Employer of Record services in Egypt for Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and free-zone UAE companies. Structured to mitigate Permanent Establishment risk, with no Emiratization impact, a Data Processing Agreement covering cross-border data flows, and employment contracts issued under Egyptian Labour Law 14/2025 — your Egyptian team joins your Dubai operation without the rising salary pressure of the local Dubai market.
UAE corporate tax (9% from 2024) has changed the math. Combined with rising Dubai salaries and tight Emiratization quotas for certain sectors, expanding your team via Egypt EOR is cleaner than opening a DIFC/ADGM branch or fighting for senior talent in the local Dubai market. The arbitrage works at every seniority level.
Senior developer, fully-loaded local cost in Dubai: AED 35,000–48,000/month. Model the Egypt equivalent for your exact role in the cost calculator.
Avoid annual free-zone fees per employee, local sponsor requirements, and a multi-month entity-setup timeline. WEM employs in Egypt; you invoice in AED or USD.
UAE companies under Emiratization (Nafis) need to hit specific Emirati hiring ratios. EOR hires sit outside this calculation — they're employees of WEM in Egypt, not your UAE entity.
Cairo is 1 hour behind UAE. Both operate Mon–Fri (UAE shifted in 2022). Standups, sprint planning, and Slack work without async friction.
Egypt's Data Protection Law 151/2020 and UAE's PDPL share core principles. We establish a Data Processing Agreement covering cross-border data flows, breach notification, and right-to-erasure procedures.
Multiple daily Dubai–Cairo and Abu Dhabi–Cairo direct flights. Quarterly all-hands, training, or critical project sprints are straightforward to organise.
Figures in AED. UAE costs include gross salary + standard employment package (housing, transport, end-of-service). Egypt via WEM includes total cost to you (employee gross + employer NOSI + EOR fee). Conversion at USD/AED 3.67.
| Role | Dubai (local) |
|---|---|
| Senior Backend Dev | AED 35,000–48,000 |
| Senior Frontend Dev | AED 32,000–45,000 |
| Mobile Developer | AED 33,000–46,000 |
| Data Scientist | AED 38,000–52,000 |
| Engineering Manager | AED 52,000–70,000 |
| Senior Accountant (CPA) | AED 22,000–32,000 |
| Finance Manager | AED 38,000–55,000 |
| IFRS Specialist | AED 28,000–40,000 |
| HR Manager | AED 28,000–40,000 |
| Junior Dev (1–2y) | AED 14,000–22,000 |
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 FCA/FSRA-regulated entities. We provide segregation-of-duties documentation for your regulator.
Series A–C companies scaling product, engineering, and finance functions without local salary inflation.
Back-office finance, accounting, and audit teams hired through WEM with full IFRS-trained CAs.
Customer support (Arabic-first), operations, and finance scaling without burning AED on local hires.
Big-Four-alumni Egyptian CAs available for audit support, IFRS implementation, and VAT advisory.
Arabic content production, video editing, social media, and creative roles at a fraction of Dubai rates.
30-min scoping: roles, seniority, target start date.
MSA + NDA + DPA executed. AED 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.
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