Remote’s guide to employing in

Jamaica
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Make employment in Jamaica easy. Let us handle payroll, benefits, taxes, compliance, and even stock options for your team in Jamaica, all in one easy-to-use platform.

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  • Capital City

    Kingston

  • Currency

    Jamaican dollar ($, JMD)

  • Languages

    English

  • Population size

    2,726,667

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Taxes in Jamaica

Learn how employment taxes and statutory fees affect your payroll and your employees’ paychecks in Jamaica.

Learn how employment taxes affect your payroll and your employees’ paychecks in Jamaica.

3%National Insurance Scheme (NIS) (up to a ceiling of 5,000,000 JMD per year)
3%National Housing Trust (NHT)
3.5%Education Tax
3%Human Employment and Resource Training (HEART)