Qatar offers a high-income Gulf market with no personal income tax and an end-of-service gratuity for expatriate staff. All-in employer cost runs around 1.1x the gross salary. Here is what to know before your first Qatar hire.
Employment runs under the Labour Law, with salaries paid through the Wage Protection System. Recent reforms improved job mobility. Expatriate staff accrue an end-of-service gratuity rather than a pension.
A non-discriminatory minimum wage of about QAR 1,000 per month applies, plus allowances for food and housing where not provided*.
Monthly, paid through the Wage Protection System. There is no statutory 13th salary.
Paid public holidays include the two Eids and National Day, with additional days by employer.
Written contracts are required. Probation can run up to six months.
There is no income tax or social security for expatriate staff; the main employer cost is the accruing end-of-service gratuity. Qatari nationals require pension contributions.
Expatriate staff with a year or more of service accrue an end-of-service gratuity of at least three weeks' basic pay per year, paid on departure.
There is no personal income tax in Qatar. Payroll compliance centres on the Wage Protection System, which under EOR is ours.
Three weeks of paid leave a year for under five years of service, and four weeks after that.
50 days of maternity leave, paid by the employer.
Paid sick leave on a scale of full, part, and unpaid days after a qualifying period.
Paid leave is provided for pilgrimage once during service.
Notice runs from one to two months by tenure, and either side may end the contract with notice under the reformed rules.
On exit after a year, staff receive the accrued end-of-service gratuity.
Up to six months, with defined notice to end it.
Work requires the proper permit; engaging staff outside it creates compliance exposure.
*All figures are estimates from public sources (2025-26), pending ops verification - same basis as the EOR cost calculator. Not tax or legal advice.
Compliant Qatar contract, WPS payroll, and end-of-service gratuity, handled. One invoice, flat $699 per month.