Hire and pay employees in
Namibia, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Namibia. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries.

The average onboarding time frame in Namibia is 2 days with Deel.

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Currency

Namibian Dollar

Capital

Windhoek

Official Language

English

Payroll Cycle

Monthly

Onboard, pay and manage employees in Namibia with Deel.

Usually, to hire in Namibia, your business needs an entity. That means a local office, an address registered as a subsidiary, and an account with a local bank. All of this, plus navigating regional benefits, payroll, tax, and HR laws, can take months.

Deel lets you hire employees in Namibia quickly, easily, and compliantly. We even automate tax document collection, payroll, benefits, and more. For your existing direct employees, we can manage your entire payroll operation from end-to-end.

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All the necessary benefits for Namibia
built right in

Deel allows you to provide localized benefits for employees in Namibia within minutes. All in one manageable online dashboard.

  • Workers Compensation Insurance
  • Private Healthcare - Unisure (optional)

Our quickstart guide to hiring in Namibia

Navigate the tabs below to learn everything you need to know about hiring an employee in Namibia

Pay & Tax Leave Policy Termination Statutory time off Onboarding Additional info

Minimum Wage Requirements

There is no minimum wage by law in Namibia.

Individual Income Tax

The individual income tax ranges from 0% to 37%. Income tax is calculated according to progressive rates. Multiple additional factors may impact overall rates, such as household status and the number of children.

Payroll Cost

The employer cost is generally estimated at 2.9% of the employee salary.

  • Social Security* - 0.90%
  • Workman’s compensation - 1.0%
  • VET (Vocational Education and Training) Levy - 1.0%

*The maximum salary for the calculation of the Social Security contribution is NAD 9,000

These costs are provided as estimates and are intended solely for general informational purposes. To fully comprehend all associated costs and fees related to the terms of any employment agreement for this country, please contact our Sales team for a quote.

Overtime Pay & Maximum Hours

Standard working hours are 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week. The standard work week is from Monday to Friday.
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Hiring in Namibia, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Namibia with our EOR solution. If you have an entity, our Global Payroll solution takes care of payroll and compliance for your direct employees. Our 250+ in-house experts handle everything from managing local laws, complex tax systems, or your payroll in Namibia and 150+ countries.

Group (8)

Starting at 599 USD

Management fee

Group (9)

2.9%

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*of employee salary

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