Hire and pay employees in Azerbaijan, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Azerbaijan. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries. The average onboarding time frame in the Azerbaijan is 6 days with Deel.

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Onboard, pay and manage employees in Azerbaijan with Deel

Usually, to hire in Azerbaijan, your business needs an entity. That means a local office, an address registered as a subsidiary, and an account with a local bank. All of this, plus navigating regional benefits, payroll, tax, and HR laws, can take months.

Now you can hire employees in Azerbaijan quickly, easily, and compliantly. Automate tax document collection, payroll, benefits, and more. For your existing direct employees, we can manage your entire payroll operation from end-to-end.

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Currency
 Azerbaijani Manat
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Capital Baku
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Official language Azerbaijani
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Payroll cycle Monthly

All the necessary benefits for Azerbaijan built right in

Deel allows you to provide localized benefits for employees in Azerbaijan within minutes. All in one manageable online dashboard in a single HR platform.

  • Public Health Insurance
  • Social Security
  • Unemployment Insurance
  • Private Healthcare - Allianz (optional)

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Our quickstart guide to hiring in
Azerbaijan

Navigate the tabs below to learn everything you need to know about hiring an employee in Azerbaijan

Minimum Wage Requirements

The minimum wage is AZN 400 per month.

Individual Income Tax

The individual income tax ranges from 0% to 14%. Income tax is calculated according to progressive rates.

Payroll Cost

The employer cost is generally estimated at 16-24.50% of the employee's salary.Unemployment Insurance - 0.5%

  • Social Insurance Contribution:
    • 22% for the portion of salary up to AZN 200/month, plus
    • 15% for the portion of salary over AZN 200/month
  • Mandatory Health Insurance: 
    • 0.5% for the portion of salary up to AZN 8,000/month, plus
    • 2% for the portion of salary over AZN 8,000/month

+One-off Mandatory Wet Ink Employment Agreement Handling Fee - 80 USD

These costs are provided as estimates and are intended solely for general informational purposes. To fully comprehend all associated costs and fees related to the terms of any employment agreement for this country, please contact our Sales team for a quote.

Overtime Pay & Maximum Hours

Standard working hours are 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week. The standard work week is from Monday to Friday.

Overtime payment is mandatory and not included in the salary and paid on top of the monthly salary. Hours outside of standard work hours are considered overtime. Employees can work a maximum of 2 hours of overtime a day. For additional hours, employees are paid 200% of the hourly rate.

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Download the complete guide to hiring in Azerbaijan

Hiring in Azerbaijan, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Azerbaijan with our EOR solution. If you have an entity, our Global Payroll solution takes care of payroll and compliance for your direct employees. Our 250+ in-house experts handle everything from managing local laws, complex tax systems, or your payroll in Azerbaijan and 150+ countries.

Management fee
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Starting at

$599
/month
Estimated Employer Cost
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16-24.50%

of employee salary