A PEO or “global PEO” management fee in Vietnam is reported at roughly US$150–650 per employee per month, on top of the salary and the employer’s statutory on-costs of about 23.5%, which are passed through at cost. Our own employer-of-record price for Vietnamese nationals is a flat US$149, below that range and stated plainly as ours.
Published · Last reviewed October 2026 · 9 min read · Reviewed against instruments in force
EOR Vietnam fee
US$149
per employee per month, flat, for Vietnamese nationals. No setup or hidden fees.
PEO and EOR market fees are third-party commercial list prices — volatile, and not our pricing or a claim about any named provider; confirm the current number on each provider’s own page. Statutory figures name their instrument, as of October 2026. The only contact for this site is info@eorvietnam.vn.
Pricing a “PEO in Vietnam” is harder than it should be. The US co-employment model the word describes has no clean basis in Vietnamese law, so a “PEO Vietnam” offer is almost always an employer of record (EOR) under another name — see what a PEO really is in Vietnam. This page separates the three things quotes fold into one headline number, and sets dated market ranges against our own flat price.
How much does a PEO cost in Vietnam?
In 2026, third-party sources put a PEO management fee in Vietnam at roughly US$150–650 per employee per month, sometimes with a one-off setup fee of about US$1,500–5,000.3 That fee sits on top of the gross salary and the employer’s statutory on-costs of about 23.5% — insurance plus a 2% trade-union fee — which a compliant provider passes through at cost.12
The management fee is the provider’s own margin; the salary, those on-costs and personal income tax are your own money passing through. Our employer-of-record fee for Vietnamese nationals is a flat US$149 per employee per month — stated as our price, not a market figure — and sits below that range; see what EOR Vietnam costs.
The three parts of a PEO cost
A PEO or EOR quote has three distinct parts, and conflating them is why quotes look confusing: the provider’s management fee (flat or a percentage of payroll); the statutory employer on-costs of about 23.5% of gross, set by Vietnamese law and passed through at cost; and the gross salary plus any agreed extras, also at cost. Some providers also add a refundable deposit or a currency spread on non-VND funding. Only the first is the provider’s own margin.
For example, a Vietnamese hire on a gross ₫20,000,000 a month carries about ₫4,700,000 in on-costs (23.5%), so the employer is at roughly ₫24,700,000 before any fee. The itemised breakdown is on Vietnam’s employer payroll costs.
Market PEO fee ranges in Vietnam (2026)
The table below gathers the fees third-party sources report in 2026. The “PEO” and “global PEO” bands cover the same service as an EOR, because in Vietnam they are the same service under different labels.
Reported monthly fees per employee by service model in Vietnam, 2026 — each on top of salary and the ~23.5% on-cost (not a ranking)
Service model
Typical fee per employee per month (2026)
Legal employer
PEO management fee (Vietnam, as marketed)
~US$150–650, sometimes + a setup fee of ~US$1,500–5,0003
Usually an EOR in substance
Global EOR / “global PEO” platform
~US$130–700 across countries; common platforms ~US$399–5994
The provider’s own entity
EOR Vietnam (our own price)
Flat US$149 for Vietnamese nationals; foreign work-permit hires quoted separately
Our Vietnam-registered entity
List prices in late 2026 — the global-platform band accessed 26 September 2026, the Vietnam PEO band 3 October 2026; confirm current rates per provider. Choosing between providers is on how to choose a PEO in Vietnam.
PEO vs payroll-only outsourcing pricing
A PEO fee is often confused with payroll-only outsourcing, which is far cheaper because it is far narrower — roughly US$15–80 per employee per month in Vietnam, often with a monthly minimum, and base fees may exclude personal-income-tax filing or year-end finalisation.5 It is a fraction of a PEO fee because the provider never becomes the employer: it runs payroll for staff you already employ through your own entity, so you keep every statutory liability. Scope is on payroll and HR outsourcing in Vietnam.
PEO/EOR versus payroll-only outsourcing in Vietnam — not legal advice (as of October 2026)
Factor
PEO / EOR
Payroll-only outsourcing
Typical monthly fee per employee (2026)
~US$150–650
~US$15–80
Becomes the legal employer
Yes
No
Your own Vietnamese entity needed
No (EOR)
Yes
Removes your statutory liability
Yes
No
The statutory on-costs that sit on top
The statutory contributions are identical in every quote, because law sets them, not the provider. For a Vietnamese employee the employer pays about 23.5% of gross — set out by component in the table below — and the employee a further 10.5%.12 For a foreign national on a contract of 12 months or more the employer pays about 22.5%, because unemployment insurance does not apply to foreign nationals.16 Contributions apply only up to a capped salary of ₫50,600,000 a month from 1 July 2026.6 Each contribution is set out, with its governing instrument, across our Vietnam employer guides.
