Employer of record in Dominican Republic
24 sourced figures on hiring in Dominican Republic, 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: complex, mid-range on cost, and fast to hire via EOR.
Employer of record in Dominican Republic: the statutory snapshot
The headline employer costs, pay floor and worker protections for hiring in Dominican Republic through an employer of record, each figure sourced and dated. 31 EOR providers cover Dominican Republic.
| Minimum wage | DOP 19,450/mo | ILOSTAT, 2024-01-01 |
|---|---|---|
| Employer social security | 15.41% | ISSA Country Profiles, 2024-01-01 |
| Corporate tax | 27% | PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, 2026-08-25 |
| Notice period | 3.3 weeks | National government, 2026-09-12 |
| Severance | 22.2 weeks | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01 |
| Annual leave (minimum, once eligible) | 14 days | National government, 2026-01-01 |
| Public holidays | 12 days | National government, 2026-01-01 |
| Maternity leave | 14 weeks | National government, 2017-03-30 |
As of 2026-10-16. 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 Dominican Republic
Employees in the Dominican Republic earn an average of DOP 30072 per month and work 42 hours per week, according to 2025 ILOSTAT figures. A 13th salary is mandatory, which adds to what an employer pays across the year. Leave entitlements include 14 days of statutory annual leave and 12 public holidays, plus 14 weeks of maternity leave and 0.3 weeks of paternity leave. Ending a contract carries its own costs: statutory severance stands at 22.2 weeks and the notice period at 3.3 weeks. On the tax side, the corporate rate is 27%, the top personal income tax rate is 25% and standard VAT is 18%. The labour market shows a 5.09% unemployment rate across a labour force of 5.5 million people, with inflation at 3.87%.
Where to start
Three ways to hire in Dominican Republic
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The full record
Every figure behind the snapshot
Not a guide, a record: 24 figures for Dominican Republic from 6 sources, last refreshed 2026-10-16. Each value carries its source and the date it was pulled. Hover any provenance tag for the full chain.
Average monthly earnings in Dominican Republic by occupation (2025)
Gross monthly earnings of employees per ISCO-08 major occupation group, in DOP — 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 (DOP) | ≈ USD |
|---|---|---|
| All occupations | 30,072 | $485 |
| Managers · ISCO 1 | 75,768 | $1,222 |
| Professionals · ISCO 2 | 56,011 | $904 |
| Technicians and associate professionals · ISCO 3 | 33,951 | $548 |
| Clerical support workers · ISCO 4 | 25,425 | $410 |
| Service and sales workers · ISCO 5 | 24,510 | $395 |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers · ISCO 6 | 20,102 | $324 |
| Craft and related trades workers · ISCO 7 | 27,691 | $447 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers · ISCO 8 | 26,551 | $428 |
| Elementary occupations · ISCO 9 | 17,945 | $289 |
Source: ILOSTAT (EAR_EMTA, employees, both sexes), reference year 2025. Survey earnings differ from statutory minimums above.
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What changed in Dominican Republic
Checked against official sources on 16 October 2026
No rule changes recorded since we began logging them.
Corrections to our data
- Maternity leaveCorrected 11 October 2026
Now 14 weeks, was 12 weeks. 14 weeks of paid maternity leave (7 before and 7 after birth) under CNSS Resolución 418-02 of 2017. The 12-week minimum in Labour Code art. 236 no longer applies in practice.
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The differentiator
What an EOR handles in Dominican Republic
An EOR removes the entity and the payroll machinery. It does not remove your obligations as the people manager.
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