Employer of Record in Honduras

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

At a glance

To employ someone in Honduras, an employer pays ~11.2-14.4% (IHSS health 5% + pension IVM 3.5% + RAP 1.5% + INFOP 1% + work-injury 0.2-3.4%)↗ in mandatory contributions on top of gross salary, must give 10 days (yr 1), rising to 20↗ of paid annual leave, and Up to 2 months (by tenure; 2 months at 2yr+)↗ of notice to terminate. An EOR lets you hire here without your own legal entity.

Employer cost burden
~11.2-14.4% (IHSS health 5% + pension IVM 3.5% + RAP 1.5% + INFOP 1% + work-injury 0.2-3.4%)↗
Statutory annual leave
10 days (yr 1), rising to 20↗
Every country's annual leave
Minimum wage
HNL 9,596.64-19,298.72/month (by activity and company size, from 1 Jan 2026)↗
Every country's minimum wage
Notice period
Up to 2 months (by tenure; 2 months at 2yr+)↗
Standard working week
44 hours (day work)↗
Currency
HNL↗

Every figure links to the page that states it. This page's figures were read at their sources between Aug 18, 2026 and Oct 30, 2026, and every cited page is checked again each week (how we verify).

Best fits

Best EOR providers for one employee in Honduras

Ranked the way Get matched ranks a hire: employing through its own entity in Honduras, 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 Honduras

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

Companies hiring full-time
26↗
Contract roles
12↗

Honduras ranks #64 of 177 countries↗ for full-time remote jobs open only to its residents. Most hired fields: Sales, Customer Service, Human Resources.

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 Honduras

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

Employer pension / social security
IHSS disability-old age-death (IVM) 3.5%↗
Employer health / medical
IHSS sickness-maternity (EM) 5%↗

Rates are the statutory employer contributions; the total employer burden in Honduras is ~11.2-14.4% (IHSS health 5% + pension IVM 3.5% + RAP 1.5% + INFOP 1% + work-injury 0.2-3.4%)↗. Confirm the current rates for your case before hiring. Compare employer costs in every country. Compare employer pension contributions in every country.

Total cost

What an EOR really costs in Honduras

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 Honduras through an EOR is their gross salary, plus ~11.2-14.4% (IHSS health 5% + pension IVM 3.5% + RAP 1.5% + INFOP 1% + work-injury 0.2-3.4%)↗ 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 (~11.2%↗)
$11,200
EOR service fee (median $349/mo)
$4,188
Illustrative annual budget
$115,388

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 Honduras

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

24 providers name Honduras on their own websites as a country where they offer EOR. Published starting fees among them run from $199 /mo↗ (Asanify, RemoFirst, Skuad (Payoneer) and 2 more) to $699 /mo↗ (Oyster HR and Safeguard Global); 4 quote Honduras on request.

Not sure which one fits? We rank these providers for your team size and visa needs, and get you quotes from the ones you pick.

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Before you sign with one of them: the questions worth asking each provider. Already employing someone in Honduras 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 Honduras, read on its site on Nov 9, 2026. Fees are each provider's cheapest published rate, not a quote for Honduras. 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 Honduras 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 Honduras

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

Paying someone in Honduras 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 Honduras

Two ways to put someone on payroll here.

Use an employer of record

An EOR already has an entity in Honduras 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 ~11.2-14.4% (IHSS health 5% + pension IVM 3.5% + RAP 1.5% + INFOP 1% + work-injury 0.2-3.4%)↗ employer burden to salary and an EOR service fee to see your true monthly cost to employ in Honduras.

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Economy

Honduras at a glance

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

GNI per capita (Atlas method)
$3,270↗
GDP per capita
$3,598↗
GDP (current US$)
$39.6B↗
GDP growth
3.8%↗
Inflation, consumer prices
4.6%↗
Population, total
11.0M↗
Population ages 15-64
65.2%↗
Urban population
59.3%↗
Labour force, total
4.3M↗
Labour force participation rate
56.6%↗
Female labour participation rate
39.6%↗
Male labour participation rate
73.5%↗
Unemployment rate
4.9%↗
Wage & salaried workers
55.9%↗
Self-employed
44.1%↗
Questions

Hiring in Honduras: FAQ

How much does it cost to employ someone in Honduras?

On top of gross salary, mandatory employer contributions in Honduras run ~11.2-14.4% (IHSS health 5% + pension IVM 3.5% + RAP 1.5% + INFOP 1% + work-injury 0.2-3.4%)↗, made up of IHSS disability-old age-death (IVM) 3.5%↗; IHSS sickness-maternity (EM) 5%↗; RAP housing 1.5% + INFOP training 1% = 2.5%↗. 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 Honduras?

EOR service fees are billed per employee per month, on top of salary and statutory employer contributions in Honduras. The contribution basis is ~11.2-14.4% (IHSS health 5% + pension IVM 3.5% + RAP 1.5% + INFOP 1% + work-injury 0.2-3.4%)↗. Providers rarely publish a Honduras-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 Honduras for an exact figure.

How much paid annual leave is mandatory in Honduras?

Statutory paid annual leave in Honduras is 10 days (yr 1), rising to 20↗.

What is the statutory notice period in Honduras?

The minimum employer notice period in Honduras is Up to 2 months (by tenure; 2 months at 2yr+)↗.

What is the minimum wage in Honduras?

The statutory minimum wage in Honduras is HNL 9,596.64-19,298.72/month (by activity and company size, from 1 Jan 2026)↗.

What is the maximum probation period in Honduras?

The maximum statutory probation period in Honduras is 2 months (60 days)↗.

Which EOR providers can employ someone in Honduras?

24 of the 93 providers we track name Honduras on their own websites as a country where they offer Employer of Record. By published starting fee: Asanify from $199 /mo↗, RemoFirst from $199 /mo↗, Skuad (Payoneer) from $199 /mo↗, Tarmack from $199 /mo↗, Thera from $199 /mo↗, and 15 more with a published fee; 4 quote Honduras 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 Honduras?

In the 30↗ days to Nov 11, 2026, 26 companies↗ posted 58↗ full-time remote jobs open only to people based in Honduras on the Himalayas job board, plus 12↗ contract roles, which ranks Honduras #64 of 177 countries↗. The most hired fields are Sales, Customer Service, Human Resources. A company hiring this way without its own entity in Honduras employs through an employer of record.

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

No. An employer of record (EOR) already holds a legal entity in Honduras 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 Honduras as a permanent establishment, whoever employs them.

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