Employer of Record in Lebanon

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

At a glance

To employ someone in Lebanon, an employer pays NSSF employer contributions: sickness & maternity 8% + family allowances 6% + end-of-service indemnity 5% = ~19%↗ in mandatory contributions on top of gross salary, must give 15 days↗ of paid annual leave, and 1-4 months (by tenure)↗ of notice to terminate. An EOR lets you hire here without your own legal entity.

Employer cost burden
NSSF employer contributions: sickness & maternity 8% + family allowances 6% + end-of-service indemnity 5% = ~19%↗
Statutory annual leave
15 days↗
Every country's annual leave
Minimum wage
LBP 28,000,000/month↗
Every country's minimum wage
Notice period
1-4 months (by tenure)↗
Standard working week
48 hours↗
Currency
LBP↗

Every figure links to the page that states it. This page's figures were read at their sources between Aug 18, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, and every cited page is checked again each week (how we verify).

Best fits

Best EOR providers for one employee in Lebanon

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

Its own pages also state: equity for employees, laptops and equipment.

Its own pages also state: no minimum headcount, laptops and equipment.

For BestEOR readers: 1 month free on your first EOR hire↗ (EOR and employer fees only; visa fees not included; deposits still required), on RemoFirst's page for BestEOR.

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Hiring demand

Remote jobs open only to people in Lebanon

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

Companies hiring full-time
21↗
Contract roles
11↗

Lebanon ranks #72 of 177 countries↗ for full-time remote jobs open only to its residents. Most hired fields: Sales, Developer, Customer Service.

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 Lebanon

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

Employer pension / social security
End-of-service indemnity 5%↗
Employer health / medical
Sickness/maternity 8%↗
Other employer contributions
Family benefits 6%↗

Rates are the statutory employer contributions; the total employer burden in Lebanon is NSSF employer contributions: sickness & maternity 8% + family allowances 6% + end-of-service indemnity 5% = ~19%↗. 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 Lebanon

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 Lebanon through an EOR is their gross salary, plus NSSF employer contributions: sickness & maternity 8% + family allowances 6% + end-of-service indemnity 5% = ~19%↗ 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 (~19%↗)
$19,000
EOR service fee (median $349/mo)
$4,188
Illustrative annual budget
$123,188

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 Lebanon

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

21 providers name Lebanon on their own websites as a country where they offer EOR. Published starting fees among them run from $199 /mo↗ (RemoFirst, Skuad (Payoneer), Tarmack and 1 more) to $699 /mo↗ (Oyster HR and Safeguard Global); 4 quote Lebanon 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.

Get matched

Before you sign with one of them: the questions worth asking each provider. Already employing someone in Lebanon 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 Lebanon, read on its site on Oct 31, 2026. Fees are each provider's cheapest published rate, not a quote for Lebanon. 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 Lebanon 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 Lebanon

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

Paying someone in Lebanon 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 Lebanon

Two ways to put someone on payroll here.

Use an employer of record

An EOR already has an entity in Lebanon 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 NSSF employer contributions: sickness & maternity 8% + family allowances 6% + end-of-service indemnity 5% = ~19%↗ employer burden to salary and an EOR service fee to see your true monthly cost to employ in Lebanon.

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Economy

Lebanon at a glance

World Bank indicators (2024) for context on the labour market.

GNI per capita (Atlas method)
$3,560↗
GDP per capita
$4,473↗
GDP (current US$)
$26.0B↗
GDP growth
-7.1%↗
Inflation, consumer prices
14.6%↗
Population, total
5.8M↗
Population ages 15-64
64%↗
Urban population
91%↗
Labour force, total
1.8M↗
Labour force participation rate
43.4%↗
Female labour participation rate
22.2%↗
Male labour participation rate
66.7%↗
Unemployment rate
11%↗
Wage & salaried workers
71.6%↗
Self-employed
28.4%↗
Questions

Hiring in Lebanon: FAQ

How much does it cost to employ someone in Lebanon?

On top of gross salary, mandatory employer contributions in Lebanon run NSSF employer contributions: sickness & maternity 8% + family allowances 6% + end-of-service indemnity 5% = ~19%↗, made up of End-of-service indemnity 5%↗; Sickness/maternity 8%↗; family benefits 6%↗. 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 Lebanon?

EOR service fees are billed per employee per month, on top of salary and statutory employer contributions in Lebanon. The contribution basis is NSSF employer contributions: sickness & maternity 8% + family allowances 6% + end-of-service indemnity 5% = ~19%↗. Providers rarely publish a Lebanon-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 Lebanon for an exact figure.

How much paid annual leave is mandatory in Lebanon?

Statutory paid annual leave in Lebanon is 15 days↗.

What is the statutory notice period in Lebanon?

The minimum employer notice period in Lebanon is 1-4 months (by tenure)↗.

What is the minimum wage in Lebanon?

The statutory minimum wage in Lebanon is LBP 28,000,000/month↗.

What is the maximum probation period in Lebanon?

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

Which EOR providers can employ someone in Lebanon?

21 of the 93 providers we track name Lebanon on their own websites as a country where they offer Employer of Record. By published starting fee: RemoFirst from $199 /mo↗, Skuad (Payoneer) from $199 /mo↗, Tarmack from $199 /mo↗, Thera from $199 /mo↗, INS Global from $299 /mo↗, and 12 more with a published fee; 4 quote Lebanon 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 Lebanon?

In the 30↗ days to Nov 11, 2026, 21 companies↗ posted 44↗ full-time remote jobs open only to people based in Lebanon on the Himalayas job board, plus 11↗ contract roles, which ranks Lebanon #72 of 177 countries↗. The most hired fields are Sales, Developer, Customer Service. A company hiring this way without its own entity in Lebanon employs through an employer of record.

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

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

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