diff --git a/frontend/src/components/EmployeeList.tsx b/frontend/src/components/EmployeeList.tsx
index 9167749..2b92767 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/EmployeeList.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/EmployeeList.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ interface Employee {
 
 interface EmployeeListProps {
   employees: Employee[];
+  isLoading?: boolean;
   onEmployeeClick?: (employee: Employee) => void;
   onAddEmployee: (employee: Employee) => void;
   onEditEmployee?: (employee: Employee) => void;
@@ -27,8 +28,49 @@ interface EmployeeListProps {
   onUpdateEmployeeImage?: (id: string, imageUrl: string) => void;
 }
 
+const SKELETON_ROW_COUNT = 5;
+
+const EmployeeSkeletonRow: React.FC = () => (
+  <tr className="animate-pulse border-b border-gray-200/20">
+    {/* Name column */}
+    <td className="p-6">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+        <div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full bg-gray-300/30 shrink-0" />
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5 flex-1 min-w-0">
+          <div className="h-2.5 rounded bg-gray-300/30 w-3/4" />
+          <div className="h-2 rounded bg-gray-300/20 w-1/2" />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </td>
+    {/* Role */}
+    <td className="p-6">
+      <div className="h-2.5 rounded bg-gray-300/30 w-2/3" />
+    </td>
+    {/* Wallet */}
+    <td className="p-6">
+      <div className="h-2.5 rounded bg-gray-300/20 w-3/4 font-mono" />
+    </td>
+    {/* Salary */}
+    <td className="p-6">
+      <div className="h-2.5 rounded bg-gray-300/30 w-1/2" />
+    </td>
+    {/* Status */}
+    <td className="p-6">
+      <div className="h-5 rounded-full bg-gray-300/20 w-16" />
+    </td>
+    {/* Actions */}
+    <td className="p-6">
+      <div className="flex gap-2">
+        <div className="w-5 h-5 rounded bg-gray-300/20" />
+        <div className="w-5 h-5 rounded bg-gray-300/20" />
+      </div>
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+);
+
 export const EmployeeList: React.FC<EmployeeListProps> = ({
   employees,
+  isLoading = false,
   onAddEmployee,
   onEditEmployee,
   onRemoveEmployee,
@@ -212,7 +254,11 @@ export const EmployeeList: React.FC<EmployeeListProps> = ({
           </tr>
         </thead>
         <tbody className="divide-y divide-gray-200">
-          {sortedEmployees.length === 0 ? (
+          {isLoading ? (
+            Array.from({ length: SKELETON_ROW_COUNT }, (_, i) => (
+              <EmployeeSkeletonRow key={i} />
+            ))
+          ) : sortedEmployees.length === 0 ? (
             <tr>
               <td colSpan={6} className="p-6 text-center text-gray-500">
                 {debouncedSearch ? `No employees match "${debouncedSearch}"` : 'No employees found'}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/__tests__/EmployeeList.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/__tests__/EmployeeList.test.tsx
index 022464a..ad7a294 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/__tests__/EmployeeList.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/__tests__/EmployeeList.test.tsx
@@ -40,4 +40,24 @@ describe('EmployeeList', () => {
     expect(email).toHaveAttribute('title', employee.email);
     expect(email.className).toContain('truncate');
   });
+
+  test('renders skeleton rows and hides employee data while loading', () => {
+    render(<EmployeeList employees={[employee]} isLoading onAddEmployee={vi.fn()} />);
+
+    // Employee data must not be visible during loading
+    expect(screen.queryByLabelText(`Employee name: ${employee.name}`)).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByLabelText(`Employee email: ${employee.email}`)).toBeNull();
+
+    // Skeleton rows are rendered with pulse animation
+    const rows = document.querySelectorAll('tbody tr');
+    expect(rows.length).toBe(5);
+    rows.forEach((row) => {
+      expect(row.className).toContain('animate-pulse');
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('renders empty state message when not loading and no employees exist', () => {
+    render(<EmployeeList employees={[]} isLoading={false} onAddEmployee={vi.fn()} />);
+    expect(screen.getByText('No employees found')).toBeTruthy();
+  });
 });