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Employer of record in Timor-Leste

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

ISO TLRegion AsiaCurrency USDVerified 2026-08-03

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

cost of employment
LOW
6% employer social security, 10% corporate tax
ease of exit
HARD
20.2 weeks severance, 3.6 weeks notice
speed to hire
DAYS
12 EOR providers, from $179/mo
Employer burden rank
statutory employer burden: cost, severance, notice
#112 of 192
Each band is derived from the 14 sourced fields below and recomputed on every refresh. See the methodology.
Statutory snapshot

Employer of record in Timor-Leste: the statutory snapshot

The headline employer costs, pay floor and worker protections for hiring in Timor-Leste through an employer of record, each figure sourced and dated. 12 EOR providers cover Timor-Leste.

Minimum wageUSD 115/moILOSTAT, 2024-01-01
Employer social security6%National government, 2016-11-14
Corporate tax10%PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, 2026-03-05
Notice period3.6 weeksWorld Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01
Severance20.2 weeksWorld Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01
Maternity leavePaid leave available to mothers, incl. mother-eligible parental leave12 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 Timor-Leste

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 12 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 Timor-Leste →

The full record

Every figure behind the snapshot

Not a guide, a record: 14 figures for Timor-Leste 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 115/mo
ILOSTAT · 2024-01
Average monthly wage
USD 258/mo
ILOSTAT · 2021-01
Actual weekly hours
37 hrs/wk
ILOSTAT · 2021-01
cost & taxes2 fields
Employer social security
6%
National government · 2016-11
Corporate tax
10%
PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries · 2026-03
termination2 fields
Severance
20.2 weeks
World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY · 2019-05
Notice period
3.6 weeks
World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY · 2019-05
leave2 fields
Maternity leavePaid leave available to mothers, incl. mother-eligible parental leave
12 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
labour market5 fields
Unemployment
1.59%
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
Inflation
0.43%
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
GDP per capita
$1,341
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
GNI per capita
$1,510
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
Labour force
635,489 people
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
Salary by occupation

Average monthly earnings in Timor-Leste by occupation (2021)

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 occupations258$258
Managers · ISCO 1197$197
Professionals · ISCO 2300$300
Technicians and associate professionals · ISCO 3318$318
Clerical support workers · ISCO 4249$249
Service and sales workers · ISCO 5193$193
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers · ISCO 6239$239
Craft and related trades workers · ISCO 7295$295
Plant and machine operators and assemblers · ISCO 8213$213
Elementary occupations · ISCO 9186$186

Source: ILOSTAT (EAR_EMTA, employees, both sexes), reference year 2021. Survey earnings differ from statutory minimums above.

The differentiator

What an EOR handles in Timor-Leste

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 6%.
Compliant local contract● fullDrafted to local labour law and language requirements. Here statutory notice is 3.6 weeks and the wage floor is USD 115/mo.
Statutory leave & public holidays● fullAccrual, tracking and payment run through the local payroll the EOR operates. 12 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 20.2 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 Timor-Leste

12 providers operate an EOR in Timor-Leste, ranked by Select Score.

providerfrom / moselect score
Multiplier logoMultiplierSELECT PICKfrom $45981
RemoFirst logoRemoFirstfrom $19979
Remote logoRemotefrom $69977
Remote People logoRemote Peoplefrom $19975
Globalization Partners logoGlobalization PartnersQuote74
Rivermate logoRivermatefrom $31974
Deel logoDeelfrom $59974
Hire with Columbus logoHire with Columbusfrom $17971
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Borderless AI logoBorderless AIfrom $57971
Papaya Global logoPapaya Globalfrom $49969
Lano logoLanofrom $49965
Asanify logoAsanifyQuote65
12 providers operate an EOR in Timor-Leste, ranked by Select Score. Price is each provider’s lowest published EOR rate (global, not country-specific).
See the ranked best EOR in Timor-Leste →
Scored by the EOR Select rating systemSee the methodology →Built and maintained by Robbin SchuchmannUpdated 2026-08-03

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