Employer of record in Lebanon
20 sourced figures on hiring in Lebanon, 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, mid-range on cost, and fast to hire via EOR.
Employer of record in Lebanon: the statutory snapshot
The headline employer costs, pay floor and worker protections for hiring in Lebanon through an employer of record, each figure sourced and dated. 30 EOR providers cover Lebanon.
| Minimum wage | LBP 28,000,000/mo | WageIndicator Foundation, 2025-08-01 |
|---|---|---|
| Employer social security | 22.5% | ISSA Country Profiles, 2024-01-01 |
| Corporate tax | 17% | PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, 2026-07-01 |
| Notice period | 8.7 weeks | National government, 2026-09-12 |
| Severance | None | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01 |
| Annual leave (minimum, once eligible) | 15 days | National government, 2026-01-01 |
| Public holidays | 17 | National government, 2026-09-12 |
| Maternity leavePaid leave available to mothers, incl. mother-eligible parental leave | 10 weeks | World Bank Women, Business and the Law, 2026-02-23 |
As of 2026-09-17. 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 Lebanon
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 30 providers below ↓Not your employee. Fastest and cheapest, with misclassification exposure.
The full record
Every figure behind the snapshot
Not a guide, a record: 20 figures for Lebanon from 8 sources, last refreshed 2026-09-17. Each value carries its source and the date it was pulled. Hover any provenance tag for the full chain.
Average monthly earnings in Lebanon by occupation (2019)
Gross monthly earnings of employees per ISCO-08 major occupation group, in LBP — 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 (LBP) | ≈ USD |
|---|---|---|
| All occupations | 1,175,960 | $780 |
| Managers · ISCO 1 | 2,562,858 | $1,700 |
| Professionals · ISCO 2 | 1,662,049 | $1,103 |
| Technicians and associate professionals · ISCO 3 | 1,434,626 | $952 |
| Clerical support workers · ISCO 4 | 1,288,219 | $855 |
| Service and sales workers · ISCO 5 | 1,013,197 | $672 |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers · ISCO 6 | 647,912 | $430 |
| Craft and related trades workers · ISCO 7 | 867,309 | $575 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers · ISCO 8 | 952,338 | $632 |
| Elementary occupations · ISCO 9 | 642,628 | $426 |
Source: ILOSTAT (EAR_EMTA, employees, both sexes), reference year 2019. Survey earnings differ from statutory minimums above.
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What changed in Lebanon
Checked against official sources on 17 September 2026
No rule changes recorded since we began logging them.
Every figure is sourced and dated. How we verify the data →
The differentiator
What an EOR handles in Lebanon
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 Lebanon
30 providers operate an EOR in Lebanon, ranked by Select Score.
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