Employer of record in Honduras
24 sourced figures on hiring in Honduras, drawn from 8 sources and normalized for comparison: statutory rules, employer cost and exactly what an EOR covers locally. Every figure is dated.
Hiring here: moderately complex, inexpensive to employ, and fast to hire via EOR.
Employer of record in Honduras: the statutory snapshot
The headline employer costs, pay floor and worker protections for hiring in Honduras through an employer of record, each figure sourced and dated. 29 EOR providers cover Honduras.
| Minimum wage | Sectoral | Manual / editor, 2026-01-01 |
|---|---|---|
| Employer social security | 7% | ISSA Country Profiles, 2024-01-01 |
| Corporate tax | 25% | National government, 2026-09-12 |
| Notice period | 6.5 weeks | National government, 2026-09-12 |
| Severance | 23.1 weeks | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01 |
| Annual leave (minimum, once eligible) | 10 days | National government, 2026-01-01 |
| Public holidays | 11 | National government, 2026-09-12 |
| Maternity leave | 12 weeks | Manual / editor, 2026-10-11 |
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 Honduras
Honduras sets a statutory minimum wage of 9597 per month as of 2026, against an average monthly wage of HNL 11248 as of 2025. Employers contribute 7% to social security while employees contribute 3.5%, and a 13th salary is mandatory. Exiting an employee carries statutory severance of 23.1 weeks plus a notice period of 6.5 weeks. Maternity leave runs 12 weeks, while paternity leave is not provided. The corporate tax rate stands at 5%, and the top personal income tax rate reaches 25%. Actual weekly hours worked average 45 per week, and workers are entitled to 11 public holidays, with retirement age set at 65 years.
Where to start
Three ways to hire in Honduras
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The full record
Every figure behind the snapshot
Not a guide, a record: 24 figures for Honduras from 8 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 Honduras by occupation (2025)
Gross monthly earnings of employees per ISCO-08 major occupation group, in HNL — 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 (HNL) | ≈ USD |
|---|---|---|
| All occupations | 11,248 | $433 |
| Managers · ISCO 1 | 24,284 | $936 |
| Professionals · ISCO 2 | 25,137 | $969 |
| Technicians and associate professionals · ISCO 3 | 18,549 | $715 |
| Clerical support workers · ISCO 4 | 16,593 | $639 |
| Service and sales workers · ISCO 5 | 10,502 | $405 |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers · ISCO 6 | 8,694 | $335 |
| Craft and related trades workers · ISCO 7 | 11,385 | $439 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers · ISCO 8 | 12,468 | $480 |
| Elementary occupations · ISCO 9 | 6,150 | $237 |
Source: ILOSTAT (EAR_EMTA, employees, both sexes), reference year 2025. Survey earnings differ from statutory minimums above.
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What changed in Honduras
Checked against official sources on 11 October 2026
No rule changes recorded since we began logging them.
Corrections to our data
- Minimum monthly wageCorrected 11 October 2026
Now sectoral, was 9,596.64 a month. HNL/month by 11 activity branches x firm-size bands (Acuerdo Ejecutivo SETRASS 233-2026, retroactive 1 Jan 2026); lowest = 9,596.64 (agriculture, 1-10 workers)
Source → - Maternity leaveCorrected 11 October 2026
Now 12 weeks, was 10 weeks. Labour Code art. 135: 10 weeks (4 before + 6 after); IHSS-insured workers receive 84 days (42+42) incapacity subsidy at 66%
Source →
Every figure is sourced and dated. How we verify the data →
The differentiator
What an EOR handles in Honduras
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