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Employer of Record in Nepal
What it costs and what the law requires to employ someone in Nepal through an EOR, with every figure cited to a primary source.
At a glance
To employ someone in Nepal, an employer pays 20% (Social Security Fund, on basic salary; employee adds 11%)↗ in mandatory contributions on top of gross salary, must give 1 paid day per 20 days worked↗ of paid annual leave, and 1 day (<4 wks), 7 days (4 wks-1 yr), 30 days (1 yr+)↗ of notice to terminate. An EOR lets you hire here without your own legal entity.
- Standard working week
- 48 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 29, 2026, and every cited page is checked again each week (how we verify).
Best fits
Best EOR providers for one employee in Nepal
Ranked the way Get matched ranks a hire: employing through its own entity in Nepal, 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 Nepal 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.
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- Lists Nepal as a country where it offers EOR↗
- Own entity network: 160+ owned-entity countries↗
- Published fee from $459 /mo per employee↗
- Deposit: Interest-free and refundable; amount set per hire↗
- Affiliate: ranked with a +20% 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 Nepal
Companies hiring remotely for a role that must be based in Nepal need someone employed there. Without an entity of their own in Nepal, an employer of record is how they do it.
Nepal ranks #131 of 177 countries↗ for full-time remote jobs open only to its residents. Most hired fields: Developer, Customer Service, Design.
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 Nepal
The statutory employer contributions that sit on top of gross salary, each cited.
- Employer pension / social security
- SSF provident fund 10% + gratuity 8.33%↗
- Other employer contributions
- SSF medical, accident, maternity & dependent schemes 1.67%↗
Rates are the statutory employer contributions; the total employer burden in Nepal is 20% (Social Security Fund, on basic salary; employee adds 11%)↗. 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 Nepal
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 Nepal through an EOR is their gross salary, plus 20% (Social Security Fund, on basic salary; employee adds 11%)↗ 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
- $124,188
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 Nepal
Each provider below names Nepal on its own website as a country where it offers Employer of Record. Cheapest published starting fee first.
24 providers name Nepal 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); 4 quote Nepal on request.
- Multiplier
- from $459 /mo↗Owned-entity EORListed by Multiplier↗VisitAffiliate
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 Nepal 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 Nepal, read on its site on Nov 9, 2026. Fees are each provider's cheapest published rate, not a quote for Nepal. 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 Nepal 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 Nepal
The employment terms an employer must meet, each linked to the source that states it.
- Paternity / parental leave
- 15 days paid↗Every country's paternity leave
- Termination regime
- cause + notice↗
- 13th-month salary
- Mandatory (festival allowance, 1 month basic)↗Where a 13th month salary is mandatory
- Payroll cycle
- At least monthly↗
- Data-protection regime
- Individual Privacy Act 2018 (Nepal)↗
Paying someone in Nepal 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 Nepal
Two ways to put someone on payroll here.
Use an employer of record
An EOR already has an entity in Nepal 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 20% (Social Security Fund, on basic salary; employee adds 11%)↗ employer burden to salary and an EOR service fee to see your true monthly cost to employ in Nepal.
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Hiring in Nepal: FAQ
How much does it cost to employ someone in Nepal?
On top of gross salary, mandatory employer contributions in Nepal run 20% (Social Security Fund, on basic salary; employee adds 11%)↗, made up of SSF provident fund 10% + gratuity 8.33%↗; SSF medical, accident, maternity & dependent schemes 1.67%↗. 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 Nepal?
EOR service fees are billed per employee per month, on top of salary and statutory employer contributions in Nepal. The contribution basis is 20% (Social Security Fund, on basic salary; employee adds 11%)↗. Providers rarely publish a Nepal-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 Nepal for an exact figure.
How much paid annual leave is mandatory in Nepal?
Statutory paid annual leave in Nepal is 1 paid day per 20 days worked↗.
What is the statutory notice period in Nepal?
The minimum employer notice period in Nepal is 1 day (<4 wks), 7 days (4 wks-1 yr), 30 days (1 yr+)↗.
What is the minimum wage in Nepal?
The statutory minimum wage in Nepal is NPR 19,550/month (from 17 Jul 2025)↗.
What is the maximum probation period in Nepal?
The maximum statutory probation period in Nepal is 6 months↗.
Which EOR providers can employ someone in Nepal?
24 of the 93 providers we track name Nepal 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 15 more with a published fee; 4 quote Nepal 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 Nepal?
In the 30↗ days to Nov 11, 2026, 6 companies↗ posted 6↗ full-time remote jobs open only to people based in Nepal on the Himalayas job board, plus 5↗ contract roles, which ranks Nepal #131 of 177 countries↗. The most hired fields are Developer, Customer Service, Design. A company hiring this way without its own entity in Nepal employs through an employer of record.
Do I need a local entity to hire an employee in Nepal?
No. An employer of record (EOR) already holds a legal entity in Nepal 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 Nepal as a permanent establishment, whoever employs them.
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