Employer of record in Bangladesh: costs and rules
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For a Bangladesh hire the firm number today is the EOR fee, listed in October 2026 between $199 a month (Payoneer Workforce Management, formerly Skuad) and $699 (Oyster), which on a $599 plan is BDT 887,358.60 a year at Bangladesh Bank's 123.45 taka per dollar; any statutory employer charge on top of salary is still unverified in our research. Earned leave is where US policies clash with local law: after a year of continuous service, section 117 of the Bangladesh Labor Act 2006 gives one day of paid leave for every 18 days worked, and unused days carry forward up to 40 or 60 days depending on the type of establishment.
An employer of record in Bangladesh is a Bangladeshi company that hires your worker under the Labor Act 2006, runs payroll in taka and handles the employer's legal duties, while you assign and manage the work.
- Minimum annual leave
- Labor Act 2006 s117: after 1…
- Currency
- BDT
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Bangladesh's leave rule and what else we checked
Earned leave accrues by days worked
Section 117 of the Labor Act 2006 applies to shops, commercial and industrial establishments, factories and road transport. After one year of continuous service, a worker earns 1 day of paid leave per 18 days worked. Leave not taken accumulates up to 40 days in factories and road transport, and up to 60 days in shops and commercial or industrial establishments. Because unused days roll forward, an accrued balance can become a payout question when employment ends.
Employer contributions
It is commonly reported that Bangladesh has no general employer social security contribution for private employers, which would put the statutory on-cost near 0% of salary. Our research also flags a Workers' Participation and Welfare Fund, set at company level as a share of net profit for larger companies rather than as a payroll charge. We have not confirmed either point from an official source.
Beyond section 117, the official law site blocked our reader, so these remain unverified: employer contributions, festival bonuses, sector minimum wages (set by wage boards), holidays, casual and sick leave, trial periods, notice, termination pay, pay dates and hours. Get the provider's terms in the contract and compare them with the Labor Act text.
Employment costs and rules in Bangladesh
| Item | Bangladesh |
|---|---|
| Annual leave | Labor Act 2006 s117: after 1 year continuous service, 1 day paid leave per 18 days worked (shops, commercial and industrial establishments, factories, road transport); accrual stops at 40 days (factories, road transport) or 60 days (shops, commercial or industrial establishments) |
| Sample salary used | BDT 4,938,000 a year (BDT 411,500 a month) = USD 40,000 at Bangladesh Bank weighted average 123.45 BDT per USD (Oct 15 2026; carried over from the Oct 16 run, not re-read today) |
Checked October 17, 2026. Source type: official. Sources are listed at the end of this page.
What an EOR charges to employ someone in Bangladesh
| Provider | EOR fee per employee per month | Deposit | Entity model (provider claim) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payoneer Workforce Management | from $199 | None listed | Claims owned entities across APAC, MEA, Europe and the Americas |
| Pebl | $399 | Not listed | About 90% of employees on Pebl-owned entities |
| Playroll | from $399 | One month's salary per employee, refundable | No clear owned-entity claim |
| Rivermate | $319 to $639 | Not stated | Claims 38 owned entities |
| Multiplier | $459 (annual) or $499 (monthly) | Sized from costs, fees and notice period (method published, no fixed amount) | Claims owned entities in 160+ countries |
| Rippling EOR | Quote only (third-party reference: $499) | Not listed | Claims Rippling entities; no partner mention |
| Deel | $599 | Not stated by Deel | Claims owned entities in 130+ countries |
| Remote | from $599 | Waived for startups; otherwise not stated | Claims 100% owned entities in 90+ countries |
| Atlas | from $599 | Not published | Claims owned entities in 160+ countries |
| Papaya Global | from $650 | Refundable deposit, amount not stated | Uses in-country partners |
| Oyster | $699 | At least one month of total service cost, refundable (per its terms) | Owned entities and partners |
| Globalization Partners (G-P) | Quote only | Not stated | Information page claims 100+ wholly owned entities |
Source: each provider’s pricing page, checked October 16, 2026. Fees are the provider’s charge on top of salary and the employer contributions above. Some providers adjust prices by country.
Salary and fees for a USD 40,000 hire
At Bangladesh Bank's weighted average rate of 123.45 taka per dollar (October 15, 2026), USD 40,000 is BDT 4,938,000 a year, or BDT 411,500 a month.
| Line | Per month (BDT) | Per year (BDT) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross salary | 411,500.00 | 4,938,000.00 |
| Employer contributions and bonuses | Not yet confirmed | Not yet confirmed |
| EOR fee, $599 a month | 73,946.55 | 887,358.60 |
| Salary plus fee | 485,446.55 | 5,825,358.60 |
Taka rate: Bangladesh Bank weighted average for Oct 15, 2026. Fee: $599, as listed by Deel and Remote on Oct 16, 2026.
A year of $599 fees is $7,188, or BDT 887,358.60 at 123.45. On $399 plans that falls to $4,788; on Oyster's $699, $8,388. Deposits differ too: Oyster's terms ask for one month of total service cost or more, Playroll one month of salary. Ask whether the deposit is meant to cover a leave payout.
Should the employer side prove close to zero, as is commonly reported but unverified by us, provider choice will move your cost more than the law does. For complete country figures see the EOR cost index and the international hiring calculator.
Picking a provider for Bangladesh
Our rating table, out of 100, runs Multiplier 79, Oyster 64, Remote 62, Playroll 60, Pebl 57 and Deel 54 (how we score). None of them prices Bangladesh publicly. Ask whether it uses its own entity or a local partner, how it pays in taka and at what FX margin, and how it tracks earned leave under section 117. Further reading: our EOR ranking, plus provider write-ups for Deel, Remote and Oyster.
Bangladeshi contractors
Engaging a Bangladeshi freelancer sidesteps both the fee and section 117 accrual, until the work looks like a job: one client, your hours, your supervision. At that point it risks being treated as employment. Alternatives: contractor platforms or a contractor of record for project work.
A Bangladeshi entity instead
Fees of BDT 887,358.60 per hire per year are what a local company would replace, at the price of registration, a payroll process and direct Labor Act duties. Weigh it with our EOR versus entity guide and the EOR pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
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Sources (10)
- Pebl: Pebl EOR pricing (checked Oct 16, 2026)
- Playroll: Playroll pricing (checked Oct 16, 2026)
- Multiplier: Multiplier pricing (checked Oct 16, 2026)
- Deel: Deel pricing (checked Oct 16, 2026)
- Remote: Remote pricing (checked Oct 16, 2026)
- Oyster: Oyster pricing (checked Oct 16, 2026)
- Payoneer Workforce Management (formerly Skuad): Skuad pricing (checked Oct 16, 2026)
- Oyster: Oyster terms of service (EOR deposit) (checked Oct 16, 2026)
- bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/act-952/section-29444.html (checked October 17, 2026)
- bb.org.bd/en/index.php/econdata/exchangerate (checked October 17, 2026)
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