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Employer of Record in Kazakhstan
What it costs and what the law requires to employ someone in Kazakhstan through an EOR, with every figure cited to a primary source.
At a glance
To employ someone in Kazakhstan, an employer pays employer-borne: social tax 6% + obligatory social insurance 5% + medical insurance (OMIC) 3% + obligatory employer pension contribution (OPPV) 3.5% in 2026 = ~17.5%; plus 5% for hazardous-condition roles↗ in mandatory contributions on top of gross salary, must give 24 calendar days↗ of paid annual leave, and 1 month (redundancy/liquidation)↗ of notice to terminate. An EOR lets you hire here without your own legal entity.
- Employer cost burden
- Employer-borne: social tax 6% + obligatory social insurance 5% + medical insurance (OMIC) 3% + obligatory employer pension contribution (OPPV) 3.5% in 2026 = ~17.5%; plus 5% for hazardous-condition roles↗
- Standard working week
- 40 hours↗
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 Kazakhstan
Ranked the way Get matched ranks a hire: employing through its own entity in Kazakhstan, 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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- Lists Kazakhstan as a country where it offers EOR↗
- Published fee from $199 /mo per employee↗
- Deposit in some cases: a deposit invoice per hire, per a 2023 product update↗
- Affiliate: ranked with a +61% referral boost, since we may earn if you sign up through our link↗
Its own pages also state: laptops and equipment.
- Lists Kazakhstan as a country where it offers EOR↗
- Own entity network: 130+ owned-entity countries↗
- Published fee from $599 /mo per employee↗
- Deposit: 1 to 1.5 times all monthly charges (salary, employer costs, fee)↗
- Affiliate: ranked with a +41% referral boost, since we may earn if you sign up through our link↗
Its own pages also state: equity for employees, laptops and equipment.
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Hiring demand
Remote jobs open only to people in Kazakhstan
Companies hiring remotely for a role that must be based in Kazakhstan need someone employed there. Without an entity of their own in Kazakhstan, an employer of record is how they do it.
Kazakhstan ranks #97 of 177 countries↗ for full-time remote jobs open only to its residents. Most hired fields: Developer, Legal, 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 Kazakhstan
The statutory employer contributions that sit on top of gross salary, each cited.
- Employer pension / social security
- Employer pension (OPVR) 3.5% (on income up to 50 times the monthly minimum wage)↗
- Employer health / medical
- Medical insurance (OSMS) 3%↗
- Other employer contributions
- Social tax 6% + social insurance 5% (social insurance capped at 7 times the monthly minimum wage)↗
Rates are the statutory employer contributions; the total employer burden in Kazakhstan is Employer-borne: social tax 6% + obligatory social insurance 5% + medical insurance (OMIC) 3% + obligatory employer pension contribution (OPPV) 3.5% in 2026 = ~17.5%; plus 5% for hazardous-condition roles↗. 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 Kazakhstan
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 Kazakhstan through an EOR is their gross salary, plus employer-borne: social tax 6% + obligatory social insurance 5% + medical insurance (OMIC) 3% + obligatory employer pension contribution (OPPV) 3.5% in 2026 = ~17.5%; plus 5% for hazardous-condition roles↗ 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.
- Illustrative annual budget
- $121,688
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 Kazakhstan
Each provider below names Kazakhstan on its own website as a country where it offers Employer of Record. Cheapest published starting fee first.
25 providers name Kazakhstan 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); 6 quote Kazakhstan on request.
- BIPO
- Quote onlyHybrid EORListed by BIPO↗Get a quote
- NNRoad
- Quote onlyHybrid EORListed by NNRoad↗Get a quote
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.
Get matchedBefore you sign with one of them: the questions worth asking each provider. Already employing someone in Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan, read on its site on Nov 9, 2026. Fees are each provider's cheapest published rate, not a quote for Kazakhstan. 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 Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan
The employment terms an employer must meet, each linked to the source that states it.
- Maternity leave
- 126 days (18 wks), paid via state social insurance fund↗Every country's maternity leave
- Paternity / parental leave
- None paid (up to 5 days unpaid)↗Every country's paternity leave
- Termination regime
- cause required (strong protection)↗
- Data-protection regime
- Law on Personal Data and its Protection (2013)↗
- Business language
- Kazakh; Russian↗
Paying someone in Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan
Two ways to put someone on payroll here.
Use an employer of record
An EOR already has an entity in Kazakhstan 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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Add the Employer-borne: social tax 6% + obligatory social insurance 5% + medical insurance (OMIC) 3% + obligatory employer pension contribution (OPPV) 3.5% in 2026 = ~17.5%; plus 5% for hazardous-condition roles↗ employer burden to salary and an EOR service fee to see your true monthly cost to employ in Kazakhstan.
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Hiring in Kazakhstan: FAQ
How much does it cost to employ someone in Kazakhstan?
On top of gross salary, mandatory employer contributions in Kazakhstan run employer-borne: social tax 6% + obligatory social insurance 5% + medical insurance (OMIC) 3% + obligatory employer pension contribution (OPPV) 3.5% in 2026 = ~17.5%; plus 5% for hazardous-condition roles↗, made up of employer pension (OPVR) 3.5% (on income up to 50 times the monthly minimum wage)↗; medical insurance (OSMS) 3%↗; social tax 6% + social insurance 5% (social insurance capped at 7 times the monthly minimum wage)↗. 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 Kazakhstan?
EOR service fees are billed per employee per month, on top of salary and statutory employer contributions in Kazakhstan. The contribution basis is Employer-borne: social tax 6% + obligatory social insurance 5% + medical insurance (OMIC) 3% + obligatory employer pension contribution (OPPV) 3.5% in 2026 = ~17.5%; plus 5% for hazardous-condition roles↗. Providers rarely publish a Kazakhstan-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 Kazakhstan for an exact figure.
How much paid annual leave is mandatory in Kazakhstan?
Statutory paid annual leave in Kazakhstan is 24 calendar days↗.
What is the statutory notice period in Kazakhstan?
The minimum employer notice period in Kazakhstan is 1 month (redundancy/liquidation)↗.
What is the minimum wage in Kazakhstan?
The statutory minimum wage in Kazakhstan is ₸85,000/month↗.
What is the maximum probation period in Kazakhstan?
The maximum statutory probation period in Kazakhstan is 3 months (6 for senior management)↗.
Which EOR providers can employ someone in Kazakhstan?
25 of the 93 providers we track name Kazakhstan 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↗, RemoFirst from $199 /mo↗, Skuad (Payoneer) from $199 /mo↗, Tarmack from $199 /mo↗, and 14 more with a published fee; 6 quote Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan?
In the 30↗ days to Nov 11, 2026, 14 companies↗ posted 20↗ full-time remote jobs open only to people based in Kazakhstan on the Himalayas job board, plus 14↗ contract roles, which ranks Kazakhstan #97 of 177 countries↗. The most hired fields are Developer, Legal, Marketing. A company hiring this way without its own entity in Kazakhstan employs through an employer of record.
Do I need a local entity to hire an employee in Kazakhstan?
No. An employer of record (EOR) already holds a legal entity in Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan as a permanent establishment, whoever employs them.
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