Household staff in Bali: pay, agencies and what the law requires

This is not legal advice. Indonesia passed a new domestic worker law in 2026 and its detailed rules are still being written. Confirm your obligations with a licensed professional or the Ministry of Manpower before you sign a contract.

The numbers on this page come from two places. The law and the minimum wages come from the government. The pay ranges and fees come from what agencies publish on their own websites, read on 10 November 2026. We have not asked any agency for a price, and no agency has paid to appear here.

Key figures

• A villa housekeeper working full time, six days a week, is published at Rp3,000,000 to Rp5,000,000 net a month by one villa management company, last verified June 2026.
• A nanny or baby sitter is published at Rp3,000,000 to Rp4,500,000 a month by a Denpasar foundation (page last modified October 2025), and full-time nanny care from IDR 8,500,000 a month by one childcare service, as read on 10 November 2026.
• A gardener or a night guard is published at Rp2,500,000 to Rp4,000,000 net a month, and a villa attendant or butler at Rp3,500,000 to Rp6,500,000, by the same villa management company, last verified June 2026.
• The 2026 minimum wage, in force from 1 January 2026, is Rp3,791,002.57 a month in Badung, Rp3,499,878.78 in Denpasar and Rp3,207,459 for Bali province.
• Law No. 2 of 2026 on the Protection of Domestic Workers took effect on 30 April 2026. It gives domestic workers a right to agreed pay, a religious holiday allowance (THR) and health and employment social security.
• BPJS Ketenagakerjaan said in December 2025 that old-age savings, work accident and death cover for a domestic worker together cost about Rp36,800 a month.
• One Denpasar foundation publishes a one-time agency administration fee of Rp1,500,000 for a monthly worker used in Bali (page last modified October 2025).
• Our calculation: pay at the Badung 2026 minimum, plus THR spread over the year and BPJS, comes to about Rp4,293,719 a month.

Every published figure is in the price table above and in our Bali Price Index. If a manager runs your staff for you, see what villa management companies publish about their fees. Families hiring a nanny may also want our guides to international schools and hospitals and medical evacuation.

What does the law require when you employ household staff?

Since 30 April 2026, Indonesian law gives a domestic worker a right to agreed pay, a religious holiday allowance (THR), rest, healthy food, and health and employment social security. Indonesia's Law No. 2 of 2026 on the Protection of Domestic Workers was enacted on 30 April 2026 and took effect that day. Before it, domestic work was covered by a 2015 ministerial regulation (Permenaker No. 2 of 2015). That regulation is still listed as in force, and the new law keeps older rules on domestic workers where they do not conflict with it.

The 2026 law covers anyone paid to do household work in a home: cooking, washing and ironing, cleaning the house, tending the yard or garden, minding children, caring for someone who is sick, elderly or disabled, driving, looking after the house, caring for pets, or other household work you agree. A housekeeper, nanny, cook, gardener or driver working for your household falls under it.

What it sets out:

• Who can be hired. The worker must be at least 18, hold an electronic ID card (e-KTP) and have a health certificate from a health facility.
• Two types of worker. A full-time domestic worker works and lives in your home. A part-time domestic worker works at least two hours a day and lives elsewhere.
• Pay. Wages are what you and the worker agree. The law says a government regulation will set more detail on the amount and timing of pay.
• Holiday allowance. The worker has a right to a religious holiday allowance (THR), paid in money, in the amount and at the time you agree.
• Hours and rest. Working time must be humane: limited, reasonable and within the worker's physical and mental capacity. Rest includes breaks, daily and weekly rest, and rest before and after childbirth or miscarriage. Leave is as agreed. The law gives no fixed number of hours.
• Food and lodging. The worker has a right to healthy food, and a full-time worker to decent accommodation.
• Social security. The worker has a right to health and employment social security, under the existing laws on it. See below for who pays.
• Notice. A worker who resigns must tell you at least one month before stopping work.
• Registering. You must report a domestic worker living in your home to the head of your RT or RW, the neighbourhood unit.

The law requires all implementing regulations within one year of it taking effect, so by about April 2027. On 30 September 2026 the Ministry of Manpower said it was preparing a roadmap alongside drafting those rules. A search of the ministry's legal database on 10 November 2026 showed no implementing regulation yet.

What is the minimum wage in Bali in 2026?

The 2026 minimum wage is Rp3,791,002.57 a month in Badung and Rp3,207,459 a month for Bali province, in force from 1 January 2026. Bali's 2026 minimum wages, as announced by the Bali provincial manpower office and in force from 1 January 2026:

• Badung: Rp3,791,002.57 a month
• Denpasar: Rp3,499,878.78 a month
• Gianyar: Rp3,316,798.48 a month
• Tabanan: Rp3,287,678.87 a month
• Bali province (UMP): Rp3,207,459 a month. This is the figure for Bangli, Buleleng, Jembrana, Karangasem and Klungkung, which have no regency minimum of their own

The domestic worker law does not tie pay to these figures. It leaves pay to the agreement and to a regulation still to come. We show them as a reference point.

How much are household staff in Bali paid, by role?

