Employer of Record in North Macedonia

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

At a glance

To employ someone in North Macedonia, an employer pays ~0% employer-side (mandatory ~28% social contributions are calculated on and withheld from the employee's gross salary)↗ in mandatory contributions on top of gross salary, must give 20 working days↗ of paid annual leave, and 1 month minimum (up to 3 months by agreement)↗ of notice to terminate. An EOR lets you hire here without your own legal entity.

Employer cost burden
~0% employer-side (mandatory ~28% social contributions are calculated on and withheld from the employee's gross salary)↗
Statutory annual leave
20 working days↗
Every country's annual leave
Minimum wage
MKD 38,507/month gross (MKD 26,046 net), from 1 March 2026↗
Every country's minimum wage
Notice period
1 month minimum (up to 3 months by agreement)↗
Standard working week
40 hours↗
Currency
MKD↗

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 North Macedonia

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

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

Companies hiring full-time
20↗
Contract roles
14↗

North Macedonia ranks #84 of 177 countries↗ for full-time remote jobs open only to its residents. Most hired fields: Developer, Operations, Sales.

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.

Total cost

What an EOR really costs in North Macedonia

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 North Macedonia through an EOR is their gross salary, plus ~0% employer-side (mandatory ~28% social contributions are calculated on and withheld from the employee's gross salary)↗ 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.

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 North Macedonia

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

21 providers name North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia on request. 1 of them says it employs here through its 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.

Get matched

Before you sign with one of them: the questions worth asking each provider. Already employing someone in North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia, read on its site on Nov 9, 2026. Fees are each provider's cheapest published rate, not a quote for North Macedonia. 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 North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia

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

Paying someone in North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia

Two ways to put someone on payroll here.

Use an employer of record

An EOR already has an entity in North Macedonia 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 ~0% employer-side (mandatory ~28% social contributions are calculated on and withheld from the employee's gross salary)↗ employer burden to salary and an EOR service fee to see your true monthly cost to employ in North Macedonia.

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Economy

North Macedonia at a glance

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

GNI per capita (Atlas method)
$9,490↗
GDP per capita
$10,490↗
GDP (current US$)
$19.1B↗
GDP growth
3.5%↗
Inflation, consumer prices
4.1%↗
Population, total
1.8M↗
Population ages 15-64
64.9%↗
Urban population
62.9%↗
Labour force, total
789,369↗
Labour force participation rate
51.9%↗
Female labour participation rate
42.7%↗
Male labour participation rate
61.8%↗
Unemployment rate
12.3%↗
Wage & salaried workers
83.4%↗
Self-employed
16.6%↗
Questions

Hiring in North Macedonia: FAQ

How much does it cost to employ someone in North Macedonia?

On top of gross salary, mandatory employer contributions in North Macedonia run ~0% employer-side (mandatory ~28% social contributions are calculated on and withheld from the employee's gross salary)↗. 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 North Macedonia?

EOR service fees are billed per employee per month, on top of salary and statutory employer contributions in North Macedonia. The contribution basis is ~0% employer-side (mandatory ~28% social contributions are calculated on and withheld from the employee's gross salary)↗. Providers rarely publish a North Macedonia-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 North Macedonia for an exact figure.

How much paid annual leave is mandatory in North Macedonia?

Statutory paid annual leave in North Macedonia is 20 working days↗.

What is the statutory notice period in North Macedonia?

The minimum employer notice period in North Macedonia is 1 month minimum (up to 3 months by agreement)↗.

What is the minimum wage in North Macedonia?

The statutory minimum wage in North Macedonia is MKD 38,507/month gross (MKD 26,046 net), from 1 March 2026↗.

What is the maximum probation period in North Macedonia?

The maximum statutory probation period in North Macedonia is 4 months↗.

Which EOR providers can employ someone in North Macedonia?

21 of the 93 providers we track name North Macedonia on their own websites as a country where they offer Employer of Record. By published starting fee: Native Teams from $99 /mo↗, RemoFirst from $199 /mo↗, Skuad (Payoneer) from $199 /mo↗, Tarmack from $199 /mo↗, INS Global from $299 /mo↗, and 12 more with a published fee; 4 quote North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia?

In the 30↗ days to Nov 11, 2026, 20 companies↗ posted 31↗ full-time remote jobs open only to people based in North Macedonia on the Himalayas job board, plus 14↗ contract roles, which ranks North Macedonia #84 of 177 countries↗. The most hired fields are Developer, Operations, Sales. A company hiring this way without its own entity in North Macedonia employs through an employer of record.

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

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

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