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Employer of record in Gambia

17 sourced figures on hiring in Gambia, drawn from 7 sources and normalized for comparison: statutory rules, employer cost and exactly what an EOR covers locally. Every figure is dated.

ISO GMRegion AfricaCurrency GMDVerified 2026-08-03

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

cost of employment
LOW
11% employer social security
ease of exit
HARD
26 weeks severance, 26 weeks notice
speed to hire
DAYS
15 EOR providers, from $179/mo
Employer burden rank
statutory employer burden: cost, severance, notice
#27 of 192
Each band is derived from the 17 sourced fields below and recomputed on every refresh. See the methodology.
Statutory snapshot

Employer of record in Gambia: the statutory snapshot

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

Minimum wageGMD 1,300/moILOSTAT, 2024-01-01
Employer social security11%ISSA Country Profiles, 2024-01-01
Notice period26 weeksWorld Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01
Severance26 weeksWorld Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01
Public holidays9Nager.Date (open public-holiday dataset), 2026-01-01
Maternity leavePaid leave available to mothers, incl. mother-eligible parental leave25.7 weeksWorld 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.

Where to start

Three ways to hire in Gambia

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 Gambia →

The full record

Every figure behind the snapshot

Not a guide, a record: 17 figures for Gambia from 7 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.

employment & pay3 fields
Minimum wage
GMD 1,300/mo
ILOSTAT · 2024-01
Average monthly wage
GMD 3,988/mo
ILOSTAT · 2018-01
Actual weekly hours
45 hrs/wk
ILOSTAT · 2025-01
cost & taxes2 fields
Employer social security
11%
ISSA Country Profiles · 2024-01
Employee social security
5%
ISSA Country Profiles · 2024-01
termination2 fields
Severance
26 weeks
World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY · 2019-05
Notice period
26 weeks
World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY · 2019-05
leave3 fields
Maternity leavePaid leave available to mothers, incl. mother-eligible parental leave
25.7 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
Public holidays
9
Nager.Date (open public-holiday dataset) · 2026-01
labour market7 fields
Unemployment
6.52%
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
Inflation
11.56%
World Bank Open Data · 2024-01
GDP per capita
$919
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
GNI per capita
$930
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
Labour force
807,275 people
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
Union density
13.89%
ILOSTAT · 2018-01
Retirement age
60 yrs
SSA Social Security Programs Throughout the World · 2019-01

The differentiator

What an EOR handles in Gambia

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 11%.
Compliant local contract● fullDrafted to local labour law and language requirements. Here statutory notice is 26 weeks and the wage floor is GMD 1,300/mo.
Statutory leave & public holidays● fullAccrual, tracking and payment run through the local payroll the EOR operates. 9 public holidays and 25.7 weeks maternity leave.
Statutory severance on exit● partialThe EOR computes and processes it, but the cost is billed to you (often pre-funded). Statutory severance here is 26 weeks.
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 Gambia

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

providerfrom / moselect score
Multiplier logoMultiplierSELECT PICKfrom $45981
RemoFirst logoRemoFirstfrom $19979
Remote logoRemotefrom $69977
Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) logoPebl (formerly Velocity Global)Quote75
Globalization Partners logoGlobalization PartnersQuote74
Rivermate logoRivermatefrom $31974
Hire with Columbus logoHire with Columbusfrom $17971
Borderless AI logoBorderless AIfrom $57971
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Playroll logoPlayrollfrom $39971
Thera logoTheraQuote67
Lano logoLanofrom $49965
Atlas HXM logoAtlas HXMfrom $59961
15 providers operate an EOR in Gambia, ranked by Select Score. Price is each provider’s lowest published EOR rate (global, not country-specific).
See the ranked best EOR in Gambia →
Scored by the EOR Select rating systemSee the methodology →Built and maintained by Robbin SchuchmannUpdated 2026-08-03

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