Employer of Record services in Egypt for Doha, Lusail, and QFC-licensed Qatari companies. Structured to mitigate Permanent Establishment risk, with no Qatarization impact, no QFC entity required, and employment contracts issued under Egyptian Labour Law 14/2025 — your Egyptian team joins your Doha operation in support of your Vision 2030 ambitions.
Doha's high salary bands and Qatarization quotas make scaling specialised teams costly and slow. Add the QFC entity setup costs and the operational overhead of work visas and Kafala compliance, and the case for Egypt EOR becomes compelling — especially for engineering, accounting, and back-office functions where on-site presence in Doha is not essential.
Senior developer, fully-loaded local cost in Doha: QAR 28,000–42,000/month. Model the Egypt equivalent for your exact role in the cost calculator.
Avoid QFC setup costs, annual licensing fees, local sponsor requirements, and a multi-month entity setup timeline. WEM employs in Egypt; you invoice in QAR or USD.
Qatar's localization rules (especially in banking, energy, and government contracts) require minimum Qatari employee ratios. EOR hires sit outside this calculation — they're WEM employees in Egypt, not your Qatari payroll.
Cairo (GMT+2) and Doha (GMT+3) — only 1 hour difference. Standups, sprint reviews, and Slack work without async overhead. Both observe Sun-Thu workweek.
Qatar's National Vision 2030 prioritises knowledge economy growth and tech transformation. WEM helps Qatari companies achieve scale targets without the salary pressure of the Doha market.
Multiple daily Doha–Cairo direct flights on Qatar Airways and EgyptAir. Quarterly all-hands, training sprints, or critical project work in Doha are straightforward — no visa hassles for short trips.
Figures in QAR. Qatar costs include gross salary + standard employment package (housing allowance, transport, end-of-service gratuity, mandatory medical). Egypt via WEM includes total cost to you (employee gross + employer NOSI + EOR fee). Conversion at USD/QAR 3.64.
| Role | Doha (local) |
|---|---|
| Senior Backend Dev | QAR 28,000–38,000 |
| Senior Frontend Dev | QAR 25,000–35,000 |
| Mobile Developer | QAR 26,000–36,000 |
| Data Scientist | QAR 30,000–42,000 |
| Engineering Manager | QAR 42,000–55,000 |
| Senior Accountant (CPA) | QAR 18,000–26,000 |
| Finance Manager | QAR 30,000–42,000 |
| IFRS Specialist | QAR 22,000–32,000 |
| HR Manager | QAR 22,000–32,000 |
| Junior Dev (1–2y) | QAR 12,000–18,000 |
Model the Egypt equivalent for any of these roles — including statutory employer cost — in the WEM cost calculator →
Model the same team for your exact roles in the cost calculator.
Engineering and compliance hiring for QFC-licensed entities. We provide segregation-of-duties documentation for QFC Regulatory Authority compliance.
Finance, accounting, and back-office support for QatarEnergy contractors and Vision 2030 infrastructure projects. IFRS-trained CAs for upstream/downstream reporting.
Series A–C companies scaling product, engineering, and finance functions without the inflated Doha salary market.
Back-office finance, accounting, and audit teams hired through WEM with full IFRS-trained Egyptian CAs.
Customer support (Arabic-first), operations, and finance scaling without the Doha cost premium.
Egyptian CAs available for audit support, IFRS implementation, and tax advisory — particularly useful for Big-Four affiliate offices.
30-min scoping: roles, seniority, target start date.
MSA + NDA + DPA executed. QAR or USD invoicing.
You can bring your own candidate. Where optional sourcing support is separately agreed, WEM presents pre-vetted candidates; timelines are confirmed case by case.
Employee onboarded, in your Slack, attending your standup.
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