EOR Pricing Comparison: What an Employer of Record Costs
An Employer of Record (EOR) legally employs your workers in a country where you don't have your own entity — running local payroll, taxes, statutory benefits, and employment compliance — so you can hire abroad in days instead of setting up a foreign entity.
How EOR pricing works
You direct the worker's day-to-day work; the EOR owns the legal-employer responsibilities — payroll, tax withholding, statutory benefits, and employment-law compliance — which otherwise take months and tens of thousands of dollars in entity setup.
How EORs charge: most use a flat fee per employee per month — usually $199–$1,000, most commonly $499–$699 — on top of the employee's actual salary and statutory costs, which makes the cost predictable regardless of salary. A minority charge a percentage of salary (typically 10–20%), shown in purple in the table. Adjacent products are priced separately: contractor management and contractor of record (per contractor/month), global payroll (per employee/month, when you already have a local entity), and US PEO.
Compare 32 providers below. Each cell is the provider's lowest published starting rate for that product and links to its source, verified as of Jul 2026. Prices change and vary by country — confirm current pricing for your specific markets and headcount.
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EOR pricing typically runs from about $199 to $1,000 per employee per month, most commonly in the $499–$699 range, on top of the employee's actual salary and statutory costs. A few providers charge a percentage of salary (often 10–20%) instead of a flat fee. The table below shows real, sourced starting prices per provider.
Is EOR pricing a flat fee or a percentage of salary?
Most EOR providers charge a flat fee per employee per month, which makes costs predictable regardless of salary. A minority charge a percentage of salary (typically 10–20%), which can be cheaper for low salaries and more expensive for high ones. Flat-fee pricing dominates the market.
What is included in the EOR price?
The EOR fee generally covers compliant local employment, payroll processing, tax withholding and remittance, statutory benefits administration, and employment-law compliance. The employee's actual salary and mandatory employer contributions are passed through on top of the fee. Watch for extras such as onboarding/offboarding fees, deposits, or FX margin.
Why do EOR prices vary by country?
Statutory benefits, employer taxes, and compliance complexity differ by country, so many providers quote a "starting from" price and adjust per market. Owned-entity coverage in your specific country matters more than a provider's headline country count.
