Employer of Record services in Egypt for Saudi companies. Vision 2030 aligned, no Saudization impact, no Egyptian tax exposure, full Labor Law 14/2025 compliance — your Egyptian engineers join your Riyadh team in under 2 weeks, supporting your Vision 2030 ambitions without the salary pressure of the Riyadh tech market.
Saudi tech salaries doubled in three years. Vision 2030 turned Riyadh into a global headhunting target. Meanwhile, Egyptian engineers with identical skill sets cost ~30% of Saudi rates, sit in a +0 or +1 timezone, and require no Saudization or visa overhead. The arbitrage is real, and the operational maturity now exists to capture it cleanly.
Senior Saudi developer all-in: SAR 25,000–35,000/month. Same seniority via WEM EOR: SAR 5,300–8,300/month. Across a 10-person team, that's SAR 200K–280K saved per month.
Avoid the SAR 100,000+ entity setup, Iqama complications, local sponsor requirements, and 6-9 month entity setup timeline. WEM employs in Egypt; you invoice in SAR or USD.
EOR hires don't count toward your Nitaqat ratio either way — they're employees of WEM in Egypt, not your Saudi entity. Scale globally without affecting your Saudization score.
Cairo is 1 hour behind Riyadh. Standups, sprint planning, and Slack work in real time — no async-only constraints. Same Sun-Thu workweek.
Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 prioritises knowledge economy growth, digital transformation, and NEOM/SEZ scaling. WEM helps Saudi companies achieve targets without the runaway salary inflation of the Riyadh market.
Multiple daily Riyadh-Cairo and Jeddah-Cairo direct flights on Saudia and EgyptAir. Quarterly all-hands, training sprints, or critical project work in Riyadh are straightforward — business visit visa is quick.
All figures are 2026 market benchmarks. Saudi figures are local-hire fully-loaded cost (gross salary + GOSI + housing allowance). Egypt figures via WEM = total cost to your business (employee gross + employer NOSI + EOR fee + Egyptian Tax Authority compliance + IP and NDA legal documents). Conversion at USD/SAR 3.75.
| Role | Riyadh (local) | Cairo via WEM | Saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Backend Dev | SAR 25,000–35,000 | SAR 5,500–8,500 | ~70% |
| Senior Frontend Dev | SAR 22,000–32,000 | SAR 5,000–7,500 | ~70% |
| Mobile Developer | SAR 23,000–33,000 | SAR 5,200–8,000 | ~70% |
| Data Scientist | SAR 26,000–38,000 | SAR 6,000–9,500 | ~70% |
| Engineering Manager | SAR 38,000–52,000 | SAR 10,000–15,000 | ~70% |
| Senior Accountant (CPA/CMA) | SAR 18,000–25,000 | SAR 5,500–7,500 | ~68% |
| Finance Manager | SAR 28,000–40,000 | SAR 8,000–12,000 | ~70% |
| IFRS Specialist | SAR 20,000–28,000 | SAR 6,500–9,000 | ~68% |
| HR Manager | SAR 20,000–28,000 | SAR 6,000–8,500 | ~69% |
| Junior Dev (1–2y) | SAR 10,000–15,000 | SAR 2,200–3,800 | ~75% |
For a team of 10 senior engineers, this means SAR 200,000–280,000/month saved (SAR 2.4–3.4 million/year).
Engineering and compliance hiring for SAMA-regulated entities. We provide segregation-of-duties documentation for SAMA inspection requirements.
Finance, accounting, and back-office support for Aramco contractors, SABIC affiliates, and Vision 2030 mega-projects. IFRS-trained CAs for upstream/downstream reporting.
Series A–C companies scaling product, engineering, and finance functions without the inflated Riyadh 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 Riyadh cost premium.
Egyptian CAs available for audit support, IFRS implementation, and Zakat/VAT advisory — particularly useful for Big-Four affiliate offices in KSA.
30-min scoping: roles, seniority, target start date.
MSA + NDA executed. SAR or USD invoicing.
3–5 pre-vetted candidates per role within 7–14 days.
Employee onboarded, in your Slack, attending your standup.
Get a scoped proposal within 24 hours. We're currently onboarding the first 10 Saudi clients of our Founding Cohort with preferential pricing.
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