Hiring in Costa Rica through an Employer of Record
A Costa Rican employer pays social charges to the social security fund and other institutions on top of salary.
On top of salary, the employer pays
- 26.83% Employer social charges, total
What the employer pays on top of salary in Costa Rica
- Employer social charges, total: 26.83 percent of gross pay, all employer charges together.
This is the total from the fund's current calculator table; an older question and answer section on the same page still shows earlier figures. It includes a flat work risk insurance rate that in practice varies by activity.
Yearly cost of one employee in Costa Rica, by vendor
Salary plus the charges above plus the vendor's published monthly fee, for twelve months. Not included: benefits and currency conversion fees.
Vendor fees used
Atlas HXM $599, Deel $599, G-P $599, Multiplier $459, Oyster $699, Pebl (Velocity Global) $399, RemoFirst $199, Remote $699, Skuad $199. Not published: Rippling.
Where these numbers come from
- Employer social charges, total on ccss.sa.cr read
- Each vendor's own pricing page, linked from its name above.