# Employer of record (EOR) in Afghanistan: costs and regulations

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> Data last verified: 2026-09-17

Afghanistan: ISO AF, region Asia, currency AFN (Afghan afghani), languages Dari, Pashto, Turkmen. 8 EOR providers on record cover Afghanistan.

## Employment and pay

| Fact | Value | Source | As of |
|---|---:|---|---|
| Minimum wage | AFN 5,500/mo | ILOSTAT | 2024-01-01 |
| Actual weekly hours | 42 hrs/wk | ILOSTAT | 2021-01-01 |

## Termination

| Fact | Value | Source | As of |
|---|---:|---|---|
| Severance | 17.3 weeks | ILO EPLex | 2026-01-01 |
| Notice period | 4.3 weeks | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY | 2019-05-01 |

## Leave

| Fact | Value | Source | As of |
|---|---:|---|---|
| Maternity leave (Paid leave available to mothers, incl. mother-eligible parental leave) | None | World Bank Women, Business and the Law | 2026-02-23 |
| Paternity leave (Paid leave available to fathers, incl. father-eligible parental leave) | None | World Bank Women, Business and the Law | 2026-02-23 |

## Labour market

| Fact | Value | Source | As of |
|---|---:|---|---|
| Unemployment | 13.35% | World Bank Open Data | — |
| GDP per capita | $417 | World Bank Open Data | 2024-01-01 |
| GNI per capita | $390 | World Bank Open Data | 2024-01-01 |
| Labour force | 9.4M people | World Bank Open Data | — |
| Union density | 16.77% | ILOSTAT | 2019-01-01 |

## Average monthly earnings by occupation (2020)

Gross monthly earnings of employees per ISCO-08 major occupation group, in AFN. Source: ILOSTAT (EAR_EMTA, employees, both sexes). Survey earnings, distinct from the statutory minimum wage above.

| Occupation group | Monthly (AFN) | ≈ USD |
|---|---:|---:|
| All occupations (total) | 13,202 | $172 |
| Managers (ISCO 1) | 18,339 | $239 |
| Professionals (ISCO 2) | 12,435 | $162 |
| Technicians and associate professionals (ISCO 3) | 12,796 | $167 |
| Clerical support workers (ISCO 4) | 16,089 | $209 |
| Service and sales workers (ISCO 5) | 11,059 | $144 |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers (ISCO 6) | 10,632 | $138 |
| Craft and related trades workers (ISCO 7) | 8,628 | $112 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers (ISCO 8) | 12,835 | $167 |
| Elementary occupations (ISCO 9) | 8,590 | $112 |

## EOR providers in Afghanistan

The providers that operate an EOR in Afghanistan, ranked by Select Score, with each provider's lowest published EOR rate.

| # | Provider | Select Score | EOR from | Markdown profile |
|---:|---|---:|---:|---|
| 1 | [Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)](https://eorselect.com/providers/pebl/) | 80/100 | from $399/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/pebl.md |
| 2 | [Multiplier](https://eorselect.com/providers/multiplier/) | 80/100 | from $459/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/multiplier.md |
| 3 | [Payoneer Workforce Management](https://eorselect.com/providers/payoneer-workforce-management/) | 79/100 | from $199/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/payoneer-workforce-management.md |
| 4 | [RemoFirst](https://eorselect.com/providers/remofirst/) | 78/100 | from $199/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/remofirst.md |
| 5 | [Globalization Partners](https://eorselect.com/providers/globalization-partners/) | 74/100 | — | https://eorselect.com/providers/globalization-partners.md |
| 6 | [Borderless AI](https://eorselect.com/providers/borderless-ai/) | 71/100 | from $579/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/borderless-ai.md |
| 7 | [Hire with Columbus](https://eorselect.com/providers/hire-with-columbus/) | 70/100 | from $179/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/hire-with-columbus.md |
| 8 | [Lano](https://eorselect.com/providers/lano/) | 66/100 | from $499/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/lano.md |

## Related

- Full country record with provenance chains and revision history: https://eorselect.com/countries/afghanistan/
- Ranked best EOR in Afghanistan: https://eorselect.com/best/eor-afghanistan/
- All countries: https://eorselect.com/countries/
- All machine-readable pages: https://eorselect.com/llms.txt