Remote-team / digital-nomad base
Bali (Denpasar)
Framed here as a base for remote team members and digital nomads, not as a delivery entity location. Read the visa section first: most entry visas do not allow work.
Bali is covered as a remote-team / digital-nomad base, not as a place to set up an entity. Cost and setup sections below are for reference.
Visa reality
Remote-worker visa
E33G Remote Worker visa: for foreigners employed by a company outside Indonesia, earning at least US$60,000 a year. Holders may not take Indonesian employment or sell to Indonesian customers. Stay of up to 1 year.
Working for a local employer (work KITAS)
Working for an Indonesian employer needs a work visa/KITAS (E23) sponsored by an Indonesian entity with an approved foreign-worker plan (RPTKA). Details pending verification against an official Immigration/Kemnaker page.
Tourist and visa-on-arrival entries do not permit work, including remote work for Indonesian clients.
Minimum wage
Rp3,499,879/month (UMK Denpasar)
Effective 1 Jan 2026 (Governor's Decree 1021/03-M/HK/2025; exact figure Rp3,499,878.78). Bali provincial UMP is Rp3,207,459 (Kepgub 1011/03-M/HK/2025). Other regencies (e.g. Badung) set their own UMK.
Employer contributions
BPJS Ketenagakerjaan – Old-age savings (JHT)
Employer 3.7% / employee 2% of basic salary plus fixed allowances
Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries – IndonesiaLast checked Oct 2026BPJS Ketenagakerjaan – Death insurance (JKM)
Employer 0.3%
Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries – IndonesiaLast checked Oct 2026BPJS Ketenagakerjaan – Work accident (JKK)
Employer 0.24%–1.74% depending on risk class
Calculator uses the lowest (office) risk class, 0.24%.
Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries – IndonesiaLast checked Oct 2026BPJS Ketenagakerjaan – Pension (JP)
Employer 2% / employee 1%, wage cap Rp11,086,300 from 1 Mar 2026
Cap is adjusted annually in line with GDP growth (previously Rp10,547,400). BPJS Ketenagakerjaan's own website still showed the older cap when last checked.
Source: ANTARA News – BPJS Ketenagakerjaan pension wage cap from March 2026Last checked Oct 2026BPJS Kesehatan (health)
Employer 4% / employee 1%, wage cap Rp12,000,000/month
Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries – IndonesiaLast checked Oct 2026
THR (religious holiday allowance)
THR: one month's wages after 12 months' service (pro-rated from 1 month), paid at least 7 days before the employee's religious holiday
2026 circular: https://jdih.kemnaker.go.id/peraturan/detail/2983/surat-edaran-menteri-ketenagakerjaan-nomor-3-tahun-2026
Internet
Ookla Speedtest Global Index
Country median (Aug 2026): fixed 51.40 Mbps down / 36.23 up; mobile 66.34 Mbps down / 19.80 up
Country-level median, not city-specific.
Public holidays 2026
17 national holidays + 8 collective leave days (cuti bersama) in 2026 under the Joint Ministerial Decree (SKB 3 Menteri)
Regular holidays
- 1 Jan – New Year
- 16 Jan – Isra Mi'raj
- 17 Feb – Chinese New Year
- 19 Mar – Nyepi (Balinese New Year)
- 21–22 Mar – Idul Fitri
- 3 Apr – Good Friday
- 5 Apr – Easter
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 14 May – Ascension of Jesus
- 27 May – Idul Adha
- 31 May – Vesak
- 1 Jun – Pancasila Day
- 16 Jun – Islamic New Year
- 17 Aug – Independence Day
- 25 Aug – Prophet's Birthday
- 25 Dec – Christmas
Collective leave days (cuti bersama)
- Cuti bersama: 16 Feb, 18 Mar, 20 Mar, 23–24 Mar, 15 May, 28 May, 24 Dec
Power
Awaiting firsthand field notes and an official grid-reliability source.
Entity setup basics
A foreign-owned company (PT PMA) is licensed through the OSS system. It needs minimum paid-up capital of IDR 2.5 billion and an investment plan above IDR 10 billion per business line (KBLI) and location, excluding land and buildings, with some sector exceptions.
Typical steps
- Deed of establishment and Ministry of Law approval
- OSS-RBA registration and business ID (NIB)
- Tax ID (NPWP)
- BPJS Ketenagakerjaan and BPJS Kesehatan registration
- RPTKA and work permits (KITAS) for foreign staff
Timeline and cost
Realistic timeline and cost to come from field notes.
EOR / payroll coverage
| Provider | EOR status | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Deel | Listed | Provider page |
| Remote | Listed | Provider page |
| Multiplier | Listed | Provider page |
Based on each provider's public country page. Confirm coverage, pricing and entity model directly before signing. No affiliate links.
Last checked Oct 2026Pay by role
Pay-by-role data will come from Gregory Dunham's field notes. Until then, enter your own salary in the calculator.
Field notes from Gregory Dunham – coming soon
Firsthand operator observations, kept separate from official data.
Coming soon — firsthand notes from Gregory Dunham on:
- Typical monthly pay by role
- Real-world power reliability and backup needs
- Real-world internet: providers, redundancy, outages
- Entity setup pitfalls and realistic timelines