Published monthly pay runs from Rp1,800,000 for a household assistant to Rp6,500,000 for a villa butler, with full-time nanny care from IDR 8,500,000 at one childcare service, as read on 10 November 2026. Agency figures are what each agency states on its own website, with the date we checked each one in the price table above. They are not quotes.

• Household assistant. A Denpasar foundation publishes Rp1,800,000 to Rp2,500,000 a month, and Rp2,200,000 to Rp2,700,000 for a maid who also minds children.
• Villa housekeeper. A villa management company publishes Rp3,000,000 to Rp5,000,000 net a month for full-time work six days a week, last verified June 2026.
• Nanny or babysitter. The Denpasar foundation publishes Rp3,000,000 to Rp4,500,000 a month for a baby sitter and Rp3,000,000 to Rp4,000,000 for a nanny for a child under five. One childcare service publishes full-time monthly nanny care from IDR 8,500,000; its page does not say what that price includes. Separately, Bali Nanny's published cost guide for families gives a typical base pay range of IDR 5,000,000 to IDR 9,000,000 a month for a live-in nanny. The guide presents this as a general range, not as its own fee, so it is not in our price table.
• Gardener. Rp2,500,000 to Rp4,000,000 at the villa management company.
• Pool attendant. Rp2,500,000 to Rp4,500,000 at the villa management company.
• Security or night guard. Rp2,500,000 to Rp4,000,000 at the villa management company.
• Villa attendant or butler. Rp3,500,000 to Rp6,500,000 at the villa management company.

The villa management company states that its ranges exclude THR, bonuses, service charges and BPJS. Each range describes a different arrangement, so compare like with like: live-in or live-out, local or foreign employer, the duties and the hours.

Do you have to pay THR to household staff?

Yes. The domestic worker law of 30 April 2026 and the 2015 regulation both require a religious holiday allowance (THR). The 2015 regulation says once a year. The 2026 law leaves the amount and date to your agreement.

For employees of companies, the Ministry of Manpower's 2026 circular (No. M/3/HK.04.00/III/2026) sets the usual yardstick:

• 12 months' continuous work or more: one month's wages.
• 1 month to under 12 months: months worked, divided by 12, times one month's wages.
• Paid at least 7 days before the religious holiday, in full, not in instalments.

That circular covers workers employed by companies, not households. For a household, the rule is whatever you agree in writing.

Who pays BPJS for a domestic worker?

Under the 2026 law the employer pays employment social security, and pays health contributions unless the worker qualifies as a government-subsidised member.

Health (BPJS Kesehatan). Under the 2026 law, a worker who qualifies as a government-subsidised member has contributions paid by the government. Otherwise the employer pays, as set in the agreement, with the RT or RW informed. BPJS Kesehatan publishes its self-paying rates as Rp150,000 a month for Class 1, Rp100,000 for Class 2 and Rp42,000 for Class 3 (Rp35,000 after a government subsidy of Rp7,000), per person. For wage earners it publishes a rate of 5% of monthly wages, 4% paid by the employer and 1% by the worker. Which route applies to a domestic worker is for the coming regulation; ask BPJS Kesehatan when you register.

Employment (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan). The 2026 law says the employer pays, and cover must include at least work accident and death benefits. BPJS Ketenagakerjaan says a domestic worker can be enrolled in its non-wage-earner scheme by the employer or the worker, and that old-age savings, work accident and death cover together cost about Rp36,800 a month.

What does one employee cost each month in full?

On our calculation, a worker paid the Badung 2026 minimum costs about Rp4,293,719 a month once THR and BPJS are added, and a butler paid Rp6,500,000 costs about Rp7,228,467. This is our calculation from the sourced figures above, not a published number. It assumes the worker has been with you a full year, gets one month's wages as THR, and is covered by BPJS Ketenagakerjaan at about Rp36,800 and BPJS Kesehatan Class 1 at Rp150,000.

Example 1: pay at the Badung 2026 minimum

• Monthly pay: Rp3,791,002.57
• THR spread over 12 months: Rp3,791,002.57 ÷ 12 = Rp315,917
• BPJS Ketenagakerjaan: Rp36,800
• BPJS Kesehatan, Class 1: Rp150,000
• Total: about Rp4,293,719 a month

Example 2: pay of Rp6,500,000, the top of one published butler range

• Monthly pay: Rp6,500,000
• THR spread over 12 months: Rp6,500,000 ÷ 12 = Rp541,667
• BPJS Ketenagakerjaan: Rp36,800
• BPJS Kesehatan, Class 1: Rp150,000
• Total: about Rp7,228,467 a month

If health cover is instead paid on the wage-earner basis, the employer's 4% share on the Badung minimum is about Rp151,640 a month, close to the Class 1 figure.

Not included: food and lodging for a live-in worker, which the law requires; overtime or bonuses you agree; and any agency fee.

What can agencies charge, and what goes in the contract?

Under the 2026 law a placement company may charge the employer a service fee after placement and may not charge the worker anything. One Denpasar foundation publishes a one-time fee of Rp1,500,000 (page last modified October 2025).

