Employer cost by country: open dataset

32 countries, researched from government and advisory sources, each with a verification date and confidence rating. Free to use under CC BY 4.0: please link back to the country page.

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CountryEmployer on-costsConfidence
🇦🇷 Argentina34–40%medium
🇧🇷 Brazil47–70%medium
🇨🇦 Canada5–13%medium
🇨🇱 Chile6.8–9%medium
🇨🇴 Colombia38–52%medium
🇨🇷 Costa Rica26.83–35.2%medium
🇫🇷 France25–45%medium
🇩🇪 Germany21–25%medium
🇮🇳 India5–10%medium
🇮🇩 Indonesia10.2–11.7%medium
🇮🇪 Ireland11.4–12.9%high
🇮🇹 Italy30–45%medium
🇯🇵 Japan15.3–16.2%medium
🇰🇪 Kenya7.5–7.5%medium
🇲🇾 Malaysia13.95–15.95%medium
🇲🇽 Mexico27–36%medium
🇳🇱 Netherlands16–23%medium
🇳🇬 Nigeria11–12%low
🇵🇪 Peru9–37%medium
🇵🇭 Philippines14–22%medium
🇵🇱 Poland19.5–22.1%medium
🇵🇹 Portugal24–27%medium
🇷🇴 Romania2.25–2.25%medium
🇸🇬 Singapore0.25–17.25%medium
🇿🇦 South Africa2–2%medium
🇪🇸 Spain31–34%medium
🇹🇭 Thailand2–6%medium
🇹🇷 Turkey23.75–23.75%medium
🇺🇦 Ukraine22–22%low
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates5.75–12.5%medium
🇬🇧 United Kingdom14–18%medium
🇻🇳 Vietnam21.5–23.5%medium

Ranges are estimates, not payroll quotes. Methodology on the research page.