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Payroll in Armenia
Payroll in Armenia runs in AMD on a monthly payroll cycle aligned with tax and social payment reporting deadlines. cycle, with statutory employer contributions and no statutory 13th-month payment is mandated.. Gracemark operates it end-to-end, humans, not tickets.
Currency
AMD, Armenian dram
Payroll cycle
Monthly payroll cycle aligned with tax and social payment reporting deadlines.
Working week
Standard 40-hour, 5-day work week under the Labor Code, with overtime capped and paid at a premium rate.
Minimum wage
National minimum wage is 75,000 AMD per month (approx. β¬167.5), as of 2024.
13th-month
No statutory 13th-month payment is mandated.
Employer cost
Employers are generally not required to pay a separate payroll social tax beyond employee-side income tax and pension contributions administered by the state, though a cumulative pension component applies to employees; employer costs should be verified per current tax code updates.
Probation
Probation period may be up to 3 months under the Labor Code.
Notice period
Notice periods range from 14 to 60 days depending on tenure and grounds; severance pay is required in redundancy and certain other termination scenarios.
Two ways to run payroll in Armenia
Own-entity payroll
For long-term presence in Armenia. Gracemark manages statutory filings, pay runs, and year-end reporting under your entity, with a named operator on Western Asia time.
EOR-run payroll
No entity in Armenia? Employ and pay talent under Gracemark's local infrastructure via EOR, onboard in typically 1β3 weeks via eor, no local incorporation.
Compliance essentials in Armenia
- Employment model: EOR vs. contractor vs. local entity for Armenia
- Mandatory benefits, social contributions and any 13th-month obligation
- Termination rules, statutory notice and severance exposure
- Contractor misclassification risk and how local law defines employment
- Currency (AMD), payroll cycle and Armenian-language contract requirements
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