EOR cost calculator
What it costs to employ someone in Colombia
Employing someone in Colombia through Flamingo costs their gross salary, the employer's pension, Caja de Compensación and ARL contributions, prima, cesantías and vacation, and Flamingo's flat fee of $599. Enter a salary to see every line.
Estimate the cost of one employee
Pick a country and a gross salary. Every line updates as you type, and the link carries your numbers so you can share them.
Flamingo's Employer of Record covers the Philippines and Colombia.
Between $1,750,905 COP and $100,000,000 COP.
Colombia
Monthly employer cost, one employee
| Item | Monthly |
|---|---|
| Gross salaryBefore the employee's deductions | $6,000,000 COP |
| Employer contributions | $991,320 COP |
| Pension (AFP)12% of salary | $720,000 COP |
| Health (EPS), SENA and ICBFExempt below 10 minimum wages | $0 COP |
| Caja de Compensación4% of salary | $240,000 COP |
| ARL workplace risk insuranceRisk class I (office work), 0.522%. Higher for riskier roles | $31,320 COP |
| Mandatory benefits | $1,309,800 COP |
| Prima de servicios8.33% of salary, paid in June and December | $499,800 COP |
| Cesantías8.33% of salary, paid into a severance fund yearly | $499,800 COP |
| Interest on cesantías12% a year on cesantías | $60,000 COP |
| Vacation4.17% of salary (15 working days a year) | $250,200 COP |
| Flamingo feeFlat $599Employer of Record, per employee · $599.00 USD | $2,396,000 COP |
Total monthly employer cost
Total monthly employer cost: $10,697,120 COP, about $2,674.28 USD.
Estimate, not a quote. 2026 statutory rates as Flamingo payroll applies them, plus mandatory benefit accruals. Excludes benefits and healthcare plans. USD at a reference rate of 1 USD = 4,000 COP, set October 2026, not live. Amounts rounded to whole units.
Estimated take-home pay
Employee contributions and income tax withheld, as Flamingo payroll calculates them. Before any other deductions.
- Gross salary
- $6,000,000 COP
- Health (EPS)4% of salary
- −$240,000 COP
- Pension (AFP)4% of salary
- −$240,000 COP
- Income tax withheldRetención en la fuente (UVT table)
- $0 COP
- Estimated monthly take-home
- $5,520,000 COP$1,380.00 USD
Employer of Record
Your real quote, inside Flamingo
When you add an employee in Flamingo, the quote is built for that person and role. It starts from the same rules as this calculator and adds what a public estimate can't know.
Today's exchange rate, instead of a fixed reference rate.
The benefits and healthcare (HMO) plan you choose to offer.
Your role's actual ARL risk class in Colombia.
The transport allowance in Colombia, where it applies.
What goes into the cost
Colombia
- Exemption below 10 minimum wages
- Below 10 minimum wages (COP 17,509,050 a month in 2026), the employer pays no health (EPS), SENA or ICBF contributions. Pension (12%), Caja de Compensación (4%) and ARL are always due. Contributions are counted on up to 25 minimum wages.
- Integral salary
- From 13 minimum wages (COP 22,761,765) you can agree an integral salary that already includes benefits. Contributions are then counted on 70% of it, and prima, cesantías and their interest aren't paid. Vacation still accrues.
- Transport allowance
- Employees earning up to 2 minimum wages (COP 3,501,810) also get a monthly transport allowance. It's added in your quote.
- Prima and cesantías
- Prima de servicios is a month's salary a year, paid half in June and half in December. Cesantías are another month's salary a year, paid into the employee's severance fund, with 12% interest a year paid to the employee.
Philippines
- 13th month pay
- Employees receive one twelfth of their basic salary for the year, paid by 24 December. The calculator spreads it across the months so the monthly cost is complete.
- SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG
- Employer and employee both contribute. SSS is 10% from the employer and 5% from the employee, counted on salary between ₱5,000 and ₱35,000. PhilHealth is 2.5% each, counted between ₱10,000 and ₱100,000. Pag-IBIG is 2% each, on up to ₱10,000.
- Income tax
- Withheld every month at the graduated rates of the TRAIN law, on salary after the employee's contributions.
Questions about EOR costs
How much does it cost to employ someone in the Philippines?
The gross salary, plus the employer's SSS (10%, counted up to ₱35,000), PhilHealth (2.5%) and Pag-IBIG (2%, on up to ₱10,000) contributions, plus the 13th month pay (one twelfth of salary), plus Flamingo's flat fee of $599. For a ₱50,000 monthly salary that comes to about ₱93,859 a month, or $1,618 at the reference rate.
How much does it cost to employ someone in Colombia?
The gross salary, plus the employer's pension (12%), Caja de Compensación (4%) and ARL contributions, health (EPS), SENA and ICBF from 10 minimum wages, plus prima, cesantías, interest on cesantías and vacation, plus Flamingo's flat fee of $599. For a COP 5,000,000 monthly salary that comes to about COP 9,313,600 a month, or $2,328 at the reference rate.
What is Flamingo's Employer of Record fee?
A flat $599 per employee, per month, whatever the salary. The calculator shows it as its own line.
Which countries does Flamingo's Employer of Record cover?
The Philippines and Colombia. To pay contractors elsewhere, Contract Management pays out to 119 countries.
Why might my quote differ from this estimate?
The calculator uses a fixed reference exchange rate, 2026 statutory rates and ARL at risk class I. The quote in Flamingo uses today's exchange rate, your role's ARL class, the benefits and healthcare plan you offer, and Colombia's transport allowance where it applies.
Does the calculator show the employee's take-home pay?
Yes, as an estimate: the employee's contributions and the income tax withheld, worked out the way Flamingo payroll does, before any other deductions.
Ready to hire in the Philippines or Colombia?
Add an employee in Flamingo to get your exact quote. Flamingo employs them for you and runs their payroll.