Remote hiring cost comparator
Pick a role, a country and the monthly pay you plan to offer. See what you pay as a contractor or through an employer of record (EOR), what the person keeps after tax at home, and how it compares with hiring the same role in the US, UK, Canada or Australia. Every figure is sourced below.
$949you pay a month, contractor
$891the person keeps as a contractor
$1,764you pay a month, EOR, same take-home
$702take-home on an EOR salary of the same pay
$9,118US employer cost of the role
9.6×local hire against the contractor route
You pay $949 a month as a contractor or $1,764 through an EOR. Contractor tax $9 a month. EOR: salary $1,142 for the same take-home, employer items $23, provider from $599.
| Small business tax on turnover | $9 |
|---|
Every role and country
| Role | Georgia | Armenia | Ukraine | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Assistant | $949 / $1,764 | $1,049 / $1,736 | $1,149 / $2,171 | $949 / $1,753 |
| Administrative Assistant | $729 / $1,479 | $919 / $1,589 | $749 / $1,575 | $499 / $1,119 |
| Virtual Receptionist | $859 / $1,648 | $919 / $1,589 | $749 / $1,575 | $819 / $1,570 |
| Office Manager | $919 / $1,725 | $919 / $1,589 | $749 / $1,575 | $809 / $1,556 |
| Customer Support Specialist | $949 / $1,764 | $949 / $1,623 | $949 / $1,873 | $949 / $1,753 |
| E-commerce Order Specialist | $899 / $1,699 | $899 / $1,566 | $899 / $1,798 | $899 / $1,683 |
| Data Entry Specialist | $729 / $1,479 | $919 / $1,589 | $749 / $1,575 | $819 / $1,570 |
| Bookkeeper | $739 / $1,492 | $919 / $1,589 | $749 / $1,575 | $869 / $1,553 |
| Payroll Specialist | $739 / $1,492 | $919 / $1,589 | $749 / $1,575 | $819 / $1,570 |
| Accountant | $959 / $1,777 | $919 / $1,589 | $749 / $1,575 | $949 / $1,646 |
| Medical Administrative Assistant | $919 / $1,725 | $919 / $1,589 | $749 / $1,575 | $809 / $1,556 |
| Paralegal | $719 / $1,300 | $919 / $1,589 | $749 / $1,575 | $939 / $1,634 |
| HR Assistant | $729 / $1,479 | $919 / $1,589 | $749 / $1,575 | $819 / $1,570 |
| Recruiter | $959 / $1,777 | $919 / $1,589 | $749 / $1,575 | $1,089 / $1,950 |
| Marketing Specialist | $959 / $1,777 | $919 / $1,589 | $749 / $1,575 | $1,089 / $1,808 |
| Project Coordinator | $959 / $1,777 | $919 / $1,589 | $749 / $1,575 | $1,089 / $1,950 |
| Sales Development Representative | $919 / $1,725 | $919 / $1,589 | $749 / $1,575 | $809 / $1,556 |
How the numbers work
- Contractor: you pay the invoice plus $49 a month for a contractor platform1234. The person pays tax at home under the usual regime for the role: Georgian small business status (1%), Armenian turnover tax (10%) and the social payment, Ukrainian group 3 FOP (5% + 1% + ЄСВ) or the Kazakh simplified declaration (4% + own contributions)567891011121314151617181920212223242526.
- EOR, same take-home: the gross salary that leaves the person what they keep as a contractor, plus the employer contributions of the country and a provider fee from $599 a month.
- Benchmarks: the median pay of the role at home2728. US: BLS median plus 30% for benefits and payroll taxes. UK: ONS full-time median plus employer National Insurance and the minimum pension. Canada: ESDC hourly median at 2,080 hours, wage only. Australia: ABS full-time group earnings plus super.
- Exchange rates: national banks of the four countries and the ECB, as of 2026-11-12.
- Left out: the Georgian self-employed pension (its base for small business status is not published), Georgian micro business status (its exclusions cover remote and cross-border work), deductible expenses, any cap on the Armenian entrepreneur's social payment (none in our sources), and regimes a role's activity is barred from (flagged on each role's page).
Questions
Is it cheaper to hire a contractor or use an employer of record?
In all four countries the contractor route costs less a month: for an executive assistant in Georgia at $900, $949 against $1,764 through an EOR that leaves the same take-home pay.
What does it cost to hire remote staff in Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine or Kazakhstan?
The pay you agree plus a contractor platform or an EOR fee; pick the role and country above for the full breakdown.
Not tax or legal advice: rates depend on the person’s registration and activity. Corrections: hello@silkstaff.com.
Sources
28 sources, with links
- Deel pricing: deel.com
- Remote pricing: remote.com
- Oyster pricing: oysterhr.com
- Wise Business pricing (US) (board/facts.py WISE): wise.com
- PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, Georgia, Individual - Taxes on personal income: taxsummaries.pwc.com
- Andersen Georgia: What is Georgia's Small-Business Status: ge.andersen.com
- PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, Georgia, Individual - Other taxes (pension contributions): taxsummaries.pwc.com
- Revenue Service of Georgia: rs.ge
- Gegidze: Micro Business Status in Georgia, 0% tax: eligibility and restrictions: gegidze.com
- PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, Armenia, Corporate - Taxes on corporate income (micro-business): taxsummaries.pwc.com
- Vardanyan & Partners: Armenia's micro-business tax exemptions and how to qualify: armenian-lawyer.com
- Vardanyan & Partners: Armenia's 2027 tax outlook (micro-business threshold): armenian-lawyer.com
- PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, Armenia, Corporate - Other taxes (turnover tax rates): taxsummaries.pwc.com
- Hartak: tax payments (life events): english.hartak.am
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- KGD of East Kazakhstan region (gov.kz): special tax regime based on a simplified declaration: gov.kz
- ENPF: new system of special tax regimes, pension contributions: enpf.kz
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- PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, Ukraine, Individual - Other taxes (unified social contribution): taxsummaries.pwc.com
- Дебет-Кредит: оподаткування зарплати у 2026 році: ПДФО, ВЗ та ЄСВ: news.dtkt.ua
- Бухгалтер.UA (buhplatforma): максимальна база нарахування ЄСВ у 2026 році: buhplatforma.com.ua
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- BLS OEWS May 2025, 43-6011: bls.gov
- BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, private industry, June 2026: bls.gov
How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Last updated 2026-11-12.