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Independent, data-dense EOR guides for every country, employer costs, statutory benefits, and the right provider for each market.
An Employer of Record (EOR) is a company that legally employs workers on your behalf in a country where you have no legal entity. The EOR becomes the official employer of record: it runs compliant payroll, withholds income tax and social contributions, administers statutory benefits, issues local contracts, and carries the employment liability, while you direct the employee’s day-to-day work. This lets you hire full-time staff abroad in days rather than spending months and tens of thousands of dollars incorporating a foreign subsidiary. Companies use EORs to test new markets, hire remote talent, and stay compliant with local labor law. Provider fees typically run US$300–$700 per employee per month, on top of salary and each country’s statutory employer costs. This site compares the leading EOR providers and publishes data-dense, independently reviewed guides to employer costs and hiring rules for every country we track.
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27 countries · verified guides
Albania~16-17% employer cost
Bahrain~3-18% employer cost
BelizeVaries employer cost
Cameroon~15-16% employer cost
Canada~5-15% employer cost
Cayman Islands~5% employer cost
Czech Republic~33-34% employer cost
DenmarkVaries employer cost
Estonia~33-34% employer cost
Germany~20-21% employer cost
Iraq~12-25% employer cost
KenyaVaries employer costCountry-by-country statutory contributions and total burden, sourced, not vague ranges.
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Frequently asked questions
The basics of employer of record services, answered.
An Employer of Record is a company that legally employs workers on your behalf in a country where you have no legal entity. It runs compliant payroll, withholds taxes, administers statutory benefits, and carries the employment liability, while you direct the day-to-day work.
EOR provider fees typically run US$300–$700 per employee per month, or a percentage of payroll. On top of that you pay the gross salary and the country’s statutory employer contributions, which range from low single digits to over 30% depending on the market.
A PEO co-employs staff inside a country where you already have a legal entity, sharing employer responsibilities. An EOR is the sole legal employer and lets you hire in countries where you have no entity at all. Our EOR vs PEO guide breaks down the liability and cost differences.
No. The core reason to use an EOR is to hire compliantly without setting up a local company. The EOR already has an entity in the country and employs your worker through it, so you can onboard in days instead of months.
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