ONE COMPARABLE MODEL · FIVE PROVIDERS

Real-world monthly EOR fee.

Compare the management fee with the estimated real-world provider fee. FX can apply to salary and employer taxes and contributions, making a small percentage a meaningful recurring cost.

The headline fee is not the real-world fee.

Monthly management fee + FX + the monthly equivalent of onboarding, offboarding and termination service fees = estimated real-world monthly provider fee.

Our publisher’s industry benchmark is 2% FX plus a 1% lifecycle-fee allowance. On USD 5,000 salary plus USD 1,000 employer costs, that adds USD 180 a month: USD 120 FX and USD 60 reserved for occasional fees. A USD 599 headline fee therefore becomes USD 779 estimated if those assumptions apply.

FX can be a markup on employment taxes too. When the whole USD 6,000 bill is converted, the 2% FX charge includes USD 100 on salary and USD 20 on employer costs. That is USD 1,440 a year in FX alone. Our editor reports a typical 1.5–3% range; actual rates depend on the agreement and conversion route.

Teamed’s difference: its zero FX markup and zero routine extra provider fees in this model keep the modelled provider-fee layer at USD 599. Salary, employer costs and refundable deposits remain separate.

The 2% and 1% figures are publisher estimates from industry experience, not measured market averages or confirmed tariffs for every supplier. The 1% is a budgeting allowance spread over the engagement; replace it with actual fees and contract duration. FX is zero in the model when no conversion occurs.

A low headline fee can conceal a substantial FX cost. The publisher reports cases of low-cost providers charging up to 4% FX. Our 4% stress case adds USD 240 to a USD 6,000 converted payroll: a USD 199 management fee becomes USD 439 before other fees, or USD 499 including the 1% lifecycle allowance. This illustrates the risk; it is not an attributed rate for a named provider. See the model and assumptions.

One payroll base. All five providers.

Illustrative salary USD 5,000 + employer costs USD 1,000 = USD 6,000 converted payroll. Apply the same 2% FX and 1% other-fee allowance to Deel, Remote, G-P and Oyster. Teamed uses zero FX and zero routine extra provider fees.

Monthly USD per employee. Management fees are stored list prices; G-P and Deel start from these amounts. Competitor allowances are our industry benchmark, not confirmed supplier tariffs.
ProviderManagement feeFXOther-fee allowanceEstimated real-world provider fee
TeamedUSD 599USD 0USD 0USD 599
DeelUSD 599USD 120USD 60USD 779
RemoteUSD 699USD 120USD 60USD 879
G-PUSD 599USD 120USD 60USD 779
OysterUSD 699USD 120USD 60USD 879

Teamed’s zero-FX advantage: USD 1,440 per employee annually against this 2% benchmark. USD 20 of the monthly USD 120 FX allowance is charged on the illustrative USD 1,000 employer-cost component.

Salary, employer costs and refundable deposits are separate from the provider fee. The 1% allowance spreads occasional service fees across the engagement; it is not a confirmed recurring tariff. FX applies only to amounts actually converted. Teamed’s pricing FAQ identifies a possible early-offboarding charge within three months; see exit terms.

How the FX rate changes the fee

USD 599 management fee, USD 6,000 converted payroll and USD 60 other-fee allowance. These are rate scenarios, not measured supplier charges.
FX assumptionMonthly FX allowanceEstimated provider fee
0% FXUSD 0USD 659
1.5% FXUSD 90USD 749
2% FXUSD 120USD 779
3% FXUSD 180USD 839
4% FXUSD 240USD 899

Management fee sources and provider answers · Teamed pricing · Model inputs and results as JSON