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Employer of record in Bhutan

18 sourced figures on hiring in Bhutan, drawn from 6 sources and normalized for comparison: statutory rules, employer cost and exactly what an EOR covers locally. Every figure is dated.

ISO BTRegion AsiaCurrency BTNLanguages DzongkhaVerified 2026-09-17

Hiring here: straightforward, inexpensive to employ, and fast to hire via EOR.

cost of employment
LOW
5% employer social security, 25% corporate tax
ease of exit
EASY
None severance, 8.3 weeks notice
speed to hire
DAYS
15 EOR providers, from $199/mo
Employer burden rank
statutory employer burden: cost, severance, notice
#153 of 192
Each band is derived from the 18 sourced fields below and recomputed on every refresh. See the methodology.
Statutory snapshot

Employer of record in Bhutan: the statutory snapshot

The headline employer costs, pay floor and worker protections for hiring in Bhutan through an employer of record, each figure sourced and dated. 15 EOR providers cover Bhutan.

Minimum wageBTN 3,750/moILOSTAT, 2024-01-01
Employer social security5%ISSA Country Profiles, 2024-01-01
Corporate tax25%National government, 2026-09-12
Notice period8.3 weeksWorld Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01
SeveranceNoneWorld Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01
Annual leave (minimum, once eligible)18 daysNational government, 2026-01-01
Maternity leavePaid leave available to mothers, incl. mother-eligible parental leave8.6 weeksWorld Bank Women, Business and the Law, 2026-02-23

As of 2026-09-17. Each value is the winning figure from primary and harmonized sources, resolved by a documented priority chain. Full record with provenance below.

Where to start

Three ways to hire in Bhutan

Own entity

You are the employer. Lowest per head cost at scale, months to establish.

Best for large, permanent headcount.
EORfastest

You direct the work, the provider's local entity is the employer on paper. Compliant in days.

See the 15 providers below ↓
Best for 1 to 50 hires, for speed, or to test a market.
Contractor

Not your employee. Fastest and cheapest, with misclassification exposure.

Best for genuinely independent, short term work.
Compare entity setup cost against EOR fees for Bhutan →

The full record

Every figure behind the snapshot

Not a guide, a record: 18 figures for Bhutan from 6 sources, last refreshed 2026-09-17. Each value carries its source and the date it was pulled. Hover any provenance tag for the full chain.

employment & pay3 fields
Minimum wage
BTN 3,750/mo
ILOSTAT · 2024-01
Average monthly wage
BTN 28,073/mo
ILOSTAT · 2025-01
Actual weekly hours
53 hrs/wk
ILOSTAT · 2022-01
cost & taxes5 fields
Employer social security
5%
ISSA Country Profiles · 2024-01
Employee social security
5%
ISSA Country Profiles · 2024-01
Corporate tax
25%
National government · 2026-09
Top income tax rate
30%
National government · 2026-09
VAT / GST
5%
National government · 2026-09
termination2 fields
Severance
None
World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY · 2019-05
Notice period
8.3 weeks
World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY · 2019-05
leave3 fields
Maternity leavePaid leave available to mothers, incl. mother-eligible parental leave
8.6 weeks
World Bank Women, Business and the Law · 2026-02
Paternity leavePaid leave available to fathers, incl. father-eligible parental leave
2 weeks
World Bank Women, Business and the Law · 2026-02
Annual leave (minimum, once eligible)
18 days
National government · 2026-01
labour market5 fields
Unemployment
3.23%
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
Inflation
3.56%
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
GDP per capita
$4,493
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
GNI per capita
$4,310
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
Labour force
411,263 people
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
Salary by occupation

Average monthly earnings in Bhutan by occupation (2024)

Gross monthly earnings of employees per ISCO-08 major occupation group, in BTN — 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 groupMonthly (BTN)≈ USD
All occupations28,223$337
Managers · ISCO 140,070$479
Professionals · ISCO 243,566$521
Technicians and associate professionals · ISCO 328,973$346
Clerical support workers · ISCO 423,184$277
Service and sales workers · ISCO 522,223$266
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers · ISCO 615,223$182
Craft and related trades workers · ISCO 721,569$258
Plant and machine operators and assemblers · ISCO 822,200$265
Elementary occupations · ISCO 917,286$207

Source: ILOSTAT (EAR_EMTA, employees, both sexes), reference year 2024. Survey earnings differ from statutory minimums above.

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What changed in Bhutan

Checked against official sources on 17 September 2026

No rule changes recorded since we began logging them.

Every figure is sourced and dated. How we verify the data →

The differentiator

What an EOR handles in Bhutan

An EOR removes the entity and the payroll machinery. It does not remove your obligations as the people manager.

obligationeor coverswhat that means for you
Legal employer of record● fullThe EOR's local entity is the employer on paper. No entity setup required.
Payroll, tax & social security● fullGross-to-net, statutory withholding and employer contributions remitted locally. Employer social security here is 5%.
Compliant local contract● fullDrafted to local labour law and language requirements. Here statutory notice is 8.3 weeks and the wage floor is BTN 3,750/mo.
Statutory leave & public holidays● fullAccrual, tracking and payment run through the local payroll the EOR operates. 18 days annual leave and 8.6 weeks maternity leave.
Statutory severance on exit● partialThe EOR computes and processes it, but the cost is billed to you (often pre-funded). There is no statutory severance here.
Termination decision & risk● partialThe EOR runs the legal process; the business reason, timing and exposure stay yours.
Work permits / visas (foreigners)● partialSome providers sponsor, many don't. Confirm per provider in the table below.
Performance management● noneDay-to-day direction, reviews and PIPs are entirely on your side.
Equity / ESOP administration● noneCross-border equity handling sits outside standard EOR scope.

Provider × country

Who can employ in Bhutan

15 providers operate an EOR in Bhutan, ranked by Select Score.

providerfrom / moselect score
Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) logoPebl (formerly Velocity Global)SELECT PICK$399/mo80
Multiplier logoMultiplier$459/mo · Core · billed annually80
Payoneer Workforce Management logoPayoneer Workforce Management$199/mo79
RemoFirst logoRemoFirst$199/mo78
Remote logoRemote$699/mo76
Globalization Partners logoGlobalization Partners$599/mo75
Remote People logoRemote People$199/mo74
Deel logoDeel$599/mo73
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Rivermate logoRivermate$319/mo72
Borderless AI logoBorderless AI$579/mo71
Lano logoLano€499/mo66
Teamed logoTeamed$599/mo66
15 providers operate an EOR in Bhutan, ranked by Select Score. Price is each provider’s lowest published EOR rate (global, not country-specific).
Scored by the EOR Select rating systemSee the methodology →Built and maintained by Robbin SchuchmannUpdated 2026-09-17

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