Statutory employer on-costs in Vietnam by employee nationality, as of October 2026
Contribution
Vietnamese national
Foreign national (12-month+ contract)
Social insurance
17.5%
17.5%
Health insurance
3%
3%
Unemployment insurance
1%
— (not applicable)
Trade-union fee
2%
2%
Total employer on-cost
~23.5%
~22.5%
PEO cost vs EOR cost — and why your entity decides it
Because a US-style PEO does not translate to Vietnam, “PEO cost” and “EOR cost” are, for most buyers, the same number under two names — the side-by-side is on EOR versus PEO in Vietnam. What moves the price is whether you already hold a registered Vietnamese entity: without one you need an EOR and pay an EOR-level fee plus pass-through salary and on-costs; with one you can buy payroll-only outsourcing at US$15–80 instead. So read a “PEO cost” quote by asking what it includes — a fee that quietly bundles the 23.5% on-cost, a deposit or an FX spread hides the real figure. What an EOR costs end to end, with a calculator, is on what an EOR in Vietnam costs.
What EOR Vietnam costs
Most companies reaching a “PEO cost Vietnam” search have no Vietnamese entity and simply want to employ someone compliantly. Our employer-of-record service does that directly: a Vietnam-registered entity is the single legal employer, signs the Labour Code contract, runs monthly payroll in dong, pays the statutory insurance and 2% union fee, withholds personal income tax, and handles onboarding, offboarding and work-permit support for foreign hires, while you direct the work.
Our fee is a flat US$149 per employee per month for Vietnamese nationals — the same regardless of salary, seniority, role, location or headcount, as of October 2026, and not a percentage of payroll. Foreign nationals who need a work permit are quoted separately. There are no setup, onboarding, offboarding, contract or payslip fees and no hidden fees. A refundable security deposit of two months’ employment cost (gross salary plus the statutory employer contributions) is returned at the end, less any unpaid amounts, and gross salary, the roughly 23.5% contributions and any statutory or agreed payments are passed through at cost. Every quote names the employing entity, shows the on-cost separately from our fee, and is priced in VND — you can request a costed EOR Vietnam quote.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a PEO cost in Vietnam?
Third-party sources report PEO or “global PEO” management fees of roughly US$150–650 per employee per month in 2026, sometimes with a US$1,500–5,000 setup fee — on top of the gross salary and the employer’s statutory on-costs of about 23.5%. EOR Vietnam charges a flat US$149 for Vietnamese nationals.
Is a PEO cheaper than an EOR in Vietnam?
Usually the same, because a “PEO” offer in Vietnam is almost always an EOR under another name — the co-employment a true PEO needs has no clean legal basis here. Both fall in the same US$150–650 band. The genuinely cheaper option, if you already have a Vietnamese entity, is payroll-only outsourcing at about US$15–80.
What is included in a PEO fee?
The management fee covers being, or arranging, the legal employer and running payroll, statutory insurance, tax withholding and compliance. It does not include the salary or the roughly 23.5% statutory on-costs, which a transparent provider passes through at cost and shows separately. Ask whether a deposit or a currency spread also applies.
Do PEO fees include the employee’s salary and taxes?
No. The salary, the employer’s contributions of about 23.5%, and personal income tax are not the provider’s fee — they are your money passing through, paid at cost. A clear quote lists the management fee on one line and the pass-through salary and on-costs on another; a bundled number hides the real cost.
Is there a setup or deposit fee for a PEO in Vietnam?
Some providers charge a one-off setup fee of about US$1,500–5,000, reported by third-party sources in 2026, and many hold a security deposit. EOR Vietnam charges no setup, onboarding, offboarding, contract or payslip fees, and holds a refundable deposit of two months’ employment cost, returned at the end less any unpaid amounts.
Second Talent — EOR cost comparison — global EOR platform list prices from about US$129 to US$699 per employee per month (e.g. Skuad from US$199, Multiplier US$459–519, Deel and G-P US$599, Remote and Oyster US$699). Volatile; accessed 26 Sep 2026.
Terra-plat and Wisemonk payroll listings — Vietnam payroll-only fees (~US$15–80) per month. Volatile; accessed 3 Oct 2026.