76 countries · 14 providers · prices checked 21 Sept–12 Oct 2026
Employer of Record cost calculator & comparison The real cost of
hiring abroad.
Statutory employer charges from each country's own authorities, the price each provider publishes where it publishes one, on one ledger. Compare the monthly total before you book a demo.
Employer charges: national tax and social-security sources, reviewed per country · Provider fees: their pricing pages, checked 21 Sept–12 Oct 2026 · Methodology
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≈ INR 2,875,046 gross / year · INR at ECB reference rate, 30 Sept 2026
| Per employee | Rate | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| Gross salary | $2,500 | |
| EPF employer contribution (Employees' Provident Fund) capped | 3.67% | $10 |
| EPS employer contribution (Employees' Pension Scheme) capped | 8.33% | $22 |
| EDLI employer contribution (Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance) capped | 0.50% | $1 |
| EPF administrative charges (employer-borne) capped | 0.50% | $1 |
| ESIC employer contribution (Employees' State Insurance) n/a | — | — |
| Gratuity accrual (Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 / Code on Social Security, 2020) of basic | 4.81% | $60 |
| Employer on-cost | at least +3.8% | $94 |
| Cost of employment, before EOR fee | $2,594 |
$2,793/ month · 1 employee
- Fee / mo
- from $199
- Per year
- $33,516
- Fee share
- 7.1%
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Get a RemoFirst quote$3,093/ month · 1 employee
- Fee / mo
- from $499
- Per year
- $37,116
- Fee share
- 16.1%
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Get a Papaya quote$3,193/ month · 1 employee
- Fee / mo
- from $599
- Per year
- $38,316
- Fee share
- 18.8%
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Get a Deel quoteEmployer charges from official sources; provider fees are list prices on the dates shown; deposits, FX margins and add-ons are not included. Not legal or tax advice. Methodology
Why this engine exists
The $199–$699 on a pricing page is never the cost of the hire.
In Brazil, statutory employer charges add 51% on top of gross salary. In Armenia, 0%. Then comes the provider's fee, sometimes a deposit, sometimes an FX margin. Most comparison pages stop at the fee. This one starts there.
Every number carries a source and a date.
| Series | Count | Where it comes from | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory employer contributions | 76 countries | National tax and social-security authorities; secondary sources are flagged line by line | 2026-09-02 to 2026-10-13 |
| Provider list prices | 14 providers | Each provider's own pricing page, read in full (12 print a price, the others quote) | 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-12 |
| Deposits, minimums, FX terms | 14 providers | Pricing-page FAQs; "not stated" when a provider does not publish it | 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-12 |
| Exchange rates | 59 currencies | European Central Bank reference rates re-based on USD; currencies pegged to the dollar at the parity their own central bank publishes; the rest at the European Commission's monthly accounting rate | 2026-09-30 |
| Pricing changes | 3 logged | Public change log, one entry per detected change | since 2026-09-02 |
No testimonials, no client logos, no "trusted by". The proof is that you can click every source and check every date. When we cannot verify a figure on an official page, the line says so.
Where you can hire, and what a hire really costs there.
76 countries published so far, in order of search demand. Each page carries its own ledger, provider table and sources.
Two providers, one scenario, one verdict.
A comparison is only useful once the hire is priced the same way through both providers. The block on the right runs 3 hires in Mexico at $36,000 through Deel and Remote: same salary, same statutory charges, each provider's own published fee.
The difference is rarely the fee alone. Deposits, billing terms and what else you need on the platform decide it, so the verdict names the situation each provider fits, not a winner for everyone.
Deel vs Remote · 3 hires in Mexico at $36,000 gross / yr each
Deel
$13,581/ month, all 3 hires
- EOR fee
- $599 / employee / mo (from)
- Deposit
- Not stated on the pricing page
- Countries
- 130+
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Remote
$13,881/ month, all 3 hires
- EOR fee
- $699 / employee / mo
- Deposit
- No deposit: 'We collect reserve payments in rare, high risk circumstances' (pricing FAQ).
- Countries
- 90+
Checked 2 Oct 2026
$300 per month less with Deel for these 3 hires, before deposits, FX and add-ons.
- Choose Deel if
- you also need contractors or a US PEO on the same platform: Deel publishes $49 per contractor and $125 per US PEO employee alongside its $599 EOR price.
- Choose Remote if
- you want one published price per employee, no 'from', and no deposit: Remote lists $699 and states that it only takes reserve payments in rare, high-risk cases.
Pricing change log
When a provider moves its price, it is written here.
- November 2026 Next monthly reading of every pricing page
- 2026-09-24 Oyster · contractor plan
not listed (page read 2026-09-02)changed to USD 29 per contractor per month after 30 days free source - 2026-09-22 Pebl · domain
velocityglobal.comchanged to hellopebl.com source - 2026-09-21 Pebl · name
Velocity Globalchanged to Pebl source - 2026-09-02 First record 14 provider pricing pages read in full and put on file. September 2, 2026.
- 76countries, official employer-charge rules
- 14providers tracked, 12 with a list price on their own pricing page
- 21 Sept–12 Oct 2026when those prices were read
- 30 Sept 2026ECB, central-bank and Commission FX rates
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Your scenario: 1 hire in India at $30,000. Shown: the lowest published total, next to the two providers searched for most often (the rule). Totals include salary, statutory employer charges and each provider's published fee.
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