Statistics
EOR statistics: what providers charge and what employing abroad costs
The numbers BestEOR.co publishes about employer of record providers and about employing people in other countries, one sentence each. Every figure links to the page it was read on and to its own record with the source's words; each board linked beside it has the detail.
Of the 93 EOR providers we track, 56 publish an EOR fee on their own site, from $99 to $740 per employee per month with a median of $349, and only 8 publish all 8↗ terms a buyer needs before signing.
Providers and prices
What EOR providers charge
- The median published EOR fee per employee per month, among the 56 of 93 providers that publish one; the rest quote on request. Every provider's fee
- The highest published EOR fee per employee per month; the lowest is $99. Fees side by side
- A year of the median fee for one employee, before salary and the employer contributions the provider passes on at cost. What comes on top
- The median number of countries an EOR provider says it covers; 78 publish their own list of those countries. Coverage rankings
Contractor routes
What paying a contractor abroad costs
- The median published fee per contractor per month to pay an independent contractor through a contractor management platform, among the 34 of 57 platforms we track that publish one. Contractor platforms compared
- The median published fee per contractor per month for a contractor of record, which engages the contractor itself and usually takes on the classification risk, among the 14 of 28 services we track that publish one. EOR vs contractor vs COR
Before you sign
Transparency, deposits and visas
- Providers whose own pages state all 8↗ terms buyers check before signing (price, country count and list, deposit, setup and offboarding fees, currency terms, visa sponsorship); the median provider states 4 of them, counted over the 93 in the index. The EOR Transparency Index
- Providers that state a security deposit applies to an EOR hire, and 11 that one may; 5 say they take none, and 53 say nothing about it on their public pages. Deposits and fees
- Providers that state they add a markup or a fee when they convert your currency into the employee's pay; 10 say they convert with no markup. Currency conversion fees
- Providers that state a one-time setup fee applies to an EOR hire, against 28 that say they charge none; 5 state an offboarding or early-termination fee. Setup and offboarding fees
- Providers that say on their own pages they obtain or sponsor work visas or permits for the people they employ for you. Visa sponsorship by provider
Contracts and security
Lock-in, security, onboarding and payment
- Providers whose own terms state a charge for leaving early; 6 say there is no minimum term. EOR contract terms
- Providers that state a SOC 2 report on their own pages; 16 state ISO/IEC 27001 certification. Security certifications
- Providers that claim they can onboard a new employee within a day. Onboarding time
- Providers whose own terms state interest or a fee for paying an invoice late. Payment terms
The first hire
Minimums, equity, equipment and the way out
- Providers whose own pages say there is no minimum number of employees, so a single first hire is fine. EOR for one employee
- Providers whose own pages say they support stock options or equity for the people they employ for you. Stock options for EOR employees
- Providers whose own pages say they supply laptops or equipment to the people they employ; 7 say they collect it when someone leaves. Laptops and equipment
- Providers whose own pages say they help move their employees to your own company once it exists. Moving staff to your own entity
- Providers whose own pages say what they do when you end an employment (notice, documents, final pay, severance). Ending an employment
Employment costs
What employing someone costs on top of salary
- Mandatory employer contributions on top of gross salary: the median across the 138 countries with a single figure. The most is 42.5%↗ in France. Employer costs by country
- Employer pension or social security contributions: the median across the 90 countries with a single figure. The most is 28%↗ in Belarus. Employer pension by country
- 25 countriesRequire a 13th (or a 14th) month of salary by law, a cost the monthly salary does not show. 13th month salary by country
Time off
What the law guarantees
- Statutory paid annual leave, in working days on a five-day week: the median across the 97 countries with a single figure. The most is 30 days↗ in Kuwait. Annual leave by country
- Paid public holidays a year: the median across the 105 countries with a single figure. The most is 26 days↗ in Sri Lanka. Public holidays by country
- Paid maternity leave: the median across the 128 countries with a single figure. The most is 58.6 weeks↗ in Bulgaria. Maternity leave by country
- Paid paternity or parental leave for fathers and partners: the median across the 117 countries with a single figure. The most is 26 weeks↗ in Iceland. Paternity leave by country
Working time
Hours and overtime
- The standard working week: the median across the 135 countries with a single figure. The most is 52 hours↗ in Kenya. Working hours by country
- The statutory overtime rate, as a share of normal pay: the median across the 115 countries with a single figure. The most is 200%, in 14 countries. Overtime pay by country
Hiring and ending employment
Probation, notice and severance
- The longest probation period the law allows: the median across the 109 countries with a single figure. The most is 12 months, in 3 countries. Probation by country
- The statutory notice period: the median across the 97 countries with a single figure. The most is 120 days↗ in Bangladesh. Notice periods by country
- Statutory severance, in days of pay per year of service: the median across the 78 countries with a single figure. The most is 90 days↗ in Mauritius. Severance pay by country
Demand
Companies hiring across borders
- Full-time remote jobs open only to people in one country, posted in the last 30↗ days, counted daily from a public job board: each is a company that has to employ someone in that country. The hiring tracker
- Where most of them areUnited States (42,369↗), Canada (2,895↗), United Kingdom (2,825↗), Philippines (2,528↗) and India (2,461↗): the countries with the most full-time remote jobs open only to their own residents in the same window.
Using these numbers
Quote any figure with a link to this page or to the board beside it. The underlying tables are open data under CC BY 4.0, downloadable from the data page, and the methodology says how each is read and re-checked. A provider's own figures are as its own pages state them; a country's are as its law or government states them.
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