Employer of record in Mongolia
21 sourced figures on hiring in Mongolia, drawn from 10 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 Mongolia: the statutory snapshot
The headline employer costs, pay floor and worker protections for hiring in Mongolia through an employer of record, each figure sourced and dated. 18 EOR providers cover Mongolia.
| Minimum wage | MNT 792,000/mo | WageIndicator Foundation, 2025-04-01 |
|---|---|---|
| Employer social security | 12.2% | ISSA Country Profiles, 2024-01-01 |
| Corporate tax | 25% | PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, 2026-06-08 |
| Notice period | 4.3 weeks | ILO EPLex, 2026-01-01 |
| Severance | 11.5 weeks | ILO EPLex, 2026-01-01 |
| Annual leave | 15 days | National government, 2026-01-01 |
| Public holidays | 10 | Nager.Date (open public-holiday dataset), 2026-01-01 |
| Maternity leavePaid leave available to mothers, incl. mother-eligible parental leave | 173.6 weeks | World Bank Women, Business and the Law, 2026-02-23 |
As of 2026-08-30. 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 Mongolia
Employing someone in Mongolia starts with a statutory minimum wage of MNT 792,000 per month, against an average monthly wage of MNT 1,987,318, so most hires will sit well above the floor. The total social security burden splits into a 12.2% employer contribution and an 11.8% employee contribution, adding meaningful payroll cost on top of base salary. Corporate tax is set at 25% and the standard VAT rate is 10%. Severance exposure is notable: statutory severance runs 11.5 weeks and the required notice period is 4.3 weeks, meaning exit costs deserve careful planning at the point of hire. Mongolia's maternity leave entitlement is 173.6 weeks, with paternity leave at 2 weeks, and employees are entitled to 10 public holidays per year. The labour force stands at 1.5 million people, with a union density of 30.79%, a figure that signals meaningful collective bargaining presence in parts of the market.
Where to start
Three ways to hire in Mongolia
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 18 providers below ↓Not your employee. Fastest and cheapest, with misclassification exposure.
The full record
Every figure behind the snapshot
Not a guide, a record: 21 figures for Mongolia from 10 sources, last refreshed 2026-08-30. Each value carries its source and the date it was pulled. Hover any provenance tag for the full chain.
Average monthly earnings in Mongolia by occupation (2025)
Gross monthly earnings of employees per ISCO-08 major occupation group, in MNT — 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 (MNT) | ≈ USD |
|---|---|---|
| All occupations | 1,987,318 | $561 |
| Managers · ISCO 1 | 2,574,529 | $726 |
| Professionals · ISCO 2 | 2,141,292 | $604 |
| Technicians and associate professionals · ISCO 3 | 2,045,010 | $577 |
| Clerical support workers · ISCO 4 | 1,619,239 | $457 |
| Service and sales workers · ISCO 5 | 1,540,016 | $434 |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers · ISCO 6 | 1,167,408 | $329 |
| Craft and related trades workers · ISCO 7 | 2,042,344 | $576 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers · ISCO 8 | 2,408,085 | $679 |
| Elementary occupations · ISCO 9 | 1,375,713 | $388 |
Source: ILOSTAT (EAR_EMTA, employees, both sexes), reference year 2025. Survey earnings differ from statutory minimums above.
// recent updates
What changed in Mongolia
Figures refreshed as newer, more current sources replaced older ones
- SeveranceJan 1, 2026
Now 11.5 weeks, from 4.3 weeks. Source: ILO EPLex (was World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY).
Source → - Minimum wageApr 1, 2025
Now MNT 792,000/mo, from MNT 660,000/mo. Source: WageIndicator Foundation (was ILOSTAT).
Source →
Every figure is sourced and dated. How we verify the data →
The differentiator
What an EOR handles in Mongolia
An EOR removes the entity and the payroll machinery. It does not remove your obligations as the people manager.
Provider × country
Who can employ in Mongolia
18 providers operate an EOR in Mongolia, ranked by Select Score.
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