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Hiring in Saudi Arabia: costs, rules and the best EOR providers

By Mary Jones, International Employment Specialist · Reviewed by Sarah Bloom, Editor · Updated

A provider agreement does not itself authorise an employee to work for a different establishment in Saudi Arabia. Work across establishments uses regulated arrangements and permits, including services through Ajeer. Source ↗

For your planned hire in Saudi Arabia, compare Teamed for expert local guidance, personal support and clear employment costs; Remote for connected HR systems; Deel for managing employees and contractors together.

Teamed advertises USD 599 per employee per month. Salary and statutory employer costs are additional; the fee alone is not your hiring budget.

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01Teamed4.7/ 5Our score

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HR leaders seeking local expertise, personal support and clear employment costs.

Local employment experts who explain the next step and take responsibility for helping you through it. No FX markup on payroll currency conversion. Itemised employment costs make funding and reconciliation easier to plan; exchange rates and other charges still matter.

Management fee
USD 599
Typical monthly fee provider fees · estimate
USD 599
Fee period
Per employee / month
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02Remote4.7/ 5Our score

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Employment connected to your HR systems

Management fee
From USD 699
Typical monthly fee provider fees · estimate
From USD 879
Fee period
Per employee / month
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03Deel4.7/ 5Our score

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Employees and contractors in one platform

Management fee
From USD 599
Typical monthly fee provider fees · estimate
From USD 779
Fee period
Per employee / month
View company : Deel
What’s included in these fees?

Per employee, per month. The estimated total includes the management fee and uses USD 6,000 monthly payroll, with 2% FX and a 1% extras reserve unless confirmed terms differ. Teamed’s confirmed terms include no FX markup on payroll currency conversion. Salary, employer contributions and refundable deposits are separate. Providers have documented coverage and are ordered by overall score, then cost transparency and FX.

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What notice applies to indefinite monthly-paid employment in Saudi Arabia?

For an indefinite contract with monthly wages, the employer must give at least sixty days’ notice; an employee resigning must give at least thirty days.

Applies to: Saudi indefinite monthly-paid employment; do not apply automatically to foreign workers on fixed terms

For your hire: Contract type, grounds, indemnity, end-of-service benefit and final pay

Sources: Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development

What service-transfer route applies to a non-Saudi employee changing employers in Saudi Arabia?

HRSD provides a service for transferring non-Saudi employees between employers or establishments and lists a submitted contract as a requirement.

Applies to: Saudi service-transfer process; not a guarantee of eligibility, timing or EOR permissibility.

For your hire: Qiwa eligibility, worker response, employer compliance, permits, fees and contract terms

Sources: Saudi Ministry of Human Resources: worker service transfer

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