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Payroll in Georgia
Payroll in Georgia runs in GEL on a monthly payroll cycle is standard. cycle, with statutory employer contributions and no statutory 13th-month bonus is mandated.. Gracemark operates it end-to-end, humans, not tickets.
Currency
GEL, lari
Payroll cycle
Monthly payroll cycle is standard.
Working week
Standard working time under the Labour Code is generally 40 hours/week, with overtime compensated at a premium set by agreement or law.
Minimum wage
Georgia has no meaningfully enforced general statutory minimum wage above a nominal legacy figure; pay is generally market-set, so employers should benchmark rather than rely on a statutory floor [1](https://new.matsne.gov.ge/en/document/view/1155567).
13th-month
No statutory 13th-month bonus is mandated.
Employer cost
Georgia does not levy separate mandatory employer social security contributions in the traditional sense; income tax is withheld from wages at a flat rate, and employers should verify current pension scheme (accumulative pension) contribution obligations, generally around 2% each for employer/employee/state.
Probation
Probation periods may be up to 6 months under the Labour Code.
Notice period
Notice periods and severance depend on grounds for termination; general practice under the Labour Code requires written notice and, in many termination-without-cause cases, at least one month's severance or notice pay.
Two ways to run payroll in Georgia
Own-entity payroll
For long-term presence in Georgia. 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 Georgia? Employ and pay talent under Gracemark's local infrastructure via EOR, onboard in typically 1–3 weeks via eor, no local incorporation.
Compliance essentials in Georgia
- Employment model: EOR vs. contractor vs. local entity for Georgia
- 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 (GEL), payroll cycle and Georgian-language contract requirements
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