One monthly rate per role
You pay the same figure whether your specialist lives in Kingston or Buenos Aires. Salary, payroll, equipment and paid leave sit inside it, with no placement fee.
- Billing startswhen they start
- Wrong fit in month onefree replacement
- To stopthirty days notice
Work out what you save
Pick the role, level and city you would hire for, and see a US hire next to the same seat through Tribe.
Your hire
The typical figure for this seat. Drag it to your own.
Your numbers
You save a year$64,12070% less than a US hire
Get a shortlist for this seat
Tell us about the job and we will send two or three people who have done it, in five business days.
Start hiringEvery rate, by role and level
Each role costs the same in every country. Pick one to see its full cost against a US hire.
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Executive assistant $1,760$2,240$2,880 a month -
Customer support $1,600$2,080$2,560 a month -
Bookkeeper $2,240$2,880$3,680 a month -
Sales development $2,080$2,560$3,360 a month -
Operations $2,400$3,040$3,840 a month -
Shopify developer $3,200$4,160$5,440 a month -
Software engineer $4,160$5,600$7,200 a month -
Ecommerce designer $2,560$3,360$4,480 a month
What the monthly rate covers
One figure per seat. This is everything inside it.
Salary and payroll
Their pay, run in their own country, on time every month.
Contract and compliance
A local employment contract, with taxes and contributions handled.
Laptop and connection
Their equipment comes from us and stays our problem.
Paid leave
Holidays and leave are already priced in, so nothing is billed twice.
Vetting
A paid task in the role, scored by someone who does that job.
Replacement
If the fit is wrong in month one, a new shortlist at no cost.
What a first team costs
Two mid level seats, a year at Tribe rates, against the same two hires in the US.
How we estimate the US side-
Ecommerce brand
- Customer support$2,080
- Shopify developer$4,160
$6,240 a month for both
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Small US company
- Executive assistant$2,240
- Bookkeeper$2,880
$5,120 a month for both
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Agency
- Ecommerce designer$3,360
- Shopify developer$4,160
$7,520 a month for both
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Funded startup
- Sales development$2,560
- Operations$3,040
$5,600 a month for both
Choosing a level
Each level has its own rate. Pick one by how the work arrives and who checks it.
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Junior1 to 3 years
The work is written down and someone on your team checks it.
From $1,600 a month
- Works from written instructions
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Mid3 to 6 years
The work changes week to week and you want fewer check-ins.
From $2,080 a month
Everything a junior does, plus
- Works without written instructions
- Reviews other people's work
- Owns parts of a process
- Talks to your clients, with you on the thread
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Senior6 years and up
You want one person to own the process and run a small team.
From $2,560 a month
Everything a mid does, plus
- Owns a process end to end
- Leads two or three others
- Talks to your clients directly
Questions about the rate
Where do your US cost numbers come from?
Our rates are not estimates: they are what we charge, and they are published in full. The US side is our estimate, and we say so. It is the midpoint of what our own clients told us they paid for the same role in the twelve months to October 2026, fully loaded, with employer costs of 25 to 40 percent on top of base pay and agency fees of 15 to 25 percent. Every figure and what it is based on is listed on our "Where our numbers come from" page.
Is the rate the same in every country?
Yes. The rate is set per role and level and it does not move with where the specialist lives. Country changes the time zone overlap and the local talent pool. Your invoice stays the same. So we gain nothing by steering you to a cheaper country.
What is not in the rate?
Software licenses in your own tools, and anything you choose to pay as a bonus. Their laptop, their contract, their payroll, their local taxes and their paid leave are all in the rate. There is no setup fee and no placement fee.
How is it billed?
One invoice per placement per month, paid in advance, by card or bank transfer. The first invoice is pro-rated to their start date. Thirty days notice to stop, and we do not bill for notice you have already served.
Can I take someone part time or hourly?
Not today. Every placement is full time, because part time is where this model stops working for the specialist and the quality follows. If you need less than a full week, say so on the call and we will tell you whether to wait.
Get the exact number for your seat
Tell us the role and the level and we send the rate, the shortlist timeline and two or three profiles.