What an EOR really costs, once the hidden fees are in

This is the all-in monthly cost per employee, not the headline fee. Salary and statutory employer burden are the same with any provider; the EOR fee and the hidden fees are where they differ. A line marked Not disclosed is a fee we could not source, so we leave it out rather than guess. That makes every total a floor: the real cost can only be higher. See the fee transparency index →

All-in monthly Employer of Record cost per employee in Germany, at $60,000 annual salary, broken into salary, statutory employer burden, EOR fee and hidden fees, with undisclosed fees shown explicitly.

Cost line / mo	RemoFirst Lowest all-in	Remote	Remote People
Recurring, every month
Gross salarySame with any provider	$5,000	$5,000	$5,000
Employer burden20.86% of salary 2025	$1,043	$1,043	$1,043
EOR platform fee	$199Lowest published EOR pricesource · 2026-07-08→	$699Lowest published EOR pricesource · 2026-07-08→	$199Lowest published EOR pricesource · 2026-07-12→
FX / currency markup	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
Recurring / mo	$6,242 +	$6,742 +	$6,242 +
One-time fees, spread over 24 months
Setup fee	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
Offboarding fee	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
All-in / employee / mo	$6,242 +	$6,742 +	$6,242 +
Annual view
First-year total12 mo recurring + setup	$74,907 +	$80,907 +	$74,907 +
Steady-state / year12 mo recurring	$74,907 +	$80,907 +	$74,907 +
Outside the totals
Security deposit	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
Off-cycle payroll run	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed

Employer burden is statutory employer contributions, 2025: indicative, not strictly comparable across countries (different bases and ceilings). EOR fee is the lowest published base price. A security deposit is cash held and refundable, so it sits outside the monthly cost; an off-cycle run is a per-event fee. Totals exclude any line marked Not disclosed. Figures shown in USD. Always confirm exact costs with the provider.