# Hiring in Jordan: employment costs, payroll and compliance

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## Country

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Asia |
| Currency | JOD (Jordanian Dinar) |

## Pay & working time

| Field | Value | Source year |
|---|---|---:|
| Minimum wage | JOD 260 | 2024 |
| 13th-month salary | none | 2026 |

## Employer cost & tax

| Field | Value | Source year |
|---|---|---:|
| Employer social security | 14.3% | 2024 |
| Employee social security | 7.5% | 2024 |
| Corporate tax rate | 35% | 2026 |

## Termination

| Field | Value | Source year |
|---|---|---:|
| Notice period | 4.3 weeks | 2019 |
| Severance pay | 0 weeks | 2019 |

## Leave & time off

| Field | Value | Source year |
|---|---|---:|
| Paid annual leave | 14 days | 2026 |
| Maternity leave | 10 weeks | 2026 |
| Paternity leave | 0.4 weeks | 2026 |

## Labour market

| Field | Value | Source year |
|---|---|---:|
| Retirement age | 60 | 2018 |
| Unemployment rate | 16.5% | 2025 |
| GDP per capita | $4,618 | 2024 |

## Overview

The most common mistake foreign employers make in Jordan is treating it like a low-cost Gulf-adjacent market and underbudgeting for social security. Employer contributions sit at 14.25% of gross salary, which is a meaningful addition to every payroll run, and that figure catches a lot of first-time hirers off guard when the invoices arrive. An Employer of Record (EOR) absorbs the entity setup problem entirely, letting you put someone on payroll in Jordan without registering a local company first.

Jordan's labour force sits at just over 3.2 million people, and unemployment runs at around 16.5%, so there is genuine talent availability, particularly in tech, services, and multilingual roles. The statutory minimum wage is 260 JOD per month, though most professional hires sit well above that. Corporate tax is set at 35%, which reinforces why most foreign employers prefer the EOR route rather than opening a full subsidiary just to test the market.

## Cost context

The employer cost in Jordan is driven almost entirely by the social security contribution of 14.25% of gross salary. There are no itemised additional statutory levies in the data record beyond that single contribution, so your on-cost calculation is straightforward: take the agreed gross salary and add 14.25% to arrive at your true monthly employer spend per hire.

## Things to watch

A few Jordan-specific details are worth building into your hiring plan before you sign anything.

- Employer social security is 14.25% of gross. This is on top of the salary you agree with the employee, so factor it into your total cost of employment from the start, not as an afterthought.

- Employee social security is 7.5%. Your employee takes home less than their gross figure suggests. Being upfront about this during offer negotiations avoids confusion later.

- Notice periods run to around 4.3 weeks. That is close to a full month, so if a hire does not work out, you cannot exit quickly. Build that timeline into any project-based or probationary planning.

- Retirement age is 60. Jordan's pension system ties into the social security contributions both sides are making, and the relatively early retirement age means those contributions carry real weight over the course of an employment relationship.