Hire and pay employees in Mozambique compliantly from day one

Easily hire employees in Mozambique with Deel. Deel's best-in-class Employer of Record setup allows us to handle local laws, tax and benefits, and international payroll on your behalf in 150+ countries including Mozambique.

Backed by local experts and built-in compliance protection, your next hire could start in as little as 7 days with Deel.

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Onboard, pay and manage employees in Mozambique with Deel

Usually, to hire in Mozambique, 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, and licensing, can take months.

Now you can hire employees in Mozambique quickly, easily and compliantly. Automate tax document collection, payroll, benefits, and more. And once your new hire is onboarded, Deel HR keeps their time off and documents in one place, so managing your team in Mozambique doesn't mean a separate system.

Already have an entity in Mozambique? Our PEO services can run payroll and compliance for your direct employees.

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All the necessary benefits for Mozambique built right in

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

  • Social Security
  • Workers' Compensation Insurance
  • Private Healthcare - Allianz (optional)
  • Life Insurance - Allianz (optional)

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Our quick-start guide to hiring in Mozambique

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

Minimum Wage Requirements

The minimum wage in Mozambique varies by sector. For Deel's sector, the minimum wage is MZN 19,043.61 per month.

Individual Income Tax

Individual income tax ranges from 10% to 32%. It is calculated using progressive rates.

Payroll Cost

The employer cost is generally estimated at 5.60% of the employee's salary

  • Social Security - 4%

  • Workers' Compensation Insurance - 1%

  • Employer Liability Cost - An administrative fee of 0.60% is applied to ensure ongoing worker compensation and liability coverage

Overtime Pay & Maximum Hours

Standard working hours are eight hours per day, 40 hours per week. The standard work week is Monday to Friday.

Overtime pay is mandatory. Hours outside standard work hours are considered overtime. Employees can work a maximum of 96 hours of overtime per quarter and may not perform more than eight hours of overtime per week, nor exceed 200 hours per year. For additional hours, employees are paid:

  • 150% of the hourly rate from 17:00 to 20:00

  • 200% of the hourly rate after 20:00

Hiring in Mozambique, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Mozambique 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 and complex tax systems to running your payroll in Mozambique and 150+ other countries.

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Starting at

$599
/month
Estimated Employer Cost
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5.60%

of employee salary