Oman Employee Cost Calculator (2026)
An expatriate employee in Oman costs the salary plus 3% Social Protection Fund contributions (work injury, maternity, sick leave), end-of-service gratuity building up at one month of basic wage a year, visa and health costs, and hiring. Omani staff carry 14.5% in employer contributions instead. An OMR 800-a-month expatriate clerk with OMR 500 basic costs about OMR 11,800 a year.
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Employer costs in Oman
| Omani staff | Employer 14.5%: pension 11% and work injury 1% on pay up to OMR 3,000 a month, job security 0.5%, maternity and paternity 1%, sick leave 1% (Social Protection Law, Royal Decree 52/2023) |
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| Expatriate staff | Employer 3%: work injury 1%, maternity and paternity 1%, sick leave 1% |
| End-of-service gratuity (expatriates) | At least one month of last basic wage per year of service (Labour Law, Royal Decree 53/2023, Article 61) |
| Savings system | Will replace gratuity with 9% of basic wage a month paid into the Fund; start date not yet fixed, no later than 19 July 2027 |
| Visa and health insurance | Defaults OMR 200 and OMR 150 a year (estimates, editable) |
| Paid leave | 30 days a year plus about 11 public holidays |
Worked example
An expatriate clerk on OMR 800 a month with OMR 500 basic: salary OMR 9,600, Social Protection Fund OMR 288, gratuity build-up OMR 500, health insurance OMR 150, visa OMR 200, laptop and software about OMR 400, hiring spread over 3 years OMR 640. Total about OMR 11,800 a year, 1.23 times the salary. An Omani on the same pay costs about OMR 12,180 with OMR 1,392 in Fund contributions.
What counts in the true cost of an employee
Salary is only the start. The calculator adds what the law makes the employer pay (social security, pension, unemployment insurance, end-of-service build-up), what the job needs (health insurance, visas, a laptop and software), and what staff turnover costs (advertising, interviews, training and lost output each time someone leaves, spread over the years an employee usually stays). Dividing by the days actually worked gives the cost of one productive hour.
The automation saving, explained
Most office roles are partly routine: typing data in, chasing replies, matching payments, compiling reports. The calculator takes the share of the role you set as routine and compares what that part costs with an AI worker doing it: a one-time build and a monthly fee (AiStaffo's starting price, editable under "Assumptions"). The person keeps the judgement work; the routine part stops costing a salary. Book a free automation audit and we will measure the routine share of your own roles.
Please note: rates are as checked on 21 October 2026 from official and reputable sources; amounts marked as defaults are typical estimates you can change. The automation figures are illustrations based on the assumptions shown, not a promise of savings; AiStaffo prices are set in a written quote. This is a planning guide, not tax or legal advice.
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