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Looking for global payroll services?

Finally—a streamlined solution to pay your Team Members around the world. Manage payroll, generate reports, and deliver compliant, on-time international payments all in one platform.

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More than 1,500 companies trust us with their teams

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Hire overseas without setting up an entity

Thanks to our owned entities, trusted partners, and automated platform, Oyster offers a fast and compliant employer of record (EOR) solution to help you work with global talent.

  • Receive a cost estimate before you hire

    Use our free employment cost calculator to explore the total cost of hiring around the world.

  • Generate 100% compliant, legal-reviewed agreements

    Hire compliantly with pre-populated statutory terms and deep employment intelligence.

  • Access robust and specialized support

    From visa sponsorship to onboarding and offboarding, a team of experts is always by your side.

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pay your global team on time in 140+ currencies
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Pay your global team on time in 120+ currencies

Oyster eliminates the complexities of global payroll. Use one platform to pay your team, manage invoices and reimbursements, and access detailed payroll reports.

  • Meet local payroll requirements

    Oyster handles all payroll compliance requirements: tax withholdings, social contributions, currency conversion, and more.

  • Process invoices, expenses, and bonuses

    Find in-platform features to manage all sorts of ad-hoc payments for global employees.

  • Stay on top of your payroll costs

    Keep a clear payroll structure with a single invoice for all team members, and access detailed reports as needed.

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Reward your global team competitively

Oyster gives you access to local employment intelligence and tools so you can create location-tailored offers that are compliant, competitive, and equitable.

  • Find real-world salary data

    Use our salary insights tool to find out the low, mid, and high salary figures for specific roles based on location.

  • Offer competitive benefits packages

    Choose from pre-created local and global benefits packages, and enroll people effortlessly right from the platform.

  • Offer equity compensation

    Use our equity assessment tool to learn how to offer equity compliantly. Then manage it all within the platform.

Reward your global team competitively

The leading global employment platform in the market

Oyster

Others

  • Maximum country coverage: 180+ countries.

  • Bulletproof compliance throughout the employment cycle.

  • Expansive insurance coverage exceeding $8,000,000 USD.

  • Hiring in as fast 48 hours with the help of intelligent insights, templates, pre-populated terms, contract quality scores, and a hiring success team.

  • Deep, local, and actionable employment intelligence: #1 reason customers choose Oyster.

  • Superior customer experience with 90% CSAT.

  • Local experts on HR, legal, payroll, and total rewards.

  • Strategic partnership to support complex cases including multi-country expansion, entity shutdown, EOR migration, and contractor conversion.

  • Deep integrations across HRIS, ERP, expense management, team productivity, and equity platforms.

  • Transparent pricing with an all-inclusive fee structure.

  • Limited country coverage.

  • Issues with misclassification and compliance.

  • Low insurance coverage. Unclear policy terms.

  • Slower hiring and onboarding process. Limited guidance.

  • Limited insights. Knowledge not embedded in the platform.

  • Subpar customer support. Long resolution times.

  • Low confidence in local expertise.

  • Transactional hiring support for relatively simple scenarios.

  • Fewer integrations, leading to more manual work.

  • Extra fees for platform use and offboarding. Tax miscalculations. Inconsistent deposit requirements.

Prices that fit your global hiring needs

Access extensive country coverage, exceptional expert support, and features to offer delightful employee experiences anywhere.

Contractor

30 days free!
$29
per contractor/month

Hire, pay, and manage contractors

Employer of Record

Starts at
$699
per employee/month

Hire, pay, and manage full-timers without entity setup

Payroll

$29
per employee/month

Hire, pay, and manage contractors

What will your story be?

We help teams grow faster across borders

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David Dawoud

Head of People,
Demodesk

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Without a solution like Oyster, it’s not even worth the hassle. You just end up deciding, ‘We’re not going to hire there.’ It basically restricts you from getting access to talent. Oyster takes that all away. That’s what makes Oyster great."

Tyler Parson VP of People at Chili Piper, smiling at the camera

Tyler Parson

VP of People,
Chili Piper

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We trust with Oyster that we did do it right because we enlisted their help to help us do these things perfectly. So from a leader perspective, I can sleep easy at night knowing that we're not breaking some law that I didn't even know existed.”

Alex Nicolaus, Chief People Officer, Paysend.

Alex Nicolaus

Chief People Officer,
Paysend

Paysend company logo.

The service is seamless, the communication is very good, and there’s definitely a lot of time and cost saved. The cost of using Oyster is less than what it would cost for us to deliver the same service using external consultants.”

FAQs

What is a global payroll system?

Global payroll, or international payroll, is a system that enables companies to pay their workers in multiple locations around the world.

Why do companies need global payroll?

When companies have remote employees, contractors, or freelancers who are distributed across the world, there are several legal and logistical complexities that come into play when administering payroll. That’s where a global payroll provider can help!

Does Oyster offer global payroll services?

Oyster offers payroll services that allow you to pay remote Team Members in 120+ countries.

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