Yes, you can find remote jobs in Poland in English and work from Poland for a foreign company. There are two common set-ups: you’re the company’s employee, or you invoice it on a B2B contract through your own Polish sole-trader business. Either way, if you live and work in Poland, you normally pay Polish income tax and Polish social security, wherever the company is based.
This guide explains both set-ups, what you have to do yourself when there’s no Polish payroll, how VAT works on invoices to foreign clients, and where to find English-speaking remote jobs.
This isn’t tax or legal advice. Cross-border work depends on your residence, your contract and the countries involved, and the rules change every year. Check the official links and speak to a Polish tax adviser (doradca podatkowy) before you sign.
Remote jobs in Poland for English speakers: where to look
On 16 October 2026, remote jobs on Poland Dev Jobs listed 1,147 English-speaking tech roles at 199 companies. Most posted salaries were PLN 198k to 507k a year (from the 50 ads that state a yearly salary in PLN). Fully remote ads made up 36% of all jobs on the board in our October 2026 report.
Read the location line in each ad carefully:
- Remote (Poland): you must live in Poland. The employer usually has a Polish entity or a payroll set up for Poland.
- Remote (EU): you can live anywhere in the EU, often with a contract from the company’s home country or through an employer-of-record provider.
- Remote (worldwide): rarer. Often a B2B or contractor arrangement.
Only 174 of the 1,147 remote jobs said you can apply from anywhere. The rest expect you to live in Poland or don’t say. If you’re not in Poland yet, see jobs that accept applicants from abroad.
Remote jobs without experience
English-speaking remote roles for beginners are rare. In October 2026, junior ads made up 3% of all jobs on our board, and internships 2% (report). Internships and graduate programmes at large employers are usually office-based or hybrid. Building experience in a hybrid role first is often the faster route to a remote one.
Where do you pay tax if you work remotely from Poland?
Income tax. You’re a Polish tax resident if your centre of personal or economic interests is in Poland, or if you stay in Poland for more than 183 days in a tax year. Residents are taxed in Poland on their worldwide income (Personal Income Tax Act, art. 3). If you’re physically working in Poland, the double tax treaty between Poland and the employer’s country normally gives Poland the right to tax that salary too. If you might also count as resident elsewhere, ask a tax adviser how the treaty applies.
Social security. Inside the EU, you’re insured in one country only, and as a rule that’s the country where you physically do the work. ZUS states plainly that your place of residence and your employer’s seat don’t matter (ZUS). If you also do a substantial part of your work (25% or more of working time or pay) in another country, special rules apply (Your Europe).
So for a developer who lives in Kraków and works full-time for a company in Berlin, Amsterdam or London, Polish tax and Polish social security are the starting point.
Option 1: employee of a foreign company
If the company has a Polish entity or payroll
This is the simplest case. The Polish entity (or a payroll or employer-of-record provider acting for it) runs Polish payroll: it deducts income tax, ZUS and health contributions every month, like any Polish employer. Your contract should be a Polish employment contract (umowa o pracę), and Polish labour law applies, including 20 days of paid leave a year, or 26 days once you have at least 10 years of service counted (Labour Code, art. 154).
If the company has no presence in Poland
Then nobody in Poland withholds your tax. Under the PIT Act, if you earn employment income from abroad without a Polish payer, you must pay monthly tax advances yourself, by the 20th of the following month, using the lowest rate of the tax scale. You settle the full year in your annual return (PIT Act, art. 44 ust. 1a and 3a).
Social security still has to be paid in Poland. In practice, a foreign employer either registers with ZUS as a contribution payer, or agrees with you how the contributions will be handled. Before you sign, ask the company:
- Will you register with ZUS and pay Polish contributions, or use an employer-of-record provider?
- Which country’s labour law governs the contract?
- Will you pay me in PLN or in a foreign currency?
If the answers are vague, it may be a sign that the company hasn’t hired in Poland before. That doesn’t make it a bad job, but you’ll need a tax adviser and probably a ZUS appointment to set things up correctly.
Option 2: B2B with a foreign company
Many Polish developers work for foreign clients on a B2B contract. You register a sole-trader business (jednoosobowa działalność gospodarcza, JDG) in Poland and invoice the client every month.
Who can do this. EU, EEA and Swiss citizens can run a business in Poland on the same terms as Poles. Other nationals can do so only with certain residence statuses, such as permanent residence, EU long-term residence or, since 1 June 2025, the EU Blue Card (Act on foreign entrepreneurs, art. 4). A standard work permit isn’t enough.
