Employer of record in Moldova
24 sourced figures on hiring in Moldova, 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: complex, mid-range on cost, and fast to hire via EOR.
Employer of record in Moldova: the statutory snapshot
The headline employer costs, pay floor and worker protections for hiring in Moldova through an employer of record, each figure sourced and dated. 26 EOR providers cover Moldova.
| Minimum wage | 6,300/mo | National government, 2026-01-01 |
|---|---|---|
| Employer social security | 24% | National government, 2026-09-12 |
| Corporate tax | 12% | PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, 2026-06-24 |
| Notice period | 8.7 weeks | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01 |
| Severance | 15 weeks | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01 |
| Annual leave (minimum, once eligible) | 20 | National government, 2026-10-05 |
| Public holidays | 15 | Nager.Date (open public-holiday dataset), 2026-01-01 |
| Maternity leavePaid leave available to mothers, incl. mother-eligible parental leave | 166.4 weeks | World Bank Women, Business and the Law, 2026-02-23 |
As of 2026-10-05. 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 Moldova
Employers in Moldova pay a 24% social security contribution on top of wages, set against a statutory minimum wage of 6300 per month. The average monthly wage of employees is MDL 8709 per month (2025), so the minimum sits at a little under three quarters of what the typical employee earns. Employees work an actual 40 hours per week, and there is no statutory 13th salary. Leave is substantial: 20 days of statutory annual leave, 15 public holidays, 166.4 weeks of maternity leave, 2.1 weeks of paternity leave and 156 weeks of parental leave. Ending a contract carries a statutory severance of 15 weeks and a notice period of 8.7 weeks, both measured in 2019. On the tax side, the corporate tax rate and the top personal income tax rate are both 12%, while the standard VAT rate is 20%.
Where to start
Three ways to hire in Moldova
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The full record
Every figure behind the snapshot
Not a guide, a record: 24 figures for Moldova from 8 sources, last refreshed 2026-10-05. Each value carries its source and the date it was pulled. Hover any provenance tag for the full chain.
Average monthly earnings in Moldova by occupation (2025)
Gross monthly earnings of employees per ISCO-08 major occupation group, in MDL — 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 (MDL) | ≈ USD |
|---|---|---|
| All occupations | 8,709 | $501 |
| Managers · ISCO 1 | 13,384 | $770 |
| Professionals · ISCO 2 | 11,667 | $671 |
| Technicians and associate professionals · ISCO 3 | 9,610 | $553 |
| Clerical support workers · ISCO 4 | 9,674 | $557 |
| Service and sales workers · ISCO 5 | 7,041 | $405 |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers · ISCO 6 | 5,765 | $332 |
| Craft and related trades workers · ISCO 7 | 8,859 | $510 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers · ISCO 8 | 8,534 | $491 |
| Elementary occupations · ISCO 9 | 5,998 | $345 |
Source: ILOSTAT (EAR_EMTA, employees, both sexes), reference year 2025. Survey earnings differ from statutory minimums above.
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What changed in Moldova
Checked against official sources on 5 October 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 Moldova
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