Hire and pay employees in Morocco, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Morocco. 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 Morocco is 3 days with Deel.
Onboard, pay and manage employees in Morocco with Deel
Usually, to hire in Morocco, 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 Morocco 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.
Currency Moroccan Dirham MAD
Capital Rabat
Official language Arabic & Tamazight
Payroll cycle Monthly
All the necessary benefits for Morocco built right in
Deel allows you to provide localized benefits for employees in Morocco within minutes. All in one manageable online dashboard in a single HR platform.
- Families and Compensation Fund
- Health Insurance
- Professional Training
- Social Security
- Private Healthcare - Unisure (optional)
- Private Healthcare - Allianz (optional)
- Global Life Insurance - Allianz
Our quickstart guide to hiring in Morocco
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Minimum Wage Requirements
The minimum wage is MAD 2,828 per month.
Individual Income Tax
Income tax in Morocco is calculated based on progressive rates set by the government. A variable deduction depending on annual taxable income is applied to calculate the income tax owed.
|
2025 Tax Rate |
2025 Annual Taxable Income |
Deduction |
|---|---|---|
|
0 |
MAD 0 to 40,000 |
MAD 0 |
|
10% |
MAD 40,001 to 60,000 |
MAD 3,000 |
|
20% |
MAD 60,001 to 80,000 |
MAD 8,000 |
|
30% |
MAD 80,001 to 100,000 |
MAD 14,000 |
|
34% |
MAD 100,001 to 180,000 |
MAD 17,200 |
|
37% |
Over MAD 180,000 |
MAD 24,400 |
Payroll Cost
The employer cost is generally estimated at 21.94% of the employee salary.
- Social Benefits in the short term*: 1.05%
- Social Benefits in the long term*: 7.93%
- Compulsory health insurance: 4.11%
- Work Accident Insurance: 0.85%
- Vocational Training tax: 1.60%
- Family Benefits: 6.40%
*Up to a maximum salary for the contribution of MAD 6,0000.
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 8.8 hours per day, and 44 hours per week. The standard work week is from Monday to Friday.
Overtime payment is mandatory and is not included in the salary. Hours outside of standard work hours are considered overtime. Employees can work a maximum of 138 hours over four months and 250 hours a year. For additional hours, employees are paid:
- 125% of the hourly rate for overtime undertaken between 6:00-21:00
- 150% of the hourly rate for overtime undertaken between 21:00-6:00
- 200% of the hourly rate for overtime undertaken on weekends and public holidays.
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Hiring in Morocco, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Morocco 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 Morocco and 150+ countries.
Management fee
Starting at
$599
/month
Estimated Employer Cost
21.94%
of employee salary