International employee cost calculator

International employee cost calculator

Choose the country, enter the annual gross salary in local currency, and enter the EOR fee you were quoted. The calculator shows the employer's mandatory contributions for a year in local currency and the EOR fee for a year in US dollars. Salary plus both is your all-in cost.

Employer rates from each country's official sources, measured at a salary of about USD 40,000 (checked October 16 and 17, 2026). The default fee of $599 a month is Deel's and Remote's published EOR list price. This is an estimate for budgeting, not a quote.

How the calculator works

1. Employer contributions = your salary x the country's employer cost rate. The rate is what one employee on about USD 40,000 costs the employer in mandatory contributions, as a share of gross pay. For example 14.88% in the United Kingdom, 21.30% in Germany and 31.8% in Mexico.
2. EOR fee = your monthly fee x 12, in US dollars. Most EORs bill a flat monthly fee per employee.
3. The calculator does not convert currencies. Contributions show in the local currency; the fee shows in dollars. Convert at your EOR's rate, which may include a markup.

Each rate includes what the country row says it includes. Mexico's 31.8% includes the aguinaldo, vacation premium and Mexico City's 4% payroll tax. Germany's 21.30% is before the U1/U2 levies and accident insurance. Canada's 7.86% is federal CPP and EI only, before provincial health taxes and workers comp. The full breakdown for each country is on its country page and in the employer cost by country index.

Why caps change the share at other salaries

The rate is measured at one salary. Many countries stop charging above a ceiling, and some charge nothing below a threshold, so the real share moves with pay. At salaries well above USD 40,000 the calculator overstates the cost in capped countries and can understate it in uncapped ones.

For a high earner, work through the caps on the country page, or ask the EOR for a line-by-line quote and check it against them.

Worked example: one hire in three countries

One employee in each country, at the sample salary used for that country's rate, with three different EOR list prices. Contributions are in local currency; fees are in dollars.

For Mexico the calculator shows MXN 235,320 instead of MXN 235,271 because it uses the rounded 31.8% rate. Mexico also has profit sharing (PTU) of 10% of taxable profit, which is not included. One employer reported that its EOR in Mexico required the mandatory severance up front in escrow (Hacker News, Jan 2023, more than three years old), so ask about deposits before you sign.

The fee is a large share of the bill. In the United Kingdom a $599 fee costs more than the GBP 4,462.80 in contributions. In Mexico contributions are the bigger line.

Choosing the EOR fee to enter

Published EOR list prices run from $399 to $699 per employee per month. Some providers publish only a quote form.

The monthly fee is not the only charge. Buyers report FX markups, accruals billed in advance, health insurance charged after an employee leaves and deposits that take months to come back (Trustpilot reviews of Multiplier, Aug 2026; Oyster, Feb 2026). Playroll lists a refundable deposit of one month's salary per employee. Read EOR pricing and hidden fees and the best EOR providers ranked by score before you pick one.

What the calculator leaves out

• Countries with only part of the cost confirmed. Chile, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Romania, Saudi Arabia and other countries where we could confirm only some contributions are left out of the calculator.
• The second figure when a country has two. The calculator uses the first rate in each country row. That means Colombia 34.2% (exempt company; 47.7% if not exempt), Australia 12% (super only; 18.10% with New South Wales payroll tax), South Korea 9.97% (18.30% with the retirement allowance accrual), Israel 19.66% (6% severance; 21.99% at 8.33%), China 32.7% (Shanghai) and the UAE 3.50% (expatriate). Check the country page if the other case fits your hire.
• Industry accident insurance. Germany's BG, Thailand's Workmen's Compensation Fund, South Africa's COIDA and Canada's provincial workers comp vary by sector.
• Health insurance and visas. The UAE figure (3.50% end-of-service gratuity for expatriates) is before health insurance and visa costs.
• Profit sharing and bonuses set by contract. Mexico's PTU profit sharing is excluded, and a 13th month or Christmas bonus that comes only from a collective agreement or contract (as in France and Germany) is not in the rate.
• Deposits, FX and termination costs. Notice and severance rules are on each country page.
• Brazil's work-risk rate and the Simples Nacional regime. Brazil's 50.9% assumes a regular-regime company with a 2% work-risk rate and includes the 13th salary and vacation bonus; the range is 49.22% to 55.33% by work-risk rate. See the Brazil EOR guide. India's 3.4% assumes provident fund on the Rs 25,000 ceiling, not on full wages; see the India EOR guide.

Country pages with the full breakdown

• United Kingdom: 14.88% on GBP 30,000.
• Germany: 21.30% on EUR 35,000.
• Mexico: 31.8% on MXN 740,000.
• Canada: 7.86% on CAD 56,643, federal only.
• France: 31.79% before excluded items and the RGDU reduction.
• Australia: 12.00% super, 18.10% with New South Wales payroll tax.
• Brazil: 50.9% on BRL 203,280, with the 13th salary and vacation bonus.
• India: 3.4% on INR 3,800,000, provident fund on the Rs 25,000 ceiling plus gratuity accrual.
• Netherlands: 28.0% on EUR 35,546 with the 8% holiday allowance.
• Philippines: 11.3% on PHP 2,520,000 with the 13th month pay.

If you will hire several people in one country, compare the yearly EOR fees with the cost of setting up your own entity. For US hires, use the US employee cost calculator.