Employer of Record in Myanmar

What it costs and what the law requires to employ someone in Myanmar (also known as Burma) through an EOR, with every figure cited to a primary source.

At a glance

To employ someone in Myanmar, an employer pays 3% (social security, on salaries and wages)↗ in mandatory contributions on top of gross salary, and 1 month (or pay in lieu) for non-misconduct termination↗ of notice to terminate. An EOR lets you hire here without your own legal entity.

Employer cost burden
3% (social security, on salaries and wages)↗
Minimum wage
MMK 7,800/day (MMK 4,800 base + MMK 3,000 allowance)↗
Every country's minimum wage
Notice period
1 month (or pay in lieu) for non-misconduct termination↗
Standard working week
44 hours (factories); 48 hours (shops and establishments)↗
Currency
MMK↗

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 Myanmar

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

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

Companies hiring full-time
5↗
Contract roles
5↗

Myanmar ranks #114 of 177 countries↗ for full-time remote jobs open only to its residents. Most hired fields: Legal, Marketing, Developer.

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 Myanmar

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

Other employer contributions
Combined social security (SSB) 3%↗

Rates are the statutory employer contributions; the total employer burden in Myanmar is 3% (social security, on salaries and wages)↗. Confirm the current rates for your case before hiring. Compare employer costs in every country.

Total cost

What an EOR really costs in Myanmar

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 Myanmar through an EOR is their gross salary, plus 3% (social security, on salaries and wages)↗ 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 (~3%↗)
$3,000
EOR service fee (median $349/mo)
$4,188
Illustrative annual budget
$107,188

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 Myanmar

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

11 providers name Myanmar on their own websites as a country where they offer EOR. Published starting fees among them run from $199 /mo↗ (Asanify, Gloroots, RemoFirst and 1 more) to $699 /mo↗ (Safeguard Global); 1 of them quotes Myanmar on request.

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Get matched

Before you sign with one of them: the questions worth asking each provider. Already employing someone in Myanmar 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 Myanmar, read on its site on Oct 29, 2026. Fees are each provider's cheapest published rate, not a quote for Myanmar. 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 Myanmar 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 Myanmar

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

Paying someone in Myanmar 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 Myanmar

Two ways to put someone on payroll here.

Use an employer of record

An EOR already has an entity in Myanmar 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 3% (social security, on salaries and wages)↗ employer burden to salary and an EOR service fee to see your true monthly cost to employ in Myanmar.

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Economy

Myanmar at a glance

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

GNI per capita (Atlas method)
$1,320↗
GDP per capita
$1,489↗
GDP (current US$)
$81.7B↗
GDP growth
-2%↗
Inflation, consumer prices
8.8%↗
Population, total
54.9M↗
Population ages 15-64
68.4%↗
Urban population
30.6%↗
Labour force, total
22.9M↗
Labour force participation rate
55.1%↗
Female labour participation rate
40.9%↗
Male labour participation rate
69.7%↗
Unemployment rate
3%↗
Wage & salaried workers
34.5%↗
Self-employed
65.5%↗
Questions

Hiring in Myanmar: FAQ

How much does it cost to employ someone in Myanmar?

On top of gross salary, mandatory employer contributions in Myanmar run 3% (social security, on salaries and wages)↗, made up of combined social security (SSB) 3%↗. 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 Myanmar?

EOR service fees are billed per employee per month, on top of salary and statutory employer contributions in Myanmar. The contribution basis is 3% (social security, on salaries and wages)↗. Providers rarely publish a Myanmar-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 Myanmar for an exact figure.

What is the statutory notice period in Myanmar?

The minimum employer notice period in Myanmar is 1 month (or pay in lieu) for non-misconduct termination↗.

What is the minimum wage in Myanmar?

The statutory minimum wage in Myanmar is MMK 7,800/day (MMK 4,800 base + MMK 3,000 allowance)↗.

What is the maximum probation period in Myanmar?

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

Which EOR providers can employ someone in Myanmar?

11 of the 93 providers we track name Myanmar on their own websites as a country where they offer Employer of Record. By published starting fee: Asanify from $199 /mo↗, Gloroots from $199 /mo↗, RemoFirst from $199 /mo↗, Tarmack from $199 /mo↗, Rivermate from $349 /mo↗, and 5 more with a published fee; 1 of them quotes Myanmar 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 Myanmar?

In the 30↗ days to Nov 11, 2026, 5 companies↗ posted 11↗ full-time remote jobs open only to people based in Myanmar on the Himalayas job board, plus 5↗ contract roles, which ranks Myanmar #114 of 177 countries↗. The most hired fields are Legal, Marketing, Developer. A company hiring this way without its own entity in Myanmar employs through an employer of record.

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

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

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