Employer of record in Egypt
CareerBuddy acts as the legal employer for your team in Egypt, so you can hire there without registering a local entity. We issue the local employment contract and run payroll, income tax, pension, benefits and compliance. Onboarding takes about 10 business days, from $379 per employee per month.
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What an employer of record does in Egypt
An employer of record is the legal employer of your Egypt team members. You direct the work; we carry the employment relationship and its obligations. That means you can put someone on the ground in Cairo in days rather than spending months incorporating.
- Compliant local employment contracts issued under our entity
- Monthly payroll, income tax withholding and statutory filings
- Pension, health cover and statutory benefits administered
- Documented onboarding and compliant offboarding
What it costs to employ someone in Egypt
In Egypt an employer adds a pension contribution of 11% of base salary, other statutory contributions of 2%, and health cover from $80 per month. CareerBuddy's employer-of-record fee is $379 per employee per month.
Moving to your own entity later
When you are ready to incorporate in Egypt, we transfer employment contracts, benefits and payroll across to your entity. Using an EOR first does not lock you in — it removes the delay while you decide.
Egypt salary benchmarks
Annual gross base salary in USD, by role family and seniority. Full detail, including employer costs, is on the Egypt salary page.
Annual gross base salary in USD, Egypt.
Work out the full cost
Pick a role and seniority to see base salary plus employer pension, statutory contributions, health cover and our employer-of-record fee.
Questions
Tell us what you need in Egypt
Describe the role or the team and we will come back with a shortlist and a current salary read for Cairo and the wider Egypt market.