Hire for a flat fee. Not a cut of their salary.

Direct hire recruiting for US companies, for any full-time role up to Director, with talent in Latin America or the US. You pay the fee when your hire starts, with only $500 up front on US searches.

  • $0 upfrontOn Latin America hires ($500 on US hires)
  • 5 business daysTo your first candidates (10 business days in the US)
  • 180 daysReplacement guarantee

What you'd pay

$33,000
Agency rate to compare against
Agency at 25%$8,250
Flat Fee Direct Hire$3,500

You keep $4,750

on this hire, and you pay only once they start.

Recruiting agencies typically charge 15 to 25% of first-year salary.

What is direct hire?

Direct hire means the person works for you from day one. No staffing agency sits in the middle and there's no monthly markup. A recruiter finds and screens the candidates, and you make the offer.

We run that search for one flat fee per hire, not a percentage of salary, and you pay it when your hire starts ($500 of it up front on US searches).

Flat Fee Direct Hire: Latin America vs US
DetailLatin AmericaUnited States
Flat fee per hire$3,500$9,900
Up front$0$500 of the fee
First candidates5 business days10 business days
ScreeningSkills, work sample + EnglishSkills, work sample

Same for both

  • Pay on start dateInvoice due net 15
  • Any full-time roleUp to Director level
  • Replacement guarantee180 days, free new search

From kickoff call to start date in four steps

We find and screen. You choose and hire.

  1. Step 1

    Day 1

    Kickoff call

    Tell us the role and salary range.

  2. Step 2

    5 business days

    Shortlist arrives

    Screened candidates for Latin America roles. US roles take 10 business days.

  3. Step 3

    $0 extra

    You interview and choose

    Our fee stays flat, whatever salary you offer.

  4. Step 4

    180 days

    Hire starts, you pay

    The fee, or the balance on a US hire, is invoiced on the start date. Replacement guarantee starts that day.

See the full process step by step

Every candidate arrives already screened

You get a short profile for each person on your shortlist, so you can decide who to interview in minutes.

  • Skills reviewedChecked against the skills you named on the kickoff call
  • Real work sampleA task from the actual job, reviewed by our recruiters
  • English assessedSpoken and written, for every Latin America candidate
  • Salary and start date upfrontNo surprises at the offer stage

Bookkeeper

Latin America, UTC-5

Sample profile
Work sample
Reconciled a month of bank and card exports. Matched every line but two and flagged both with the reason.
Skills
Bank reconciliationAccounts payableSpreadsheet reporting
English
Fluent, spoken and written
Salary expectation
$1,500 per month, in USD
Availability
Two weeks after an offer

One price per hire. Nothing else, ever.

The fee is the same whether you offer $30,000 or $130,000. It covers the full search, from kickoff call to start date.

Latin America hire

$3,500

flat, per hire

Up front$0
First candidates5 business days
Guarantee180 days
US hire

$9,900

flat, per hire

Up front$500, non-refundable
First candidates10 business days
Guarantee180 days

What we never charge

  • A percentage of salary
  • Anything on top of the flat fee
  • A monthly markup on your hire's pay

Because our fee never grows with salary, we gain nothing from a higher offer. Our only job is finding the right person.

When does flat beat a percentage? Against a typical agency (25% in Latin America, 20% in the US), the flat fee costs less on any Latin America role above $14,000 a year and any US role above $49,500 a year.

Try the full recruiting calculator

Hire in Latin America, the US, or both

The process is the same in both markets. The price, the timeline, and the roles that fit best are different.

Remote professionals across Latin America, from Mexico to Argentina

Hiring remote talent in Latin America

$3,500

Full-time remote talent working your business hours. You set the salary using published benchmarks.

Best for roles that

  • Can be done fully remote
  • Run on US business hours
  • Need working English

You hire the person directly, as a contractor or through an employer of record (EOR) you choose. We are not the employer, payroll provider, or EOR.

Latin America time zones and salaries
Professionals across the United States, coast to coast

Hiring in the US

$9,900

US-based candidates for roles that need to be local, or where a percentage fee would cost the most.

Best for roles that

  • Must be based in the US
  • Pay higher salaries
  • Are full-time direct hires

On a $120,000 role, a 20% agency fee is $24,000. With us, it's $9,900.

US roles and hiring costs

The people running your search

You work directly with the team that founded Flat Fee Direct Hire, from the kickoff call to your hire's start date.

  • Valentina R.

    Bookkeeper

    6+ years experience

    Verified in Accounts Payable

    Tools

    • QuickBooks
    • Xero
    • Google Sheets

    Expected rate$1,950/mo

    English levelC1

    Hire now
  • Santiago G.

    Customer Support Rep

    4+ years experience

    Verified in Zendesk Support

    Tools

    • Zendesk
    • Intercom
    • Slack

    Expected rate$1,400/mo

    English levelC1+

    Hire now
  • Camila F.

