting and export to PDF
Annual wage statements

Wage statements to the tax authority at year-end

Salarium compiles the annual wage data month by month and submits the wage statements (launamiðar) to Skatturinn. You see the status for each income year in one place.

Annual wage statements with status per income year and a button to process the report
Holiday pay

Holiday entitlement under control, all year

Register employee holidays and Salarium keeps track of entitlement, holidays taken and accrued rights for each holiday year. You can see the holiday liability in krónur at any time, and holiday pay paid out during the holiday period goes automatically into the next payroll run.

Holiday overview with entitlement, holidays taken, holiday liability and registered employee holidays

Salarium takes care of

Withholding tax and personal tax credit
Social security contribution
Pension funds and employer contribution
Payslips
Automatic payroll runs
Accounting drafts
Wage statements to Skatturinn
Holiday entitlement and liability
Export to PDF and Excel

How it works

1

Add your employees

ID number (kennitala), salary and pension fund. Once, and you're set.

2

Run payroll

Manually or automatically every month. Salarium calculates everything else.

3

Approve and file

Payslips are created, the filings to Skatturinn and pension funds are ready and the drafts go to your accounting.

Pricing

From 2,890 ISK per month

No payment at sign-up, you pay afterwards. A fixed monthly fee based on the number of employees, all features included and no commitment. Prices exclude VAT.

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Are you an accountant with many small clients?

Want to use Salarium for your clients? Get in touch and we'll find a setup that suits your firm.

Let's talk partnership

Questions and answers

Do I need to be an accountant to use it?

No. Salarium is designed for owners and managers of small businesses who want to get payroll done themselves in a short time.

Does Salarium post directly to my accounts?

Salarium creates drafts in your accounting system for review. Nothing is posted until you or your accountant have checked it.

What happens when rules or rates change?

We update the system when changes take effect, so calculations follow the current rules.

Is Salarium available in other languages than Icelandic?

Yes. The Salarium app is available in several languages. Ask us about your language when you book a demo.

How do I get started?

Get in touch and we'll show you the system and help you get up and running.

Who do I contact if something comes up?

Send us a message on WhatsApp, call +354 45 40 500 or email mmv@mmv.is. You talk to the people who build the system.