What is the payroll cycle in Egypt?

Monthly payroll cycle is standard practice. Payroll is paid in EGP (Egyptian pound).

Can I run payroll in Egypt without a local entity?

Yes. Through an Employer of Record (EOR), Gracemark employs your talent under Egypt labor law and runs local payroll, no entity required.

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Payroll in Egypt

Payroll in Egypt runs in EGP (Egyptian pound). Monthly payroll cycle is standard practice. No statutory 13th-month bonus is mandated; profit-sharing or discretionary bonuses may apply per company policy or collective agreement. Statutory employer contributions apply. Gracemark operates it end-to-end, humans, not tickets.

Get an Egypt payroll quote Paying an existing team there? Tell us the headcount, email or phone is enough.

Currency

EGP, Egyptian pound

Payroll cycle

Monthly payroll cycle is standard practice.

Working week

Standard workweek under the new Labour Law No. 14 of 2025 (effective 1 September 2025) is 48 hours (8 hours/day, 6 days), with overtime paid at a minimum 35% premium (day) and 70% (night), rising for rest days and holidays.

Minimum wage

The private-sector monthly minimum wage was raised to EGP 7,000 in 2025 by the National Wages Council.

13th-month

No statutory 13th-month bonus is mandated; profit-sharing or discretionary bonuses may apply per company policy or collective agreement.

Employer cost

Employers contribute to the Social Insurance Authority, with total employer social insurance contributions generally around 18.75% of contractual/insurable salary, funding pensions, healthcare, unemployment and work injury coverage.

Probation

Probation periods may be agreed up to 3 months under the Labour Law, and an employee may only be placed on probation once with a single employer.

Notice period

Notice periods scale with length of service (2 to 3 months); statutory severance obligations apply for indefinite-term contract termination without just cause, based on length of service under the new Labour Law No. 14 of 2025.

Two ways to run payroll in Egypt

Own-entity payroll

For long-term presence in Egypt. Gracemark manages statutory filings, pay runs, and year-end reporting under your entity, with a named operator on Northern Africa time.

EOR-run payroll

No entity in Egypt? Employ and pay talent under Gracemark's local infrastructure via EOR, onboard in 2–3 weeks, no local incorporation.

Compliance essentials in Egypt

Social-insurance contributions are significant (~18.75%)
Termination generally requires cause or labor-court process
Large, cost-effective Arabic/English/French talent pool
Annual leave rises with tenure
Growing outsourcing and engineering sector

Get a payroll quote for Egypt

Send your headcount and salary band. We reply with employer burden, net-to-gross, and setup timeline, no sales scripts.

Get your Egypt hiring plan

Send the role, a selected worker or an existing-team requirement in Egypt. Get a written recommendation covering the model, cost categories, responsibilities and next steps. One hire is welcome; no meeting required.

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