Hiring in France through an Employer of Record
French employer charges are many and set by URSSAF, the social security collector. These are the three biggest, from its rates page for the private sector.
Employing someone in France through an Employer of Record costs their salary, plus 13 percent health, maternity, disability and death, 8.55 percent old age insurance, capped, 2.11 percent old age insurance, on all pay, plus the vendor's own monthly fee, the lowest published being from $199 from RemoFirst. Major charges in this country had no official figure we could read, so that is a floor, not the full cost. The charges were read from urssaf.fr, last on .
What does an employer pay on top of salary in France?
- 13% Health, maternity, disability and death
- 8.55% Old age insurance, capped
- 2.11% Old age insurance, on all pay
This is a floor, not the full cost: major employer charges in France are left out, as explained below.
Each charge, and what it is for
- Health, maternity, disability and death: 13 percent of gross pay, the full rate.
- Old age insurance, capped: 8.55 percent of gross pay up to the social security ceiling.
- Old age insurance, on all pay: 2.11 percent of total gross pay.
- Social security ceiling: €4,005 a month, outside Mayotte. The capped old age rate is charged on pay up to this figure and not above it.
This figure is in EUR, and the calculator below works in US dollars, so it does not apply it. Converting would need an exchange rate this site has not sourced.
The health rate shown is the full rate; it is lower on modest salaries. Family allowances, unemployment insurance, supplementary pensions, accident insurance and several smaller levies are left out, so the real cost in France is well above this total.
What does one employee in France cost a year?
Salary plus the charges above plus the vendor's published monthly fee, for twelve months. "At least" marks a vendor whose published fee is a starting price. Not included: benefits and currency conversion fees.
Vendor fees used
Atlas HXM from $599, Deel from $599, G-P from $599, Multiplier from $459, Oyster $699, Pebl (Velocity Global) $399, RemoFirst from $199, Remote from $599, Remundo from $498, Rivermate from $349, Skuad from $199, Slasify from $250, Teamed from $599. Not published: Rippling.
Where these numbers come from
- Old age insurance, on all pay on urssaf.fr read
- Each vendor's own pricing page, linked from its name above.