EOR Cost Calculator

What this EOR cost calculator includes

Most EOR pricing pages show the management fee. This tool models the full employer-side stack so you can compare providers on the same salary and country before procurement. Use it when finance asks for all-in cost per seat, not list price per employee.

Deposits and pass-through fees are why two providers with the same $599/mo quote can diverge by $10K+ in year one. See the EOR cost guide for deposit and FX math, or the full provider pricing table for list fees.

How to compare all EOR providers on one salary

1. Set country and gross salary to match your offer letter or budget scenario.
2. Switch the provider dropdown to load each reviewed provider's published fee. No need to re-type salary.
3. Read total employment cost, not net pay. Net is for the employee; TCO is what finance approves.
4. Toggle monthly vs annual and USD/EUR/SGD to match how your CFO models headcount.
5. Export PDF and attach it to your shortlist memo before you sign.

At 10 seats, a $150/mo fee gap is $18,000/year before FX and deposits. That is why side-by-side comparison on identical inputs beats reading 50 separate pricing pages. Shortlist finalists in the EOR comparison library after you narrow the field here.

Worked example: $8,000/month in the United States

A US hire at $8,000/mo gross with Deel at $599/mo shows how fee-only math fails. Employer FICA and FUTA add roughly 9% on top of gross before the EOR fee. Add $599/mo management fee and 3% FX markup, and total employer cost lands around $9,571/mo, not $8,599.

• Gross salary: $8,000/mo
• Employer statutory burden: $732/mo (~9% of gross)
• Deel management fee: $599/mo
• FX markup (3%): $240/mo
• Total employment cost: $9,571/mo (plus deposits and one-time fees not modeled)

Full US payroll context: United States hiring guide. Deel pricing detail: Deel review or Deel vs Remote.

Employer burden beats provider fees in most countries

On $8,000/mo gross with a $599/mo Deel fee, country statutory load drives total cost more than the EOR fee. France and Brazil employer contributions can exceed the management fee by 5x. India and the US flip that ratio. Model your actual hiring countries before you optimize for the cheapest per-seat fee.

*Includes $599/mo Deel fee. FX markup (3%) applies in the live calculator when payroll currency differs from display currency. Pick your country in the calculator above for exact breakdown lines. Country-specific picks: best EOR by country.

Hidden EOR costs this calculator surfaces (and what it skips)

Included: employer social taxes, income tax bands on the employee side, published management fees, and a conservative 3% FX assumption. These are the line items providers bury in exchange rates or pass-through payroll.

Not included: security deposits, visa sponsorship, benefits admin markups, contract amendments, premium support tiers, and termination processing. A two-month deposit on $8,000/mo gross is $16,000 in working capital per hire before anyone starts. Read hidden EOR costs for the full checklist.

How to use this calculator before procurement

Use this calculator to shortlist viable EOR options before procurement. If a provider-country combination is already above budget in this model, final EOR quotes usually increase once implementation, visa handling, onboarding overhead, and support-tier pricing are included.

The sequence is simple: estimate total employment cost here, shortlist 2–3 EOR providers, then validate commercial terms against the same hiring plan. Teams that skip this step often negotiate on headline monthly fees while missing the line items that drive real total cost.

What to validate before signing

• Run three scenarios: base case, +10% buffer, and +15% buffer. Do not approve annual budget on a single point estimate.
• Compare fee deltas at real headcount: at 20 employees, even a $150 monthly fee gap is $36,000 per year before FX and add-ons.
• Stress-test FX impact: if payroll is cross-currency monthly, model 3–4% on top of your base assumption and treat it as an operating cost, not noise.
• Confirm legal accountability: validate who carries payroll and employment risk in your top countries, especially for termination disputes and tax filings.
• Price the non-obvious items: ask for implementation, offboarding, contract amendments, and premium support fees in writing before signature.
• Check scale behavior: test pricing and support quality at current headcount and at 2x. The cheapest provider at 5 employees is often not the cheapest at 25.

Quick rule of thumb

For multi-country hiring under 10 employees, speed and compliance coverage usually matter more than small fee differences. Once you are scaling in one country and headcount stabilizes, unit economics start to favor local entity options. Use this calculator to spot that inflection point early so you do not renegotiate your operating model under pressure. Entity math: EOR vs entity guide.

Use this output to build a shortlist, then compare finalists with the EOR comparison library, pricing table, and country hiring guides before finance approval. Vendor selection framework: how to choose an EOR.

EOR cost calculator FAQ

For entity-versus-EOR timing, see the EOR vs entity guide. For fee line items, see hidden EOR costs and the EOR cost guide.