Compare the cost of hiring in South Africa.
Estimate your annual savings when you hire South African talent through EMPLOI instead of a US hire, a generalist EOR, or setting up your own local entity.
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Annual savings with EMPLOI
$273,000
55% lower than US equivalent for 3 hires
$495,000
$222,000
3-year savings
$819,000
Before any entity setup or generalist EOR fees.
Annual SA cost breakdown
- Employment cost (3 hires): salary, statutory payroll taxes, benefits
- $201,818
- EMPLOI fee (10% of gross salary)
- $20,182
- Total SA cost / yr
- $222,000
Statutory costs are passed through at cost. The EMPLOI fee is the only margin.
Calculator assumptions
- US costs are fully-loaded estimates (salary + benefits + employer taxes) for a remote hire in a tier-2/tier-3 US city.
- SA costs include gross salary, statutory payroll taxes (income tax, unemployment insurance, skills levy), private health coverage (medical aid), retirement fund contributions, and EMPLOI's management fee.
- The EMPLOI fee shown is 10% of gross salary, separated out of the fully-loaded SA figure.
- Figures are indicative. Actual savings depend on role, seniority, benefits, currency, and company-specific factors.
Comparison
EMPLOI vs the alternatives.
Generalist EOR
A generalist EOR often charges higher fees and adds 15–20% on top of local costs for countries they do not specialize in.
+$33,300
Extra annual cost vs EMPLOI for 3 hires
Own entity setup
Incorporating, registering for tax, finding local counsel, and running payroll yourself typically costs tens of thousands upfront and months to stand up.
$75,000
Estimated upfront cost
EMPLOI
South Africa-only EOR with transparent pricing, local expertise, and no entity setup. You get the savings without the complexity.
$744,000
3-year savings net of entity setup
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