Hire and pay employees in Kyrgyzstan, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Kyrgyzstan. 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 Kyrgyzstan is 3 days with Deel.
Onboard, pay and manage employees in Kyrgyzstan with Deel
Usually, to hire in Kyrgyzstan, 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 Kyrgyzstan 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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All the necessary benefits for Kyrgyzstan built right in
Deel allows you to provide localized benefits for employees in Kyrgyzstan within minutes. All in one manageable online dashboard in a single HR platform.
- Medical Health Insurance
Our quickstart guide to hiring in Kyrgyzstan
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Minimum Wage Requirements
The minimum salary for 2026 is 44,074 KGS monthly (gross) for Bishkek city. There is no sector-specific minimum wage.
Individual Income Tax
The individual income tax is a flat rate of 10%.
Payroll Cost
The employer cost is generally estimated at 2.25% of the employee salary.
Overtime Pay & Maximum Hours
Standard working hours are 40 hours per week. Legislation allows a 5-day week with 2 days off, or a 6-day week with 1 day off.
Overtime payment is mandatory. Overtime is paid as:
- First 2 hours — 150% of one normal working hour
- Subsequent hours — 200% of one normal working hour
- Weekends — 200% of one normal working hour
- Public holidays — 200% of one normal working hour
At the employee's request, overtime may be compensated with additional time off (not less than the overtime worked) instead of increased pay. Overtime must be requested/authorized by the employer with the employee's written consent, and may not exceed 4 hours over 2 consecutive days.
Hiring in Kyrgyzstan, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan and 150+ countries.
Management fee
Starting at
$599
/month
Estimated Employer Cost
2.25%
of employee salary