Employer of Record (EOR) Cost Calculator
Hiring internationally without setting up an entity? Employer of Record (EOR) services like Deel, Remote, and Rippling let you employ workers in 150+ countries. Calculate the fully-loaded cost.
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An Employer of Record (EOR) is a third-party service that legally employs your international hires on your behalf. You pay the EOR; they handle local payroll, taxes, benefits, and employment compliance. Cost = gross salary + employer tax (varies wildly by country) + EOR fee (~$400–$700/month or 8–12% of salary).
Country Variance in Employer Tax
Total employer tax (social security, health, unemployment, etc.) varies massively: France 42%, Brazil 38%, Spain 32%, Mexico 30%, Philippines 22%, Germany 22%, India 16%, UK 15%, Canada 12%. A $80K hire in France costs $114K+ before EOR fee; the same hire in India costs $93K.
EOR vs Own Entity
EOR makes sense for 1–4 hires per country — fast setup, no entity overhead, employee gets local benefits. Once you have 5+ hires in a country, opening your own legal entity is typically cheaper long-term: EOR fees scale linearly per employee; entity costs are roughly fixed annual overhead.
Top EOR Providers (2026)
Deel, Remote, Rippling EOR, Velocity Global, Globalization Partners (G-P), Papaya Global. Pricing ranges $349–$699/month per employee, with volume discounts. Some charge a percentage of gross instead of fixed fee. Compare both — at higher salaries (>$80K), fixed-fee providers are much cheaper than percentage-based.
Last updated May 2026. Sources: Deel Country Pricing, Remote.com Country Guides.