Employer of record pricing is easier to verify than most B2B software pricing because the major vendors publish list prices, and this site's comparison table links every figure to the vendor page it came from. The advertised shape is consistent: a flat fee per employee per month for EOR employment, a much smaller fee per contractor per month for contractor management, and a separate cheaper rate for US-only PEO products. The complications live below the list price: deposits, currency handling, benefits administration and the pass-through employment costs the fee never includes. This page explains the models and what to check before comparing two quotes.
What list prices look like right now
At the time of writing, Remote advertises its employer of record product at $699 per employee per month, and Deel advertises $599 per EOR employee per month; both position the fee as covering onboarding, compliant local contracts, payroll, tax filings and support. Contractor management is an order of magnitude cheaper: Remote lists tiers at $29 and $99 per contractor per month, and Deel lists $49, with a contractor-of-record option at $325 for cases where the vendor takes on classification responsibility. Deel also lists a US PEO product at $125 per employee per month. List prices move and negotiated prices sit below them at volume, which is why every figure in our table links to the vendor's own pricing page rather than being quoted from memory.
Flat fee versus percentage of salary
Most published EOR pricing is a flat monthly fee per employee, which keeps the vendor's revenue independent of how well you pay your people. The alternative model, a percentage of gross salary, still appears in custom quotes and legacy contracts, and it behaves differently: the fee rises with every raise and bonus even though the vendor's work does not change. For senior hires the difference compounds quickly, so if you receive a percentage quote, ask for it restated flat against your actual payroll before comparing. The same discipline applies to multi-country teams: some vendors price all countries identically while others tier by market, and a single blended number can hide an expensive country inside a cheap average.
What the fee does not include, and where quotes diverge
The EOR fee is a service charge on top of the full cost of employment: gross salary, employer social contributions, mandatory benefits, insurance and any statutory accruals such as extra-month payments in markets that have them are all pass-through costs you fund. Vendors diverge most on working capital and extras. Some collect deposits or advance funding for salary runs and severance exposure; Remote, for instance, states it collects reserve payments only in rare, high-risk circumstances, which is exactly the kind of policy worth confirming in writing for any vendor. Other quiet divergences include currency conversion margins on invoices, fees for off-cycle payments, charges for benefits administration, and onboarding or offboarding fees. A quote is only comparable when the invoice mechanics are specified, so ask each vendor for a sample invoice for one named country at one named salary.
Questions people ask about employer of record pricing
What does an employer of record cost per month?
Published list prices from the major vendors currently run from $599 to $699 per employee per month for EOR employment, with contractor management from $29 to $99 per contractor and US PEO products lower still. Verified figures, each linked to its source page, are in the comparison table on this site.
Is the EOR fee the whole cost of the hire?
No. You also fund the full employment cost: gross salary, employer contributions, mandatory benefits and statutory accruals, all passed through on the invoice. The fee is only the vendor's service charge on top.
Do EOR vendors charge deposits?
Policies differ. Some vendors collect deposits or advance funding routinely; Remote states it collects reserve payments only in rare, high-risk circumstances. Ask every vendor to state its deposit and prefunding policy in writing before you compare prices.
Are list prices negotiable?
At volume, generally yes; published figures are starting tiers. The list price is still the honest baseline for comparison because it is public and verifiable, which is why this site links every number to the vendor's own pricing page.