Employer of Record in Egypt

What it costs and what the law requires to employ someone in Egypt through an EOR, with every figure cited to a primary source.

Best fits

Best EOR providers for one employee in Egypt

Ranked the way Get matched ranks a hire: employing through its own entity in Egypt, a lower published fee and no deposit, each read from the provider's own pages. A provider whose referral program pays us carries a labeled referral boost, and the few providers we do not work with are listed below, never among these three.

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Hiring demand

Remote jobs open only to people in Egypt

Companies hiring remotely for a role that must be based in Egypt need someone employed there. Without an entity of their own in Egypt, an employer of record is how they do it.

Companies hiring full-time
95↗
Contract roles
58↗

Egypt ranks #32 of 177 countries↗ for full-time remote jobs open only to its residents. Most hired fields: Developer, Sales, Marketing.

Counted daily from job postings on Himalayas, a remote job board: a job counts for a country when it accepts applicants based only there. Counting began Oct 29, 2026; a job posted before then counts if it was still open that day. Last updated Nov 11, 2026.

Cost of employment

What an employer pays in Egypt

The statutory employer contributions that sit on top of gross salary, each cited.

Other employer contributions
Combined social insurance 18.75%↗

Rates are the statutory employer contributions; the total employer burden in Egypt is 18.75% of the total social-insurance salary; contributions apply within a salary band of EGP 2,700 (minimum) to EGP 16,700 (maximum) per month as of January 2026↗. Confirm the current rates for your case before hiring. Compare employer costs in every country.

Total cost

What an EOR really costs in Egypt

The full cost to employ combines gross salary, the statutory employer burden, and the EOR provider's own service fee.

The total cost to employ someone in Egypt through an EOR is their gross salary, plus 18.75% of the total social-insurance salary; contributions apply within a salary band of EGP 2,700 (minimum) to EGP 16,700 (maximum) per month as of January 2026↗ in mandatory employer contributions, plus a per-employee service fee from the provider. Across the 56 of 93 providers that publish a fee, the median is $349/employee/month (from $99 to $740); the rest quote per country.

Flat-rate illustration at a $100,000↗ salary
Gross salary
$100,000↗
Employer statutory contributions (~18.75%↗)
$18,750
EOR service fee (median $349/mo)
$4,188
Illustrative annual budget
$122,938

This illustration applies the representative rate to the full salary. It does not apply contribution caps, local-currency thresholds or employee eligibility rules, so it is not a payroll quote. Actual cost depends on the salary, the provider, and country-specific quotes; some countries also add mandatory items such as 13th-month pay or severance accruals. Run your own numbers in the calculator.

Providers

EOR providers that employ in Egypt

Each provider below names Egypt on its own website as a country where it offers Employer of Record. Cheapest published starting fee first.

42 providers name Egypt on their own websites as a country where they offer EOR. Published starting fees among them run from $99 /mo↗ (Native Teams) to $699 /mo↗ (Oyster HR and Safeguard Global); 13 quote Egypt on request. 4 of them say they employ here through their own entity.

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Before you sign with one of them: the questions worth asking each provider. Already employing someone in Egypt through an employer of record? Check what you pay against these fees.

A listing is the provider's own statement that it can employ in Egypt, read on its site on Nov 9, 2026. Fees are each provider's cheapest published rate, not a quote for Egypt. We read the country lists and country pages of all 93 providers we track; 78 name the countries they serve, and a provider that does not name Egypt on its own site is not shown here, even where it may serve it. Confirm availability for your role and contract type before signing.

Employment law

Statutory rules in Egypt

The employment terms an employer must meet, each linked to the source that states it.

Paying someone in Egypt as a contractor instead? The law looks at how the work runs, not at what the contract calls it. Check whether the role is employment.

Hiring

How to hire in Egypt

Two ways to put someone on payroll here.

Use an employer of record

An EOR already has an entity in Egypt and employs your worker on your behalf, handling payroll, tax and the statutory terms above. Fastest way to hire without incorporating.

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Estimate the full cost

Add the 18.75% of the total social-insurance salary; contributions apply within a salary band of EGP 2,700 (minimum) to EGP 16,700 (maximum) per month as of January 2026↗ employer burden to salary and an EOR service fee to see your true monthly cost to employ in Egypt.

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Economy

Egypt at a glance

World Bank indicators (2025) for context on the labour market.

GNI per capita (Atlas method)
$3,260↗
GDP per capita
$3,086↗
GDP (current US$)
$365.3B↗
GDP growth
4.4%↗
Inflation, consumer prices
14.1%↗
Population, total
118.4M↗
Population ages 15-64
63.2%↗
Urban population
42.9%↗
Labour force, total
36.1M↗
Labour force participation rate
44.6%↗
Female labour participation rate
18.5%↗
Male labour participation rate
70.5%↗
Unemployment rate
6.8%↗
Wage & salaried workers
73%↗
Self-employed
27%↗
Questions

Hiring in Egypt: FAQ

How much does it cost to employ someone in Egypt?

On top of gross salary, mandatory employer contributions in Egypt run 18.75% of the total social-insurance salary; contributions apply within a salary band of EGP 2,700 (minimum) to EGP 16,700 (maximum) per month as of January 2026↗, made up of combined social insurance 18.75%↗. An employer of record adds its own per-employee service fee on top; across the 56 of 93 providers that publish a fee, the median is $349 per employee per month.

What does an EOR charge to employ someone in Egypt?

EOR service fees are billed per employee per month, on top of salary and statutory employer contributions in Egypt. The contribution basis is 18.75% of the total social-insurance salary; contributions apply within a salary band of EGP 2,700 (minimum) to EGP 16,700 (maximum) per month as of January 2026↗. Providers rarely publish a Egypt-specific fee: across the 56 providers on our price board that publish a price, the median is $349 per employee per month (from $99 to $740), and the rest quote per country. Request a quote for Egypt for an exact figure.

How much paid annual leave is mandatory in Egypt?

Statutory paid annual leave in Egypt is 21 working days from the second year (15 in the first year; 30 after 10 years or from age 50)↗.

What is the statutory notice period in Egypt?

The minimum employer notice period in Egypt is 3 months (flat, any tenure)↗.

What is the minimum wage in Egypt?

The statutory minimum wage in Egypt is EGP 7,000/month↗.

What is the maximum probation period in Egypt?

The maximum statutory probation period in Egypt is 3 months↗.

Which EOR providers can employ someone in Egypt?

42 of the 93 providers we track name Egypt on their own websites as a country where they offer Employer of Record. By published starting fee: Native Teams from $99 /mo↗, Asanify from $199 /mo↗, Boundless from $199 /mo↗, Gloroots from $199 /mo↗, RemoFirst from $199 /mo↗, and 24 more with a published fee; 13 quote Egypt on request. Each provider's listing is its own claim, so confirm availability for your role and contract type before signing.

How many companies are hiring remotely in Egypt?

In the 30↗ days to Nov 11, 2026, 95 companies↗ posted 204↗ full-time remote jobs open only to people based in Egypt on the Himalayas job board, plus 58↗ contract roles, which ranks Egypt #32 of 177 countries↗. The most hired fields are Developer, Sales, Marketing. A company hiring this way without its own entity in Egypt employs through an employer of record.

Do I need a local entity to hire an employee in Egypt?

No. An employer of record (EOR) already holds a legal entity in Egypt and can employ your worker there on your behalf, running local payroll, tax and compliance, so you can hire without setting up your own entity. That settles the employment side only: what the person does for your company (signing or negotiating its contracts, running a sales team, working from one place for most of the year) can still make your company taxable in Egypt as a permanent establishment, whoever employs them.

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