Hire and pay employees in
Dominican Republic, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Dominican Republic. 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 Dominican Republic is 3 days with Deel.

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Onboard, pay and manage employees in Dominican Republic with Deel.

Usually, to hire in Dominican Republic, 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.

Deel lets you hire employees in Dominican Republic quickly, easily, and compliantly. We even 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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All the necessary benefits for Dominican Republic
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Deel allows you to provide localized benefits for employees in Dominican Republic within minutes. All in one manageable online dashboard.

Social Security
Training Fund
Workers Compensation Insurance
Private Healthcare - Allianz (optional)
Optional global health insurance - Allianz

Our quickstart guide to hiring in Dominican Republic

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Minimum Wage Requirements

In the Dominican Republic, the minimum wage varies per type of company (private, public), the number of employees, and the company’s annual income. re is no minimum wage by law. The minimum monthly wage can range from DOP 11,900 to DOP 21,000.

For Deel, the minimum wage applicable will be DOP 21,000.

Individual Income Tax

The individual income tax ranges from 0% to 25%. Income tax is calculated according to progressive rates.

Gross Annual Income	Tax Rate (%)
Up to DOP 416,220	0%
Up to DOP 624,329	15%
Up to DOP 867,123	20%
Over DOP 867,123	25%

Payroll Cost

The employer cost is generally estimated at 16.39% of the employee salary.

Pension Fund - 7.10%
Health Insurance Contribution - 7.09%
INFOTEP - 1%
Occupational Risk Insurance - 1.20%
One-off Mandatory Wet Ink Employment Agreement Handling Fee - 80 USD

Additionally, the employer will have to pay a 13th salary and an annual bonus payment.

- Pension Fund is calculated on the employee's salary up to a maximum salary for the contribution of DOP 387,050.
- Family Health Insurance is calculated on the employee's salary up to a maximum salary for the contribution of DOP 193,525
- Occupational Risk Insurance is calculated on the employee's salary up to a maximum salary for the contribution of DOP 77,410.

The minimum monthly salary used for these costs is DOP 19,352.

Most employer costs have limits, therefore the percentage will vary. Pension Fund limit DOP 325,250 Health Insurance Contribution limit DOP 162,625 Occupational Risk Insurance DOP 65,050

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, 40 hours per week. The standard work week is from Monday to Friday. However, the standard work week can be extended, adding 4 additional hours on Saturday.

Maternity Leave

Employees who have worked for 12 consecutive months and contributed to Social Security for 8 months are entitled to 14 weeks of paid leave. Leave can start 6 weeks before the child's birth.

The employee will receive 100% of the salary during this period, both Social Security and the employer will be responsible for this pay.

Social Security will be responsible for 50% of the pay, and the employer will pay the remaining 50%. However, Social Security will return through credit 50% of the amount the employer contributed.

The employee can extend leave using paid time off.

Paternity Leave

Employees are entitled to 2 days of paid paternity leave and must be taken the day of the child's birth.

The employee will receive 100% of the salary during this period, and the employer will be responsible for this pay.

The employee can’t extend leave.

Parental Leave

Parental leave is a different type of leave from maternity and paternity leave. In some countries, parental/child care leave is granted to the parents on top of the standard leave.

In the Dominican Republic, no law covers parental leave. However, employees may be entitled to maternity leave and paternity leave.

Sick Leave

Employees are entitled to paid sick leave for up to 90 days. This leave is paid at different rates depending on the type of sickness:

60% of the base salary for outpatient treatment
40% of the base salary for hospitalizations

During this period, the employer will pay the employee. However, it will be reimbursed by the Social Security Institution.

Termination Requirements

Terminations must respect complex rules and the rules of an employee’s employment country. The off-boarding is always handled by the Employer with the primary stakeholders. It may include ad-hoc fees as well as required or recommended steps on specific termination cases.

Terminations in the Dominican Republic can be complex. Contracts can be terminated without liability or with responsibility.

Terminations without responsibility:

Mutual agreement
By the expiration of the contract
Impossibility for execution

Termination with responsibility:

Unilaterally by the employer based on:
- Disciplinary dismissal
- Performance due to unsuitability for the job
Voluntarily by the employee

Notice Period

The minimum notice period is 7 days and will be increased according to the length of the employment.

7 days if the length of service is between 3 to 6 months
14 days if the length of service is between 6 to 12 months
28 days if the length of service is more than a year

If the employee is dismissed without notice, they will be entitled to payment according to the length of service mentioned above.

During the probation period, there is no notice period

Severance for Employees

In the Dominican Republic, employees may be entitled to severance pay. Severance pay will be composed of the length of service, bonuses, and time off.

Basic payment

Between 3 to 6 months of employment - 6 days severance pay
Between 6 to 12 months of employment - 13 days severance pay
Between 1 to 5 years of employment - 21 days severance pay
Over 5 years of employment - 13 days severance pay

Christmas salary payment: the monthly accrual that would be paid until the end of the year.

Time off payment:

5 months of employment - 6 days severance pay
6 months of employment - 7 days severance pay
7 months of employment - 8 days severance pay
8 months of employment - 9 days severance pay
9 months of employment - 10 days severance pay
10 months of employment - 11 days severance pay
11 months of employment - 12 days severance pay

Paid Time Off

Both full-time and part-time employees are entitled to a minimum of 14 working days of paid time off (PTO) a year. Employees are eligible for annual leave after 12 months of work. Employees must take at least 7 days of PTO in one row.

The length of PTO will vary with the years of service:

Between 1 to 5 years in the company - 14 working days per year
More than 5 years in the company - 14 working days per year with payment for 18 working days

Public Holidays

The Dominican Republic celebrates 12 national holidays.

National public holidays include:

New Year’s Day
Holy Kings Day
Altagracia Day
Duarte’s Day
Independence Day
Holy Friday
Labor Day
Body of Christ
Restoration Day
Mercedes Day
Constitution Day
Christmas Day

Onboarding

3 business days after MSA signature & deposit payment.

Employment Contract Details

Contracts must be in Spanish and can be bilingual. They must be in writing and signed by both parties in wet ink.

A contract must include:

Employee’s information: name, age, ID number, and address.
Contract term: start date and length of the employment
Working agreements: job title, description of duties, and salary
Termination conditions

The job title (Puesto de trabajo) and the job description (Descripción del trabajo) must be added in the local language.

Probation Period

By law, there is no regulation about the probation period, and therefore can't be applied.

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Hiring in Dominican Republic, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Dominican Republic 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 Dominican Republic and 150+ countries.

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