Employer of Record in Latvia

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

At a glance

To employ someone in Latvia, an employer pays 23.59% mandatory State Social Insurance Contribution (employer share); income cap of EUR 105,300/year, above which a solidarity tax applies↗ in mandatory contributions on top of gross salary, must give 20 working days (4 weeks)↗ of paid annual leave, and 0 days, 10 days or 1 month (by ground)↗ of notice to terminate. An EOR lets you hire here without your own legal entity.

Employer cost burden
23.59% mandatory State Social Insurance Contribution (employer share); income cap of EUR 105,300/year, above which a solidarity tax applies↗
Statutory annual leave
20 working days (4 weeks)↗
Every country's annual leave
Minimum wage
€780/month↗
Every country's minimum wage
Notice period
0 days, 10 days or 1 month (by ground)↗
Standard working week
40 hours↗
Currency
EUR↗

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 Latvia

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

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

Companies hiring full-time
23↗
Contract roles
18↗

Latvia ranks #76 of 177 countries↗ for full-time remote jobs open only to its residents. Most hired fields: Developer, Customer Service, Data Science.

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 Latvia

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

Rates are the statutory employer contributions; the total employer burden in Latvia is 23.59% mandatory State Social Insurance Contribution (employer share); income cap of EUR 105,300/year, above which a solidarity tax applies↗. Confirm the current rates for your case before hiring. Compare employer costs in every country.

Total cost

What an EOR really costs in Latvia

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 Latvia through an EOR is their gross salary, plus 23.59% mandatory State Social Insurance Contribution (employer share); income cap of EUR 105,300/year, above which a solidarity tax applies↗ 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 (~23.59%↗)
$23,590
EOR service fee (median $349/mo)
$4,188
Illustrative annual budget
$127,778

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 Latvia

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

28 providers name Latvia 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 Latvia on request. 3 of them say they employ here through their own entity.

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 Latvia 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 Latvia, read on its site on Nov 9, 2026. Fees are each provider's cheapest published rate, not a quote for Latvia. 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 Latvia 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 Latvia

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

Paying someone in Latvia 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 Latvia

Two ways to put someone on payroll here.

Use an employer of record

An EOR already has an entity in Latvia 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 23.59% mandatory State Social Insurance Contribution (employer share); income cap of EUR 105,300/year, above which a solidarity tax applies↗ employer burden to salary and an EOR service fee to see your true monthly cost to employ in Latvia.

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Economy

Latvia at a glance

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

GNI per capita (Atlas method)
$24,980↗
GDP per capita
$26,312↗
GDP (current US$)
$48.6B↗
GDP growth
2.1%↗
Inflation, consumer prices
3.7%↗
Population, total
1.8M↗
Population ages 15-64
62.6%↗
Urban population
68.6%↗
Labour force, total
948,428↗
Labour force participation rate
60.5%↗
Female labour participation rate
55.2%↗
Male labour participation rate
66.8%↗
Unemployment rate
6.6%↗
Wage & salaried workers
86.3%↗
Self-employed
13.7%↗
Questions

Hiring in Latvia: FAQ

How much does it cost to employ someone in Latvia?

On top of gross salary, mandatory employer contributions in Latvia run 23.59% mandatory State Social Insurance Contribution (employer share); income cap of EUR 105,300/year, above which a solidarity tax applies↗, made up of state mandatory social insurance (combined) 23.59%↗. 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 Latvia?

EOR service fees are billed per employee per month, on top of salary and statutory employer contributions in Latvia. The contribution basis is 23.59% mandatory State Social Insurance Contribution (employer share); income cap of EUR 105,300/year, above which a solidarity tax applies↗. Providers rarely publish a Latvia-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 Latvia for an exact figure.

How much paid annual leave is mandatory in Latvia?

Statutory paid annual leave in Latvia is 20 working days (4 weeks)↗.

What is the statutory notice period in Latvia?

The minimum employer notice period in Latvia is 0 days, 10 days or 1 month (by ground)↗.

What is the minimum wage in Latvia?

The statutory minimum wage in Latvia is €780/month↗.

What is the maximum probation period in Latvia?

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

Which EOR providers can employ someone in Latvia?

28 of the 93 providers we track name Latvia 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↗, Gloroots from $199 /mo↗, RemoFirst from $199 /mo↗, Skuad (Payoneer) from $199 /mo↗, and 17 more with a published fee; 6 quote Latvia 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 Latvia?

In the 30↗ days to Nov 11, 2026, 23 companies↗ posted 39↗ full-time remote jobs open only to people based in Latvia on the Himalayas job board, plus 18↗ contract roles, which ranks Latvia #76 of 177 countries↗. The most hired fields are Developer, Customer Service, Data Science. A company hiring this way without its own entity in Latvia employs through an employer of record.

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

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

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