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Employer of record in Jamaica

18 sourced figures on hiring in Jamaica, drawn from 9 sources and normalized for comparison: statutory rules, employer cost and exactly what an EOR covers locally. Every figure is dated.

ISO JMRegion AmericasCurrency JMDVerified 2026-08-03

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

cost of employment
LOW
3% employer social security
ease of exit
MODERATE
10 weeks severance, 4 weeks notice
speed to hire
DAYS
22 EOR providers, from $179/mo
Employer burden rank
statutory employer burden: cost, severance, notice
#141 of 192
Each band is derived from the 18 sourced fields below and recomputed on every refresh. See the methodology.
Statutory snapshot

Employer of record in Jamaica: the statutory snapshot

The headline employer costs, pay floor and worker protections for hiring in Jamaica through an employer of record, each figure sourced and dated. 22 EOR providers cover Jamaica.

Minimum wageJMD 64,950/moILOSTAT, 2024-01-01
Employer social security3%ISSA Country Profiles, 2024-01-01
Notice period4 weeksWorld Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01
Severance10 weeksWorld Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01
Public holidays10Nager.Date (open public-holiday dataset), 2026-01-01
Maternity leavePaid leave available to mothers, incl. mother-eligible parental leave8 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 Jamaica

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 22 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 Jamaica →

The full record

Every figure behind the snapshot

Not a guide, a record: 18 figures for Jamaica from 9 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 & pay4 fields
Minimum wage
JMD 64,950/mo
ILOSTAT · 2024-01
Average monthly wage
JMD 37,140/mo
ILOSTAT · 2014-01
13th salary
None
National government · 2026-01
Actual weekly hours
43 hrs/wk
ILOSTAT · 2023-01
cost & taxes3 fields
Employer social security
3%
ISSA Country Profiles · 2024-01
Employee social security
3%
ISSA Country Profiles · 2024-01
Top income tax rate
30%
PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries · 2025-12
termination2 fields
Severance
10 weeks
World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY · 2019-05
Notice period
4 weeks
World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY · 2019-05
leave3 fields
Maternity leavePaid leave available to mothers, incl. mother-eligible parental leave
8 weeks
World Bank Women, Business and the Law · 2026-02
Paternity leavePaid leave available to fathers, incl. father-eligible parental leave
None
World Bank Women, Business and the Law · 2026-02
Public holidays
10
Nager.Date (open public-holiday dataset) · 2026-01
labour market6 fields
Unemployment
3.29%
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
Inflation
4%
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
GDP per capita
$8,003
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
GNI per capita
$7,790
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
Labour force
1.6M people
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
Retirement age
65 yrs
SSA Social Security Programs Throughout the World · 2019-01

The differentiator

What an EOR handles in Jamaica

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 3%.
Compliant local contract● fullDrafted to local labour law and language requirements. Here statutory notice is 4 weeks and the wage floor is JMD 64,950/mo.
Statutory leave & public holidays● fullAccrual, tracking and payment run through the local payroll the EOR operates. 10 public holidays and 8 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 10 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 Jamaica

22 providers operate an EOR in Jamaica, ranked by Select Score.

providerfrom / moselect score
RemoFirst logoRemoFirstSELECT PICKfrom $19979
Payoneer Workforce Management logoPayoneer Workforce Managementfrom $19978
Remote logoRemotefrom $69977
Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) logoPebl (formerly Velocity Global)Quote75
Remote People logoRemote Peoplefrom $19975
Rivermate logoRivermatefrom $31974
Deel logoDeelfrom $59974
Hire with Columbus logoHire with Columbusfrom $17971
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Borderless AI logoBorderless AIfrom $57971
Playroll logoPlayrollfrom $39971
Papaya Global logoPapaya Globalfrom $49969
Oyster logoOysterfrom $69968
Rippling logoRipplingQuote68
Thera logoTheraQuote67
Lano logoLanofrom $49965
Teamed logoTeamedfrom $59963
Atlas HXM logoAtlas HXMfrom $59961
Employ Latam logoEmploy Latamfrom $34959
22 providers operate an EOR in Jamaica, ranked by Select Score. Price is each provider’s lowest published EOR rate (global, not country-specific).
See the ranked best EOR in Jamaica →
Scored by the EOR Select rating systemSee the methodology →Built and maintained by Robbin SchuchmannUpdated 2026-08-03

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