Employer of Record in Pakistan

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

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Best EOR providers for one employee in Pakistan

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

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

Companies hiring full-time
108↗
Contract roles
48↗

Pakistan ranks #19 of 177 countries↗ for full-time remote jobs open only to its residents. Most hired fields: Developer, Sales, Marketing.

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 Pakistan

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

Rates are the statutory employer contributions; the total employer burden in Pakistan is EOBI (federal old-age pension) 5% of the minimum wage + provincial social security 6% of wages up to a ceiling tied to the minimum wage (the same 6% in Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan)↗. 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 Pakistan

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 Pakistan through an EOR is their gross salary, plus EOBI (federal old-age pension) 5% of the minimum wage + provincial social security 6% of wages up to a ceiling tied to the minimum wage (the same 6% in Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan)↗ 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 (~11%↗)
$11,000
EOR service fee (median $349/mo)
$4,188
Illustrative annual budget
$115,188

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 Pakistan

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

35 providers name Pakistan on their own websites as a country where they offer EOR. Published starting fees among them run from $99 /mo↗ (Native Teams and RecruitGo (Emerhub Group)) to $699 /mo↗ (Oyster HR and Safeguard Global); 8 quote Pakistan on request. 4 of them say they employ here through their own entity.

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

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

Paying someone in Pakistan 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 Pakistan

Two ways to put someone on payroll here.

Use an employer of record

An EOR already has an entity in Pakistan 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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Economy

Pakistan at a glance

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

GNI per capita (Atlas method)
$1,500↗
GDP per capita
$1,596↗
GDP (current US$)
$407.3B↗
GDP growth
3.7%↗
Inflation, consumer prices
3.5%↗
Population, total
255.2M↗
Population ages 15-64
59.4%↗
Urban population
39.5%↗
Labour force, total
85.2M↗
Labour force participation rate
52.3%↗
Female labour participation rate
24%↗
Male labour participation rate
80.1%↗
Unemployment rate
5.4%↗
Wage & salaried workers
43%↗
Self-employed
57%↗
Questions

Hiring in Pakistan: FAQ

How much does it cost to employ someone in Pakistan?

On top of gross salary, mandatory employer contributions in Pakistan run EOBI (federal old-age pension) 5% of the minimum wage + provincial social security 6% of wages up to a ceiling tied to the minimum wage (the same 6% in Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan)↗, made up of EOBI old-age 5% (of minimum wage)↗; provincial social security 6% of wages up to a ceiling tied to the minimum wage↗. 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 Pakistan?

EOR service fees are billed per employee per month, on top of salary and statutory employer contributions in Pakistan. The contribution basis is EOBI (federal old-age pension) 5% of the minimum wage + provincial social security 6% of wages up to a ceiling tied to the minimum wage (the same 6% in Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan)↗. Providers rarely publish a Pakistan-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 Pakistan for an exact figure.

How much paid annual leave is mandatory in Pakistan?

Statutory paid annual leave in Pakistan is 14 days↗.

What is the statutory notice period in Pakistan?

The minimum employer notice period in Pakistan is 1 month (permanent employees)↗.

What is the minimum wage in Pakistan?

The statutory minimum wage in Pakistan is ₨37,000/month (federal)↗.

What is the maximum probation period in Pakistan?

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

Which EOR providers can employ someone in Pakistan?

35 of the 93 providers we track name Pakistan on their own websites as a country where they offer Employer of Record. By published starting fee: Native Teams from $99 /mo↗, RecruitGo (Emerhub Group) from $99 /mo↗, Asanify from $199 /mo↗, Gloroots from $199 /mo↗, RemoFirst from $199 /mo↗, and 22 more with a published fee; 8 quote Pakistan 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 Pakistan?

In the 30↗ days to Nov 11, 2026, 108 companies↗ posted 368↗ full-time remote jobs open only to people based in Pakistan on the Himalayas job board, plus 48↗ contract roles, which ranks Pakistan #19 of 177 countries↗. The most hired fields are Developer, Sales, Marketing. A company hiring this way without its own entity in Pakistan employs through an employer of record.

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

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

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