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Employer of record in Mozambique

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

ISO MZRegion AfricaCurrency MZNVerified 2026-08-03

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

cost of employment
LOW
4% employer social security, 10% corporate tax
ease of exit
HARD
23.1 weeks severance, 4.3 weeks notice
speed to hire
DAYS
21 EOR providers, from $179/mo
Employer burden rank
statutory employer burden: cost, severance, notice
#106 of 192
Each band is derived from the 19 sourced fields below and recomputed on every refresh. See the methodology.
Statutory snapshot

Employer of record in Mozambique: the statutory snapshot

The headline employer costs, pay floor and worker protections for hiring in Mozambique through an employer of record, each figure sourced and dated. 21 EOR providers cover Mozambique.

Minimum wageMZN 9,498/moILOSTAT, 2024-01-01
Employer social security4%ISSA Country Profiles, 2024-01-01
Corporate tax10%PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, 2026-03-04
Notice period4.3 weeksWorld Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01
Severance23.1 weeksNational government, 2024-02-21
Public holidays9Nager.Date (open public-holiday dataset), 2026-01-01
Maternity leavePaid leave available to mothers, incl. mother-eligible parental leave12.9 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 Mozambique

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 21 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 Mozambique

The full record

Every figure behind the snapshot

Not a guide, a record: 19 figures for Mozambique 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 & pay3 fields
Minimum wage
MZN 9,498/mo
ILOSTAT · 2024-01
Average monthly wage
MZN 13,571/mo
ILOSTAT · 2022-01
Actual weekly hours
48 hrs/wk
ILOSTAT · 2022-01
cost & taxes4 fields
Employer social security
4%
ISSA Country Profiles · 2024-01
Employee social security
3%
ISSA Country Profiles · 2024-01
Corporate tax
10%
PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries · 2026-03
VAT / GST
16%
PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries · 2026-03
termination2 fields
Severance
23.1 weeks
National government · 2024-02
Notice period
4.3 weeks
World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY · 2019-05
leave3 fields
Maternity leavePaid leave available to mothers, incl. mother-eligible parental leave
12.9 weeks
World Bank Women, Business and the Law · 2026-02
Paternity leavePaid leave available to fathers, incl. father-eligible parental leave
1 weeks
World Bank Women, Business and the Law · 2026-02
Public holidays
9
Nager.Date (open public-holiday dataset) · 2026-01
labour market7 fields
Unemployment
6.63%
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
Inflation
4.37%
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
GDP per capita
$627
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
GNI per capita
$570
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
Labour force
15.7M people
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
Union density
12.49%
ILOSTAT · 2016-01
Retirement age
60 yrs
SSA Social Security Programs Throughout the World · 2019-01
Salary by occupation

Average monthly earnings in Mozambique by occupation (2022)

Gross monthly earnings of employees per ISCO-08 major occupation group, in MZN — 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 (MZN)≈ USD
All occupations13,571$213
Managers · ISCO 152,726$826
Professionals · ISCO 225,713$403
Technicians and associate professionals · ISCO 317,170$269
Clerical support workers · ISCO 414,337$225
Service and sales workers · ISCO 58,951$140
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers · ISCO 65,889$92
Craft and related trades workers · ISCO 711,803$185
Plant and machine operators and assemblers · ISCO 812,600$197
Elementary occupations · ISCO 95,031$79

Source: ILOSTAT (EAR_EMTA, employees, both sexes), reference year 2022. Survey earnings differ from statutory minimums above.

// recent updates

What changed in Mozambique

Figures refreshed as newer, more current sources replaced older ones

  1. SeveranceFeb 21, 2024

    Now 23.1 weeks, from 33.2 weeks. Source: National government (was World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY).

    Source →

Every figure is sourced and dated. How we verify the data →

The differentiator

What an EOR handles in Mozambique

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 4%.
Compliant local contract● fullDrafted to local labour law and language requirements. Here statutory notice is 4.3 weeks and the wage floor is MZN 9,498/mo.
Statutory leave & public holidays● fullAccrual, tracking and payment run through the local payroll the EOR operates. 9 public holidays and 12.9 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 23.1 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 Mozambique

21 providers operate an EOR in Mozambique, ranked by Select Score.

providerfrom / moselect score
Multiplier logoMultiplierSELECT PICKfrom $45981
RemoFirst logoRemoFirstfrom $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
Globalization Partners logoGlobalization PartnersQuote74
Rivermate logoRivermatefrom $31974
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Deel logoDeelfrom $59974
Playroll logoPlayrollfrom $39971
Papaya Global logoPapaya Globalfrom $49969
Oyster logoOysterfrom $69968
Thera logoTheraQuote67
Lano logoLanofrom $49965
Atlas HXM logoAtlas HXMfrom $59961
Foxhire logoFoxhireQuote61
GoGlobal logoGoGlobalQuote60
21 providers operate an EOR in Mozambique, ranked by Select Score. Price is each provider’s lowest published EOR rate (global, not country-specific).
See the ranked best EOR in Mozambique
Scored by the EOR Select rating systemSee the methodology →Built and maintained by Robbin SchuchmannUpdated 2026-08-03

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