Employer of record in Georgia
24 sourced figures on hiring in Georgia, drawn from 7 sources and normalized for comparison: statutory rules, employer cost and exactly what an EOR covers locally. Every figure is dated.
Hiring here: straightforward, inexpensive to employ, and fast to hire via EOR.
Employer of record in Georgia: the statutory snapshot
The headline employer costs, pay floor and worker protections for hiring in Georgia through an employer of record, each figure sourced and dated. 31 EOR providers cover Georgia.
| Minimum wage | GEL 20/mo | ILOSTAT, 2024-01-01 |
|---|---|---|
| Employer social security | 2% | National government, 2026-09-12 |
| Corporate tax | 15% | PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, 2026-09-02 |
| Notice period | 4.3 weeks | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01 |
| Severance | 4.3 weeks | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01 |
| Annual leave (minimum, once eligible) | 24 | National government, 2026-09-12 |
| Public holidays | 18 days | National government, 2024-01-01 |
| Maternity leavePaid leave available to mothers, incl. mother-eligible parental leave | 26.1 weeks | World Bank Women, Business and the Law, 2026-02-23 |
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 Georgia
An employer in Georgia pays a 2% social security rate, and the employee pays the same 2%, so the payroll-side contribution is small next to the 15% corporate tax rate and the 20% top personal income tax rate. No 13th salary is required, and statutory annual leave is 24 days, with 18 public holidays on top. Maternity leave runs 26.1 weeks, while paternity leave is none (0 weeks). On the exit side, statutory severance and the statutory notice period are each 4.3 weeks, though those figures are from 2019. People work an actual 42 hours per week on average, and the retirement age is 65 years. The labour force stands at 2.0 million people, with unemployment at 12.1%. Collective bargaining covers 14.4% of workers, and union density is 17.88%.
Where to start
Three ways to hire in Georgia
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 31 providers below ↓Not your employee. Fastest and cheapest, with misclassification exposure.
The full record
Every figure behind the snapshot
Not a guide, a record: 24 figures for Georgia from 7 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 Georgia by occupation (2021)
Gross monthly earnings of employees per ISCO-08 major occupation group, in GEL — 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 (GEL) | ≈ USD |
|---|---|---|
| All occupations | 1,305 | $405 |
| Managers · ISCO 1 | 2,415 | $750 |
| Professionals · ISCO 2 | 1,334 | $414 |
| Technicians and associate professionals · ISCO 3 | 1,194 | $371 |
| Clerical support workers · ISCO 4 | 1,145 | $355 |
| Service and sales workers · ISCO 5 | 912 | $283 |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers · ISCO 6 | 792 | $246 |
| Craft and related trades workers · ISCO 7 | 1,179 | $366 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers · ISCO 8 | 1,112 | $345 |
| Elementary occupations · ISCO 9 | 674 | $209 |
Source: ILOSTAT (EAR_EMTA, employees, both sexes), reference year 2021. Survey earnings differ from statutory minimums above.
// recent updates
What changed in Georgia
Checked against official sources on 11 October 2026
- Public holidaysFrom 1 January 2024
Now 18 days, was 13 days.
Source →
Every figure is sourced and dated. How we verify the data →
The differentiator
What an EOR handles in Georgia
An EOR removes the entity and the payroll machinery. It does not remove your obligations as the people manager.
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Who can employ in Georgia
31 providers operate an EOR in Georgia, ranked by Select Score.
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