Employer of record in Albania
25 sourced figures on hiring in Albania, drawn from 6 sources and normalized for comparison: statutory rules, employer cost and exactly what an EOR covers locally. Every figure is dated.
Hiring here: moderately complex, mid-range on cost, and fast to hire via EOR.
Employer of record in Albania: the statutory snapshot
The headline employer costs, pay floor and worker protections for hiring in Albania through an employer of record, each figure sourced and dated. 29 EOR providers cover Albania.
| Minimum wage | 50,000/mo | National government, 2026-01-01 |
|---|---|---|
| Employer social security | 16.7% | ISSA Country Profiles, 2024-01-01 |
| Corporate tax | 15% | PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, 2026-07-22 |
| Notice period | 8.7 weeks | National government, 2026-09-12 |
| Severance | 10.7 weeks | National government, 2026-09-12 |
| Annual leave (minimum, once eligible) | 22 | National government, 2026-09-12 |
| Public holidays | 14 | National government, 2026-10-05 |
| Maternity leave | 52.1 weeks | Manual / editor, 2026-10-11 |
As of 2026-10-11. Each value is the winning figure from primary and harmonized sources, resolved by a documented priority chain. Full record with provenance below.
Reading the data
What the figures say about Albania
Albania sets its statutory minimum wage at 50000 per month, and employees work an actual 44 hours per week (ILOSTAT, 2024). Ending a job carries set costs: statutory severance runs 10.7 weeks and the notice period is 8.7 weeks. Leave owed is substantial: 22 days of annual leave, 14 public holidays, 52.1 weeks of maternity leave, 17.3 weeks of parental leave and 0.4 weeks of paternity leave. No 13th salary is required by statute. On the tax side, the corporate rate is 15%, the top personal income tax rate is 23% and standard VAT is 20%. The labour force numbers 1.3 million people, with unemployment at 10.93% and inflation at 2.15% in 2025, while GDP per capita stands at $12998 against a GNI per capita of $12060.
Where to start
Three ways to hire in Albania
You are the employer. Lowest per head cost at scale, months to establish.
You direct the work, the provider's local entity is the employer on paper. Compliant in days.
See the 29 providers below ↓Not your employee. Fastest and cheapest, with misclassification exposure.
The full record
Every figure behind the snapshot
Not a guide, a record: 25 figures for Albania from 6 sources, last refreshed 2026-10-11. Each value carries its source and the date it was pulled. Hover any provenance tag for the full chain.
Average monthly earnings in Albania by occupation (2022)
Gross monthly earnings of employees per ISCO-08 major occupation group, in ALL — the official ILOSTAT survey figures, not estimates. Use them to sanity-check an offer before an EOR quote turns it into total employer cost.
| Occupation group | Monthly (ALL) | ≈ USD |
|---|---|---|
| All occupations | 61,898 | $548 |
| Managers · ISCO 1 | 103,730 | $918 |
| Professionals · ISCO 2 | 81,801 | $724 |
| Technicians and associate professionals · ISCO 3 | 68,865 | $609 |
| Clerical support workers · ISCO 4 | 64,638 | $572 |
| Service and sales workers · ISCO 5 | 46,850 | $414 |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers · ISCO 6 | 40,329 | $357 |
| Craft and related trades workers · ISCO 7 | 44,316 | $392 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers · ISCO 8 | 45,948 | $406 |
| Elementary occupations · ISCO 9 | 39,125 | $346 |
Source: ILOSTAT (EAR_EMTA, employees, both sexes), reference year 2022. Survey earnings differ from statutory minimums above.
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What changed in Albania
Checked against official sources on 11 October 2026
No rule changes recorded since we began logging them.
Corrections to our data
- Maternity leaveCorrected 11 October 2026
Now 52.1 weeks, was 14 weeks. 365 calendar days total maternity leave/benefit period (80% for prenatal period + 150 days after birth, 50% thereafter); 35 days before + 63 days after birth (98 days, 14 wk) is only the compulsory no-work period under Labour Code art. 104
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Every figure is sourced and dated. How we verify the data →
The differentiator
What an EOR handles in Albania
An EOR removes the entity and the payroll machinery. It does not remove your obligations as the people manager.
Provider × country
Who can employ in Albania
29 providers operate an EOR in Albania, ranked by Select Score.
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