Employer of record in Cape Verde
20 sourced figures on hiring in Cape Verde, drawn from 9 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 Cape Verde: the statutory snapshot
The headline employer costs, pay floor and worker protections for hiring in Cape Verde through an employer of record, each figure sourced and dated. 15 EOR providers cover Cape Verde.
| Minimum wage | CVE 17,000/mo | WageIndicator Foundation |
|---|---|---|
| Employer social security | 15% | ISSA Country Profiles, 2024-01-01 |
| Corporate tax | 20% | PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, 2026-05-29 |
| Notice period | 2.1 weeks | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01 |
| Severance | 15.2 weeks | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01 |
| Public holidays | 9 | Nager.Date (open public-holiday dataset), 2026-01-01 |
| Maternity leavePaid leave available to mothers, incl. mother-eligible parental leave | 12.9 weeks | World Bank Women, Business and the Law, 2026-02-23 |
As of 2026-08-03. 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 Cape Verde
Hiring in Cape Verde means budgeting a 15% employer social security contribution on top of every salary paid, while employees contribute a further 7.5% of their own earnings. The statutory minimum wage stands at CVE 17,000 per month, against a recorded average monthly wage of CVE 32,193, giving a rough sense of where market pay sits. Corporate profits face a 20% tax rate, and the top personal income tax rate reaches 27.5%, figures that shape both entity-level costs and net pay for higher-earning staff. When employment ends, statutory severance runs to 15.2 weeks and the required notice period is 2.1 weeks, so exit costs are a meaningful line item to plan for. On leave, mothers are entitled to 12.9 weeks of maternity leave and fathers to 2 weeks of paternity leave, alongside 9 public holidays per year. The labour force numbers 226,448 people, with an unemployment rate of 11.94% as of 2025, and union density was recorded at 20.9%.
Where to start
Three ways to hire in Cape Verde
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 15 providers below ↓Not your employee. Fastest and cheapest, with misclassification exposure.
The full record
Every figure behind the snapshot
Not a guide, a record: 20 figures for Cape Verde from 9 sources, last refreshed 2026-08-03. Each value carries its source and the date it was pulled. Hover any provenance tag for the full chain.
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What changed in Cape Verde
Figures refreshed as newer, more current sources replaced older ones
- Minimum wageJan 1, 2025
Now CVE 17,000/mo, from CVE 15,000/mo. Source: WageIndicator Foundation (was ILOSTAT).
Source →
Every figure is sourced and dated. How we verify the data →
The differentiator
What an EOR handles in Cape Verde
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 Cape Verde
15 providers operate an EOR in Cape Verde, ranked by Select Score.
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