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Employer of record in Marshall Islands

12 sourced figures on hiring in Marshall Islands, drawn from 6 sources and normalized for comparison: statutory rules, employer cost and exactly what an EOR covers locally. Every figure is dated.

ISO MHRegion OceaniaCurrency USDVerified 2026-08-03

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

cost of employment
LOW
11.5% employer social security
ease of exit
EASY
None severance, None notice
speed to hire
DAYS
4 EOR providers, from $499/mo
Employer burden rank
statutory employer burden: cost, severance, notice
#147 of 192
Each band is derived from the 12 sourced fields below and recomputed on every refresh. See the methodology.
Statutory snapshot

Employer of record in Marshall Islands: the statutory snapshot

The headline employer costs, pay floor and worker protections for hiring in Marshall Islands through an employer of record, each figure sourced and dated. 4 EOR providers cover Marshall Islands.

Minimum wageUSD 624/moILOSTAT, 2024-01-01
Employer social security11.5%ISSA Country Profiles, 2024-01-01
Notice periodNoneWorld Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01
SeveranceNoneWorld 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 leaveNoneWorld 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 Marshall Islands

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 4 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 Marshall Islands →

The full record

Every figure behind the snapshot

Not a guide, a record: 12 figures for Marshall Islands from 6 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
USD 624/mo
ILOSTAT · 2024-01
Average monthly wage
USD 798/mo
ILOSTAT · 2019-01
Actual weekly hours
41 hrs/wk
ILOSTAT · 2021-01
cost & taxes2 fields
Employer social security
11.5%
ISSA Country Profiles · 2024-01
Employee social security
11.5%
ISSA Country Profiles · 2024-01
termination2 fields
Severance
None
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
None
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
11
Nager.Date (open public-holiday dataset) · 2026-01
labour market2 fields
GDP per capita
$8,489
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
GNI per capita
$9,710
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
Salary by occupation

Average monthly earnings in Marshall Islands by occupation (2019)

Gross monthly earnings of employees per ISCO-08 major occupation group, in USD — 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 (USD)≈ USD
All occupations798$798
Managers · ISCO 11,531$1,531
Professionals · ISCO 2968$968
Technicians and associate professionals · ISCO 3890$890
Clerical support workers · ISCO 4561$561
Service and sales workers · ISCO 5606$606
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers · ISCO 6409$409
Craft and related trades workers · ISCO 7683$683
Plant and machine operators and assemblers · ISCO 8649$649
Elementary occupations · ISCO 9620$620

Source: ILOSTAT (EAR_EMTA, employees, both sexes), reference year 2019. Survey earnings differ from statutory minimums above.

The differentiator

What an EOR handles in Marshall Islands

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 11.5%.
Compliant local contract● fullDrafted to local labour law and language requirements. Here there is no statutory notice period and the wage floor is USD 624/mo.
Statutory leave & public holidays● fullAccrual, tracking and payment run through the local payroll the EOR operates. 11 public holidays and None maternity leave.
Statutory severance on exit● partialThe EOR computes and processes it, but the cost is billed to you (often pre-funded). There is no statutory severance here.
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 Marshall Islands

4 providers operate an EOR in Marshall Islands, ranked by Select Score.

providerfrom / moselect score
Globalization Partners logoGlobalization PartnersSELECT PICKQuote74
Borderless AI logoBorderless AIfrom $57971
Lano logoLanofrom $49965
Signature Back Office Solutions logoSignature Back Office SolutionsQuote64
4 providers operate an EOR in Marshall Islands, ranked by Select Score. Price is each provider’s lowest published EOR rate (global, not country-specific).
See the ranked best EOR in Marshall Islands →
Scored by the EOR Select rating systemSee the methodology →Built and maintained by Robbin SchuchmannUpdated 2026-08-03

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