Cost to hire recruiters: Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan against local pay
Only Georgia and Kazakhstan publish pay for recruiter work (official occupation figures), so the starting pay in Armenia and Ukraine is the national average, a placeholder. Between the two with figures, Georgia costs $959 a month as a contractor and Kazakhstan $1,089. To compare tax and fees at one pay, use the calculator on each country's page. A US hire at the BLS median costs $9,040 a month with benefits.
| Country | Starting pay | Contractor | Take-home | EOR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | $700 | $749 | $616 | $1,575 | placeholder pay |
| Armenia | $870 | $919 | $740 | $1,589 | placeholder pay |
| Georgia | $910 | $959 | $901 | $1,777 | check regime |
| Kazakhstan | $1,040 | $1,089 | $950 | $1,950 |
Where the starting pay comes from
- Georgia: Geostat's 2025 average for group «24 Business and Administration Professionals», GEL 2,358.1 ($909)1.
- Kazakhstan: the April 2026 average for the occupation group «Специалисты-профессионалы», KZT 464,533 ($1,044)2 at 40 hours a week.
- Armenia and Ukraine: no pay figure by occupation, so the national average wage ($8703, $7004), a placeholder.
Regimes that may not fit recruiters
- Georgia: small business status may exclude staffing services.
Recruiters hired at home
| Market | Median pay a month | Employer cost a month |
|---|---|---|
| United States56 | $6,328 | $9,040 |
| United Kingdom78910 | $4,092 | $4,723 |
| Canada1110 | $4,134 | wage only |
| Australia121310 | $6,366 | $7,128 |
With 912,430 US jobs, recruiters sit in the larger half of the 17 occupations we price.
US pay for recruiters is among the most spread out of any role we price: the best-paid tenth earns 2.7 times the lowest-paid ($47,180 against $128,720 a year), so seniority changes the benchmark a lot.
Where in the US matters more for recruiters than for almost any other role: District of Columbia pays a median $110,970, 2.02 times Arkansas ($55,010).
The best-paid industry for recruiters with 3,000 or more jobs, broadcasting and content providers, pays 50% over the national median.
US recruiters are spread across sectors; the largest, administrative and support and waste management and remediation services, holds 18%.
The UK is a far cheaper benchmark than the US for recruiters: its median is 65% of the US one, one of the lowest ratios of the roles we price.
UK pay for recruiters rose 3.9% in the year to April 2026, slower than for most roles.
In Canada the range for recruiters runs from C$27.00 an hour (Manitoba) to C$50.87 (Nunavut).
UK regions for recruiters: highest London (£40,137) and South West England (£36,564), lowest North West England (£32,901), full-time medians a year.
Australia publishes no figure for the job itself: the row above is the full-time group «Human resource and training professionals» plus super.
| US sector | Jobs | Median a year |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 160,460 | $61,340 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 124,990 | $82,800 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 105,300 | $64,130 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 73,460 | $79,920 |
| US pay | A year | A month | Employer cost × Ukraine contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $47,180 | $3,932 | 7.5× |
| 25th | $58,610 | $4,884 | 9.3× |
| Median | $75,940 | $6,328 | 12.1× |
| 75th | $99,380 | $8,282 | 15.8× |
| 90th | $128,720 | $10,727 | 20.5× |
| Statistics | Code | Occupation as published |
|---|---|---|
| US, BLS (SOC 2018) | 13-1071 | Human Resources Specialists |
| UK, ONS (SOC 2020) | 3571 | Human resources and industrial relations officers |
| Canada, ESDC (NOC 2021) | 12101 | Human resources and recruitment officers |
| Australia, ABS (ANZSCO) | 2231 | Human resource professionals |
| ISCO-08 (ILO), used for Georgia | 2423 | unit group in «Business and Administration Professionals» |
ONS has no code for recruiters alone: they are part of this wider HR group. ANZSCO has no code for recruiters alone: recruitment consultants are part of this wider HR group.
Questions
How much does it cost to hire a recruiter remotely?
$749–$1,089 a month as a contractor in the four countries here, $1,575–$1,950 through an employer of record. A US hire costs about $9,040.
Which country is cheapest to hire a recruiter from?
Of the countries with an official recruiter figure, Georgia ($959 a month as a contractor) against Kazakhstan ($1,089); the others have no pay by occupation to compare.
Not tax or legal advice: rates depend on the person’s registration and activity. Corrections: hello@silkstaff.com.
Sources
14 sources, with links
- Geostat: average monthly nominal earnings of employees by occupation (ISCO-08), 2021 and 2025, xlsx: geostat.ge
- Бюро национальной статистики РК: распределение заработной платы работников по основным профессиям и должностям (2026), форма 2-Т, апрель 2026, xlsx: stat.gov.kz
- Armstat, average monthly nominal wage, August 2026: armstat.am
- State Statistics Service of Ukraine, average monthly wage of staff employees, August 2026: lv.ukrstat.gov.ua
- BLS OEWS May 2025, 13-1071: bls.gov
- BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, private industry, June 2026: bls.gov
- ONS, ASHE Table 14 (occupation), 2026 provisional: ons.gov.uk
- GOV.UK, rates and thresholds for employers 2026 to 2027: gov.uk
- GOV.UK, workplace pensions: what you, your employer and the government pay: gov.uk
- ECB euro reference rates, 2026-11-03: ecb.europa.eu
- ESDC Job Bank, wages by occupation and economic region, 2025 release: open.canada.ca
- ABS, Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, May 2025, data cubes 11, 12 and 13: abs.gov.au
- ATO, super guarantee rates: ato.gov.au
- BLS OEWS May 2025, national industry-specific estimates: bls.gov
How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Last updated 2026-11-12.