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Employer of record in Guinea-Bissau

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

ISO GWRegion AfricaCurrency XOFVerified 2026-08-03

Hiring here: complex, mid-range on cost, and fast to hire via EOR.

cost of employment
MODERATE
16% employer social security
ease of exit
HARD
26 weeks severance, None notice
speed to hire
DAYS
12 EOR providers, from $179/mo
Employer burden rank
statutory employer burden: cost, severance, notice
#45 of 192
Each band is derived from the 16 sourced fields below and recomputed on every refresh. See the methodology.
Statutory snapshot

Employer of record in Guinea-Bissau: the statutory snapshot

The headline employer costs, pay floor and worker protections for hiring in Guinea-Bissau through an employer of record, each figure sourced and dated. 12 EOR providers cover Guinea-Bissau.

Minimum wageXOF 19,030/moILOSTAT, 2024-01-01
Employer social security16%ISSA Country Profiles, 2024-01-01
Notice periodNoneWorld Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01
Severance26 weeksWorld Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01
Public holidays11Nager.Date (open public-holiday dataset), 2026-01-01
Maternity leavePaid leave available to mothers, incl. mother-eligible parental leave12.9 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 Guinea-Bissau

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 12 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 Guinea-Bissau

The full record

Every figure behind the snapshot

Not a guide, a record: 16 figures for Guinea-Bissau 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
XOF 19,030/mo
ILOSTAT · 2024-01
Average monthly wage
XOF 87,940/mo
ILOSTAT · 2022-01
Actual weekly hours
42 hrs/wk
ILOSTAT · 2018-01
cost & taxes2 fields
Employer social security
16%
ISSA Country Profiles · 2024-01
Employee social security
8%
ISSA Country Profiles · 2024-01
termination2 fields
Severance
26 weeks
World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY · 2019-05
Notice period
None
World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY · 2019-05
leave3 fields
Maternity leavePaid leave available to mothers, incl. mother-eligible parental leave
12.9 weeks
World Bank Women, Business and the Law · 2026-02
Paternity leavePaid leave available to fathers, incl. father-eligible parental leave
2.1 weeks
World Bank Women, Business and the Law · 2026-02
Public holidays
11
Nager.Date (open public-holiday dataset) · 2026-01
labour market6 fields
Unemployment
2.67%
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
Inflation
0.87%
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
GDP per capita
$1,124
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
GNI per capita
$1,090
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
Labour force
899,220 people
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
Retirement age
60 yrs
SSA Social Security Programs Throughout the World · 2019-01
Salary by occupation

Average monthly earnings in Guinea-Bissau by occupation (2022)

Gross monthly earnings of employees per ISCO-08 major occupation group, in XOF — 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 (XOF)≈ USD
All occupations87,940$141
Managers · ISCO 1191,145$306
Professionals · ISCO 2120,440$193
Technicians and associate professionals · ISCO 3101,184$162
Clerical support workers · ISCO 4119,222$191
Service and sales workers · ISCO 567,047$107
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers · ISCO 683,404$134
Craft and related trades workers · ISCO 774,509$119
Plant and machine operators and assemblers · ISCO 876,850$123
Elementary occupations · ISCO 950,941$82

Source: ILOSTAT (EAR_EMTA, employees, both sexes), reference year 2022. Survey earnings differ from statutory minimums above.

// recent updates

What changed in Guinea-Bissau

Figures refreshed as newer, more current sources replaced older ones

  1. Minimum wageJan 1, 2024

    Now XOF 19,030/mo, from XOF 15,000/mo. Source: ILOSTAT (was WageIndicator Foundation).

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

The differentiator

What an EOR handles in Guinea-Bissau

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 16%.
Compliant local contract● fullDrafted to local labour law and language requirements. Here there is no statutory notice period and the wage floor is XOF 19,030/mo.
Statutory leave & public holidays● fullAccrual, tracking and payment run through the local payroll the EOR operates. 11 public holidays and 12.9 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 Guinea-Bissau

12 providers operate an EOR in Guinea-Bissau, 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
Hire with Columbus logoHire with Columbusfrom $17971
Borderless AI logoBorderless AIfrom $57971
Playroll logoPlayrollfrom $39971
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Papaya Global logoPapaya Globalfrom $49969
Thera logoTheraQuote67
Lano logoLanofrom $49965
12 providers operate an EOR in Guinea-Bissau, ranked by Select Score. Price is each provider’s lowest published EOR rate (global, not country-specific).
See the ranked best EOR in Guinea-Bissau
Scored by the EOR Select rating systemSee the methodology →Built and maintained by Robbin SchuchmannUpdated 2026-08-03

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