Rivermate · Employer of Record pricingRivermate: $319 to $639, per the hire.
Rivermate prints a range rather than a price: 'from $319 – $639 per employee/month', varying 'by country, headcount, project, and expat vs local hire', in 180+ countries, with a contractor of record from $149. The billing period and the deposit policy are not stated. On the $319 floor, one engineer in India at $30,000 costs $2,960 a month all-in (fee 11%), the second-lowest total on this site after RemoFirst; on the $639 ceiling the fee would be $320 a month higher.
Checked 2 Sept 2026 on rivermate.com · updated 2026-09-05
- Published EOR fee
- $319
- starting price
- Price position
- 2/8
- among providers with public prices
- Published coverage
- 180+
- countries claimed by Rivermate
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Every number on the Rivermate pricing page.
Per employee or contractor per month unless stated. 'Hire full-time employees in 180+ countries'.
| Plan | Price / mo | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer of RecordEOR | from $319 | not stated | 'From $319 – $639 per employee/month. Pricing may vary by country, headcount, project, and expat vs local hire.' |
| Contractor of RecordContractors | from $149 | not stated |
- Deposit
- Not stated on the pricing page
- FX
- No percentage published on the pricing page
- Minimum term
- not stated
- Countries
- 180+
One employee through Rivermate, in every country covered here.
| Country | Example salary | Employer on-cost | Rivermate fee / mo | All-in / mo | Fee share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN India | $30,000 | +5.6% | $319 | $2,960 | 11% |
| PH Philippines | $20,000 | +14.3% | $319 | $2,224 | 14% |
| CA Canada | $70,000 | +8.1% | $319 | $6,624 | 5% |
| MX Mexico | $36,000 | +29.8% | $319 | $4,214 | 8% |
| NL Netherlands | $65,000 | +26.0% | $319 | $7,143 | 4% |
| SG Singapore | $70,000 | +17.2% | $319 | $7,153 | 4% |
| GB United Kingdom | $60,000 | +16.4% | $319 | $6,139 | 5% |
| IE Ireland | $65,000 | +12.8% | $319 | $6,426 | 5% |
| DE Germany | $75,000 | +22.3% | $319 | $7,960 | 4% |
| AU Australia | $65,000 | +18.0% | $319 | $6,708 | 5% |
| ES Spain | $45,000 | +32.2% | $319 | $5,275 | 6% |
| IT Italy | $55,000 | +37.4% | $319 | $6,617 | 5% |
| PL Poland | $45,000 | +21.0% | $319 | $4,856 | 7% |
All-in = gross salary + statutory employer charges + the published fee. "From" fees are the provider's floor; the invoice may be higher in some countries.
Run Rivermate against two others in the cost engine · 1 hire in India at $30,000, every line editable 
Who Rivermate fits, and who it does not.
Both sentences are built from the terms printed on the pricing page, not from opinions about the service.
- Choose Rivermate if
- you want a second low quote to negotiate against and you hire expats as well as locals: the printed range starts at $319, the second-lowest floor tracked here, and the page names expat versus local hire as a pricing factor.
- Look elsewhere if
- you need the number before the call: the $320 spread between $319 and $639 is wider than the gap between most providers, and neither the billing period nor the deposit policy is printed. Remote and Oyster print one flat price; RemoFirst starts lower at $199.
The pricing page, in its own words
Employer of Record ‘from $319 – $639 per employee/month. Pricing may vary by country, headcount, project, and expat vs local hire.’ Contractor of record from $149 per contractor per month. ‘Hire full-time employees in 180+ countries.’ Read on 2 September 2026.
What the page does not say
The billing period and the deposit policy are not stated, and no FX rule is published. The engine on this site prices Rivermate at the $319 floor, so every total on this page is a minimum: the country quote can be up to $320 a month higher per employee.
The fee in the whole hire
At the floor the fee is 11% of a $2,960 monthly invoice in India at $30,000 and 4% of $7,960 in Germany at $75,000. The best EOR for startups ranking places Rivermate second on the all-in total, after RemoFirst.
Where it sits among the others
Every priced provider is listed below, cheapest first, with its deposit policy. Rivermate’s position in the rankings comes from its printed floor alone; no head-to-head page pairs it yet.
Providers that publish a price, cheapest first.
- RemoFirstfrom $199Not stated on the pricing page
- Playrollfrom $399Fully refundable security deposit equivalent to one month's salary when onboarding an employee (pricing page).
- Multiplierfrom $499Not stated on the pricing page
- Papaya Globalfrom $499Not stated for EOR on the pricing page (the contractor block states 'No deposit required').
- Deelfrom $599Not stated on the pricing page
- Oyster$699Refundable deposit required for EOR team members 'to initiate the engagement and to ensure on-time payments' (pricing FAQ).
- Remote$699No deposit: 'We collect reserve payments in rare, high risk circumstances' (pricing FAQ).
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Ask for the deposit, the FX rule and any mandatory add-ons for your country in writing; those are the lines the price list leaves out.
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Questions people ask before booking a demo
- How much does Rivermate cost?
- From $319 to $639 per employee per month for the Employer of Record, depending on country, headcount, project and expat versus local hire; contractor of record from $149 per month (checked 2 September 2026). Salary and statutory employer charges are billed on top.
- Does Rivermate require a deposit?
- The pricing page does not state a deposit policy or a billing period (checked 2 September 2026). Ask for both in writing with the country price.
- Is Rivermate cheaper than Deel?
- On the printed floor, yes: $319 against Deel's $599 starting price. On Rivermate's printed ceiling, $639, it is $40 above Deel's floor. Both are 'from' prices; the country quote decides.
- What does one employee cost through Rivermate?
- On the $319 floor: $2,960 a month in India at $30,000 (fee 11%), $7,960 in Germany at $75,000 (fee 4%). The engine on this site uses the floor, so these totals are the minimum; at $639 add $320 a month.