EOR Colombia — Employer of Record

An Employer of Record (EOR) is a local legal entity that hires a worker on your behalf. The EOR is the patrono under Colombian law; it runs payroll, files PILA, pays statutory benefits, and handles compliance. You pay the EOR an invoice each month and instruct the worker on day-to-day responsibilities.

What does an EOR cost in Colombia?

Typical public pricing in 2026:

• Multiplier: ~USD 400/worker/month
• Oyster: ~USD 499/worker/month
• Deel: ~USD 599/worker/month
• Remote: ~USD 599/worker/month

On top of the EOR fee, you pay the worker's salary plus all Colombian statutory costs (~50-60% on top of salary depending on Law 1607 exoneration). The EOR usually handles a 13th-month payment and severance accruals invisibly inside their monthly invoice.

When does an EOR make sense?

• You have 1-15 workers in Colombia and no Colombian entity.
• You need to onboard in 2-5 business days, not in 8-16 weeks (entity setup).
• The role has clear subordinación indicators (fixed hours, reports to manager, core to business) — using a contractor would be reclassification-prone.
• You want a clean exit: terminate the EOR contract and the EOR handles severance per Colombian law.

When does an EOR NOT make sense?

• You have 20+ workers in Colombia long-term — the per-seat EOR fee compounds, and at that scale a Colombian SAS becomes cheaper.
• You need full control over Colombian operations (real estate, equipment, customer contracts in CO).
• Workers are clearly independent (multiple clients, project-based, no subordinación) — a contractor relationship is the right primitive.

Pick a provider

Use the Decision Tool. Based on your country of incorporation, salary, role type, and entity status, it proposes a primary EOR and three alternatives — labelled by fit (cheapest, fastest setup, best for enterprise), not by commission.