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EOR vs your own entity
At a certain headcount, the fixed cost of opening a local entity beats per-employee EOR fees. Here's where the lines cross for your specific country and salary band.
3-year total cost in United States
EOR baseline: RemoFirst · entity stand-up ~3 months
Break-even
Not within 50
3-year EOR total (10 hires)
$2,670,715 USD
3-year entity total (10 hires)
$2,925,560 USD
Entity assumptions (converted to USD): $15,000 USD one-time setup, $12,000 USD/yr compliance, $150 USD/employee/mo payroll software. EOR cost continues during the ~3-month stand-up window — that's already included in the entity line above.
FX: Bundled fallback rates · updated 2026-06-01