What agencies may charge. Under the 2026 law a placement company may charge the employer a service fee after placement, covering administration, accommodation and transport. It may not charge the worker anything, cut the worker's wages, or hold the worker's original documents. It must give you a stamped written statement of the worker's qualifications and provide a replacement as set in your placement agreement. Agencies that are not yet licensed or compliant have until 30 April 2027 to comply.

What a Bali agency publishes. A Denpasar foundation publishes a one-time administration fee of Rp1,500,000 for a monthly worker used in Bali, and Rp1,800,000 for use outside Bali. It says the first month's wages are paid to the foundation when you collect the worker. It offers one replacement if the worker is unsuitable within three months, or half the fee back if you do not take a replacement.

The contract. If you hire through an agency, the 2026 law makes the agency part of the work contract, which is made in two stamped copies, with copies to the agency and the RT or RW. If you hire directly, you may put your agreement in a written contract. A written contract is in Indonesian, and the law lists what it must contain at least: both parties, the workplace address, start date and length, the work, rights and duties, conditions, the amount and method of pay, place and date, and signatures or thumbprints. Changes must be in writing and agreed by both sides.

Common questions

How much does a nanny cost in Bali per month?

A Denpasar foundation publishes monthly pay of Rp3,000,000 to Rp4,500,000 for a baby sitter and Rp3,000,000 to Rp4,000,000 for a nanny for a child under five, on a page last modified in October 2025. One childcare service publishes full-time monthly nanny care from IDR 8,500,000, as read on 10 November 2026. These are published figures, not quotes, and each describes a different arrangement.

How much does a housekeeper cost in Bali?

A villa management company publishes Rp3,000,000 to Rp5,000,000 net a month for a villa housekeeper working full time, six days a week, last verified June 2026. A Denpasar foundation publishes Rp1,800,000 to Rp2,500,000 a month for a household assistant (asisten rumah tangga, or ART), on a page last modified in October 2025. The villa management company states that its ranges exclude THR, bonuses, service charges and BPJS.

How much do a gardener, pool attendant and security guard cost in Bali?

One villa management company publishes net monthly pay, last verified June 2026, of Rp2,500,000 to Rp4,000,000 for a gardener, Rp2,500,000 to Rp4,500,000 for a pool attendant or technician, and Rp2,500,000 to Rp4,000,000 for a night guard or security. It states that these ranges exclude THR, bonuses, service charges and BPJS. They are published figures, not quotes.

Does the minimum wage apply to household staff in Bali?

The domestic worker law of 30 April 2026 says wages are paid in the amount agreed between employer and worker, and that a government regulation will set more detail. We give the minimum wage as a reference point only: the 2026 minimum wage is Rp3,791,002.57 a month in Badung, Rp3,499,878.78 in Denpasar, Rp3,316,798.48 in Gianyar and Rp3,287,678.87 in Tabanan. This is not legal advice.

Do I have to pay THR to my housekeeper or nanny?

Yes. Law No. 2 of 2026, in force since 30 April 2026, gives a domestic worker a right to a religious holiday allowance (THR), paid in money, in the amount and at the time you agree. For company employees, the Ministry of Manpower's March 2026 circular sets one month's wages after 12 months' continuous work. That circular covers workers employed by companies, not households. This is not legal advice.

Do I have to register household staff with BPJS?

Law No. 2 of 2026 gives a domestic worker a right to health and employment social security. The employer pays employment contributions, and pays health contributions unless the worker qualifies as a government-subsidised member. BPJS Ketenagakerjaan said in December 2025 that the worker can be enrolled in its non-wage-earner scheme for about Rp36,800 a month. Detailed rules are still to come, so confirm with BPJS. This is not legal advice.

Do I need a written contract with household staff?

If you hire through an agency, Law No. 2 of 2026 makes the agency part of the work contract, which is made in two stamped copies. If you hire directly, the law says you may put the agreement in a written contract. A written contract is in Indonesian and states at least the parties, the workplace, the start date and length, the work, and the amount and method of pay.

How much do staff agencies in Bali charge?

One Denpasar foundation publishes a one-time administration fee of Rp1,500,000 for a monthly worker used in Bali by an employer living in Indonesia, on a page last modified in October 2025. It offers one replacement if the worker is unsuitable within three months, or half the fee back. Under Law No. 2 of 2026, a placement company may charge the employer a service fee after placement and may not charge the worker anything.

Questions to ask before you pay

1. Does the agency hold a business licence as a domestic worker placement company (P3RT), or is it within the one-year period to get one?
2. Is the fee one time, and what exactly does it cover? Is it refundable, and on what terms?
3. Is the first month's wages paid to the agency or to the worker, and when does the worker receive it?
4. What replacement or refund do you get if the worker leaves or is unsuitable, and for how long?
5. Is the monthly figure the worker's own pay, or a price that includes the agency's margin?
6. Is the pay quoted net, and does it include THR, BPJS, meals or lodging?
7. Who will register the worker with BPJS Kesehatan and BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, and in which scheme?
8. What are the agreed hours, days off, annual leave and THR amount, and are they written into the contract?
9. Does the worker have an e-KTP and a health certificate, and are they at least 18?
10. Who reports the worker to the RT or RW, and who holds a copy of the contract?

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