    Marketing Assistant

    5+ years experience

    Verified in Paid Search

    Tools

    • Google Ads
    • HubSpot
    • Canva

    Expected rate$2,300/mo

    English levelC1+

    Hire now
  • Emily T.

    Executive Assistant

    8+ years experience

    Verified in Calendar Management

    Tools

    • Google Sheets
    • Slack
    • Zoom

    Expected rate$5,200/mo

    English levelNative

    Hire now
  • Mateo Q.

    Sales Development Rep

    3+ years experience

    Verified in Outbound Prospecting

    Tools

    • Salesforce
    • HubSpot
    • Calendly

    Expected rate$1,700/mo

    English levelB2+

    Hire now
  • Daniela V.

    Virtual Assistant

    5+ years experience

    Verified in Admin Operations

    Tools

    • Asana
    • Slack
    • Zoom

    Expected rate$1,550/mo

    English levelC1

    Hire now
  • Diego M.

    Customer Success Rep

    4+ years experience

    Verified in Onboarding

    Tools

    • HubSpot
    • Zendesk
    • Zoom

    Expected rate$1,500/mo

    English levelB2

    Hire now
  • Jason K.

    Operations Manager

    10+ years experience

    Verified in Process Design

    Tools

    • Asana
    • Notion
    • Slack

    Expected rate$6,400/mo

    English levelNative

    Hire now
  • Catalina S.

    Graphic Designer

    6+ years experience

    Verified in Brand Design

    Tools

    • Figma
    • Canva
    • Notion

    Expected rate$2,600/mo

    English levelC1

    Hire now
  • Andrés P.

    Project Coordinator

    5+ years experience

    Verified in Agile Delivery

    Tools

    • Jira
    • Trello
    • Slack

    Expected rate$1,800/mo

    English levelC1+

    Hire now
  • Lucía A.

    Collections Specialist

    7+ years experience

    Verified in Accounts Receivable

    Tools

    • QuickBooks
    • Xero
    • Shopify

    Expected rate$2,100/mo

    English levelC1

    Hire now
  • Rachel M.

    Recruiting Coordinator

    6+ years experience

    Verified in Candidate Scheduling

    Tools

    • Calendly
    • Zoom
    • Notion

    Expected rate$4,800/mo

    English levelNative

    Hire now
  • Federico L.

    Executive Assistant

    7+ years experience

    Verified in Calendar Management

    Tools

    • Google Sheets
    • Calendly
    • Zoom

    Expected rate$2,200/mo

    English levelC1+

    Hire now
  • Ximena H.

    Social Media Assistant

    4+ years experience

    Verified in Content Scheduling

    Tools

    • Canva
    • Mailchimp
    • HubSpot

    Expected rate$1,650/mo

    English levelB2+

    Hire now
  • Juliana O.

    Virtual Legal Assistant

    6+ years experience

    Verified in Case Management

    Tools

    • Notion
    • Zoom
    • Slack

    Expected rate$1,900/mo

    English levelB2

    Hire now
  • Michael D.

    Sales Ops Specialist

    9+ years experience

    Verified in CRM Administration

    Tools

    • Salesforce
    • HubSpot
    • Slack

    Expected rate$5,800/mo

    English levelNative

    Hire now

Questions buyers ask first

Short, direct answers. Everything else is on the FAQ page.

All questions and answers
How much does Flat Fee Direct Hire cost?

$3,500 per Latin America hire and $9,900 per US hire. The fee is the same whatever salary you offer. There's no percentage or monthly markup. On a US hire, $500 of the fee is due when the search starts and is non-refundable.

When do I pay for the search?

On your hire's start date. The invoice is due net 15. Before the hire starts, you pay $0 on a Latin America search. On a US search, $500 of the fee is due when the search starts and is non-refundable.

How fast do the first candidates arrive?

Within 5 business days of the kickoff call for Latin America roles, and within 10 business days for US roles.

Which roles does the flat fee cover?

Any full-time role up to Director level, in Latin America or the US.

What does the candidate screening cover?

Every shortlisted candidate has a skills review and a work-sample review. Latin America candidates also complete a spoken and written English assessment.

What does the replacement guarantee cover?

Every hire includes a replacement guarantee of 180 days that starts on the hire's start date. If the hire leaves, or is let go for performance, within those 180 days, we search again at no fee. Full guarantee terms

How is a flat fee different from a percentage agency?

Percentage agencies usually charge 15 to 25% of first-year salary, so the fee grows as the salary grows. Our fee stays the same, so we gain nothing from a higher offer.

Who employs a Latin America hire?

You do. You hire the person directly, as a contractor or through an employer of record (EOR) you choose. Flat Fee Direct Hire isn't the employer, payroll provider, or EOR.

$3,500 for Latin America. $9,900 for the US.

Send a hiring request today. You'll hear back within 1 business day.

  • Pay when your hire starts, with $500 up front on US hires
  • First candidates in 5 business days (10 business days in the US)
  • Replacement guarantee for 180 days