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Employer of record in Myanmar

18 sourced figures on hiring in Myanmar, drawn from 7 sources and normalized for comparison: statutory rules, employer cost and exactly what an EOR covers locally. Every figure is dated.

ISO MMRegion AsiaCurrency MMKVerified 2026-08-03

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

cost of employment
LOW
3% employer social security, 22% corporate tax
ease of exit
HARD
18.8 weeks severance, 4.3 weeks notice
speed to hire
DAYS
22 EOR providers, from $179/mo
Employer burden rank
statutory employer burden: cost, severance, notice
#122 of 192
Each band is derived from the 18 sourced fields below and recomputed on every refresh. See the methodology.
Statutory snapshot

Employer of record in Myanmar: the statutory snapshot

The headline employer costs, pay floor and worker protections for hiring in Myanmar through an employer of record, each figure sourced and dated. 22 EOR providers cover Myanmar.

Minimum wageMMK 124,800/moILOSTAT, 2024-01-01
Employer social security3%ISSA Country Profiles, 2024-01-01
Corporate tax22%PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, 2026-01-21
Notice period4.3 weeksWorld Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01
Severance18.8 weeksWorld Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01
Maternity leavePaid leave available to mothers, incl. mother-eligible parental leave14 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 Myanmar

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 22 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 Myanmar

The full record

Every figure behind the snapshot

Not a guide, a record: 18 figures for Myanmar from 7 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
MMK 124,800/mo
ILOSTAT · 2024-01
Average monthly wage
MMK 187,873/mo
ILOSTAT · 2020-01
Actual weekly hours
45 hrs/wk
ILOSTAT · 2020-01
cost & taxes4 fields
Employer social security
3%
ISSA Country Profiles · 2024-01
Employee social security
2%
ISSA Country Profiles · 2024-01
Corporate tax
22%
PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries · 2026-01
Top income tax rate
25%
PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries · 2026-01
termination2 fields
Severance
18.8 weeks
World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY · 2019-05
Notice period
4.3 weeks
World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY · 2019-05
leave2 fields
Maternity leavePaid leave available to mothers, incl. mother-eligible parental leave
14 weeks
World Bank Women, Business and the Law · 2026-02
Paternity leavePaid leave available to fathers, incl. father-eligible parental leave
2.1 weeks
World Bank Women, Business and the Law · 2026-02
labour market7 fields
Unemployment
3.05%
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
Inflation
8.83%
World Bank Open Data · 2019-01
GDP per capita
$1,489
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
GNI per capita
$1,320
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
Labour force
22.9M people
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
Union density
1%
ILOSTAT · 2015-01
Retirement age
60 yrs
SSA Social Security Programs Throughout the World · 2018-01
Salary by occupation

Average monthly earnings in Myanmar by occupation (2020)

Gross monthly earnings of employees per ISCO-08 major occupation group, in MMK — 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 (MMK)≈ USD
All occupations187,873$136
Managers · ISCO 1433,716$314
Professionals · ISCO 2223,275$162
Technicians and associate professionals · ISCO 3310,920$225
Clerical support workers · ISCO 4260,250$188
Service and sales workers · ISCO 5194,358$141
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers · ISCO 6133,171$96
Craft and related trades workers · ISCO 7193,945$140
Plant and machine operators and assemblers · ISCO 8235,347$170
Elementary occupations · ISCO 9143,016$104

Source: ILOSTAT (EAR_EMTA, employees, both sexes), reference year 2020. Survey earnings differ from statutory minimums above.

The differentiator

What an EOR handles in Myanmar

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 3%.
Compliant local contract● fullDrafted to local labour law and language requirements. Here statutory notice is 4.3 weeks and the wage floor is MMK 124,800/mo.
Statutory leave & public holidays● fullAccrual, tracking and payment run through the local payroll the EOR operates. 14 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 18.8 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 Myanmar

22 providers operate an EOR in Myanmar, ranked by Select Score.

providerfrom / moselect score
Multiplier logoMultiplierSELECT PICKfrom $45981
RemoFirst logoRemoFirstfrom $19979
Payoneer Workforce Management logoPayoneer Workforce Managementfrom $19978
Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) logoPebl (formerly Velocity Global)Quote75
Remote People logoRemote Peoplefrom $19975
Globalization Partners logoGlobalization PartnersQuote74
Deel logoDeelfrom $59974
Hire with Columbus logoHire with Columbusfrom $17971
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Playroll logoPlayrollfrom $39971
Papaya Global logoPapaya Globalfrom $49969
Thera logoTheraQuote67
Asanify logoAsanifyQuote65
Atlas HXM logoAtlas HXMfrom $59961
Foxhire logoFoxhireQuote61
Cadana logoCadanaQuote58
Acclime logoAcclimeQuote56
22 providers operate an EOR in Myanmar, ranked by Select Score. Price is each provider’s lowest published EOR rate (global, not country-specific).
See the ranked best EOR in Myanmar
Scored by the EOR Select rating systemSee the methodology →Built and maintained by Robbin SchuchmannUpdated 2026-08-03

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