Tax. You choose the tax form: the tax scale (12% and 32%), a 19% flat tax, or the 12% lump-sum ryczałt on revenue for many IT services (biznes.gov.pl). Some developers who create their own software also use the 5% IP Box. Our tax guide compares the options with 2026 rates.
ZUS. You pay your own social and health contributions, with lower amounts in your first years in business. The tax guide lists the 2026 amounts.
Paid leave and sick pay. On B2B, you don’t get the Labour Code’s paid holiday or sick pay. Anything you get comes from your contract. See paid leave and benefits on B2B.
VAT on invoices to foreign clients
When you provide services to a business client abroad, the general rule is that the place of supply is where the client has its seat (VAT Act, art. 28b). In practice, your invoice to a company in another country usually carries no Polish VAT, and the client accounts for VAT in its own country (the reverse charge).
Two points catch people out:
- EU clients need VAT-EU registration. Even if you’re exempt from Polish VAT, you must register as a VAT-UE taxpayer before you provide services to a business in another EU country, and file the EU summary returns (VAT Act, art. 97 ust. 3).
- The small-business exemption has a limit. The VAT exemption threshold is PLN 240,000 a year from 1 January 2026 (Dz.U. 2025 poz. 896), and it doesn’t apply to some services, including advisory ones. Ask your accountant how your services count.
An accountant (księgowa) who already works with clients abroad will save you time. Many charge a fixed monthly fee.
Getting paid in a foreign currency
If you invoice in euros or dollars, your revenue for Polish tax is converted to złoty using the official exchange rate rules in the PIT Act. Your accountant handles this, but keep records of every payment and the rate used. Exchange rate swings also change your income in PLN from month to month.
Employee or B2B: how to compare
| Employee of foreign company | B2B for foreign company | |
|---|---|---|
| Who pays tax monthly | Polish payroll, or you (without a Polish payer) | You |
| Social security | Employee contributions; employer pays its share | You pay your own ZUS and health contributions |
| Tax options | Tax scale, 12% / 32% | Tax scale, 19% flat, 12% ryczałt, IP Box |
| Paid holiday and sick pay | By law (Polish contract) | Only if the contract says so |
| VAT | None | VAT-EU registration for EU clients |
| Notice period | By law | By contract |
The salary after tax calculator shows take-home pay on both an employment contract and B2B under 2026 rules.
Working remotely as a non-EU citizen
You need the right to live and work in Poland, whatever your employer’s nationality. If you’re not an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen:
- check whether your residence status lets you work for this employer without a separate work permit;
- for B2B, check that your status lets you run a business (see above);
- don’t rely on a visa issued for a different employer or purpose.
How Polish work-permit rules apply to a foreign employer with no Polish presence isn’t spelled out clearly in the official guidance we checked. Ask your voivode’s office or the public employment services’ Zielona Linia before you start. Our work visa guide covers the main permits.
A checklist before you sign
- Confirm where you’ll be tax resident, and whether you’ll work from any other country during the year.
- Ask who runs payroll and pays ZUS, or decide to go B2B.
- If B2B: check your residence status allows it, register the business, choose a tax form, and register for VAT-EU if your client is in the EU.
- Agree the currency, payment date and notice period in writing.
- Get private medical cover if your contract doesn’t include it. See NFZ vs Luxmed and Medicover.
Frequently asked questions
Can I work remotely from Poland for a foreign company?
Yes. Either as an employee, through the company’s Polish entity, a payroll provider or an employer-of-record, or on a B2B contract through your own Polish sole-trader business. If you live and work in Poland, Polish tax and social security normally apply, wherever the company is based.
Do I pay tax in Poland on a remote job for a foreign employer?
Usually yes, if you’re a Polish tax resident and do the work in Poland. Residents are taxed on their worldwide income. If the employer has no Polish payroll, you must pay monthly tax advances yourself by the 20th of the following month and file an annual return. Check the double tax treaty with a tax adviser.
How does B2B with a foreign company work in Poland?
You register a sole-trader business, choose a tax form (tax scale, 19% flat tax or 12% ryczałt for many IT services) and invoice the client monthly. Invoices to foreign businesses usually carry no Polish VAT under the reverse charge, but EU clients require VAT-EU registration first. You pay your own ZUS and health contributions.
Are there remote jobs in Poland for English speakers?
Yes. On 16 October 2026, Poland Dev Jobs listed 1,147 remote English-speaking tech jobs at 199 companies. 174 of them said you can apply from anywhere; the rest expect you to live in Poland or don’t say. All companies on the board work in English.
Are there remote jobs in Poland in English without experience?
Very few in tech. In October 2026, junior roles were 3% of the ads on our board and internships 2%, and most of those are office-based or hybrid. Starting in a hybrid role and moving to remote work later is often more realistic.