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Global hiring cost calculator

Know the full cost before you make the offer.

Model salary, employer costs and operating routes in 38 markets. Compare an EOR, a local entity and a genuine contractor — instantly, with no signup.

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01Build your hiring budget

Build your hiring budget

Start with the gross annual salary. We model the selected horizon and headcount.

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France: employment assumptions

Full-time permanent contract, mainland France excluding Alsace-Moselle, general rules, VAT-liable company. Workforce includes planned hires. Empty optional fields use Urssaf defaults. Additional benefits exclude health cover already included by Urssaf.

Customise service and entity budgets

Amounts below are in US dollars. Empty fields use the displayed planning assumption. Public APIs do not supply these fees. Enter your quote to compare actual terms.

France: anonymous salary and settings are sent to Urssaf. No account required.

02Planning estimate

Estimated total employment cost

FX 2026-10-16

for 1 employee(s) over 12 months

$90,768—$95,268

planning range · France

Budget comparisonEmployer of Record

For this headcount and horizon, an EOR usually avoids entity setup cost and reaches payroll faster.

Gross payroll
$60,000
Employer contributions
$20,580–$23,880
Benefits allowance
$3,000
Service & operations
$7,188–$8,388
Estimated total$90,768–$95,268
Typical setup1–4 weeks
At midpoint budgets, entity fixed costs equal EOR fees near 12 employees over 12 months.

Directional planning estimate, not a payroll quote or legal/tax advice. Local caps, benefits and worker circumstances can change the result.

OECD · reference 2025 · retrieved 2026-10-15.

OECD + NTCP average-wage benchmark with a planning band. Some mandatory local or sector costs remain excluded; this is not salary-specific payroll.

Urssaf unavailable for these settings: using the OECD planning range. API refresh failed or pending. The last validated reference is used.

EOR, contractor administration and entity fees are editable budget assumptions, not live quotes.

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Turn your estimate into a hiring brief

Optional · 3 questions. Prepare the details and questions for a provider, without giving us your contact details.

France · 1 employee(s) · 12 months · $60,000 gross / person / year

Uses the last calculated result. Answers and brief are not saved by Yepaa or sent to a provider. No email required.

03Plan your next hire with Deel

Plan your next hire with Deel

Use your estimate to discuss country-specific payroll, benefits and employment costs with Deel.

Deel

Hire internationally through Deel as Employer of Record, with payroll and local employment support in one place.

  • Payroll and employer tax administration
  • Local benefits and employment support
  • Employee onboarding without your own local entity
From$599/ employee / month

Published starting service fee: US$599 per employee/month, checked 2026-10-14. Displayed in your selected currency. Salary, employer contributions and additional charges are separate. Confirm availability and final pricing with Deel.

Your plan: 1 employee(s) in France.

Hiring for your company? On Deel, choose “Hire employees” for an EOR and use “Book a demo” to discuss your country, headcount and start date. Salary, employer costs, deposits and service fees should all be confirmed in the quote.

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Still deciding where to hire?

Compare the cost of the same hiring plan across all supported markets, with one currency and one set of assumptions.

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One hire, three operating routes

The cheapest line item is not always the lowest-risk route.

01

Employer of Record

A third party becomes the legal employer, runs compliant payroll and invoices your company. Often fastest for early international hires.

Often best forFees scale with employee count.
02

Local entity

Your own local company employs the worker. Fixed setup and annual compliance can make sense at sustained headcount.

Often best forCompare fixed costs over your chosen horizon.
03

Independent contractor

Lean administration for a truly independent supplier. Not a substitute for employment where control and dependence exist.

Often best forAutonomous project work
Country cost library

Explore the markets you are considering.

Each page applies the same transparent model with a country-specific employer contribution range.

FRFrance34.3–39.8% DEGermany18.9–24.4% GBUnited Kingdom11.7–17.2% USUnited States6.1–11.6% NLNetherlands27.4–32.9% ESSpain28.6–34.1% CACanada7.6–13.1% AUAustralia15.6–21.1% ITItaly29.6–35.1% PLPoland17.9–23.4% JPJapan13.7–19.2% MXMexico22.2–27.7%
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GermanySwitzerlandBelgiumAustriaLuxembourgNetherlandsNorwayUnited KingdomFranceIrelandCanadaDenmarkIcelandFinlandSwedenAustraliaItalyUnited StatesSpainSouth KoreaJapanTürkiyeIsraelSloveniaPolandGreeceCzechiaEstoniaLithuaniaPortugalNew ZealandLatviaHungarySlovakiaCosta RicaChileMexicoColombia
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Transparent by design

A planning model you can inspect.

France uses Urssaf for the salary and profile. Other countries use the latest complete OECD average-wage reference, with planning bands and identified adjustments. ECB rates update automatically. Service and entity budgets are separate assumptions.

See full methodology
OECD retrieved2026-10-15

Automatic retrieval does not change the reference year or turn assumptions into quotes.

FAQ

Questions before you budget

01Is this a payroll quote?

This is a budget estimate using OECD references, Urssaf for France and editable service fees. Confirm final costs with a provider or local payroll specialist.

02Does the employee receive the gross salary entered?

The field is gross salary before employee income tax and employee contributions. Net pay is outside this employer-cost model.

03Why is there a range?

International contributions use a planning band around the OECD benchmark. France uses a single Urssaf model result for the selected assumptions. Commercial fees still have an editable minimum and maximum.

04Can a contractor replace an employee?

Not automatically. The real working relationship determines classification. The contractor estimate is shown only for genuinely independent engagements.

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