For global companies with an Indian entity, Wisemonk runs monthly payroll, PF, ESIC, TDS and professional tax filings, benefits and employee support, all under your own registration numbers.
Four situations where running your Indian entity through a PEO beats every other option.
Payroll runs, PF and ESIC returns, and employee records move to a team that does this every month, instead of a finance lead learning Indian compliance at 11pm.
A payroll bureau, a CA firm, an insurance broker and a recruiter collapse into one team, one dashboard and one monthly invoice in your home currency.
Professional tax rates, Shops and Establishments rules and holiday calendars change at every state border. We run one payroll and file correctly in each state your employees actually sit in.
Past 25 to 30 employees, per-head EOR fees stop making sense. We migrate every employee with continuity of service, gratuity accrual and benefits intact, then run the entity.
Six functions your entity has to perform every month. We perform all of them.
| Payroll processing | Monthly payroll runs in rupees, TDS deducted at source, payslips issued in your entity’s name. Salary structuring, input collection, approval workflow, payslip generation, TDS computation against each employee’s declarations, quarterly Form 24Q returns, and year-end tax statements issued to every employee. |
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| Statutory filings | PF, ESIC, professional tax and labour welfare fund filed under your entity’s own registration numbers. Monthly EPF and ESIC returns, professional tax remitted in each operating state, labour welfare fund where applicable, and gratuity accrual under the Code on Social Security. Every cycle closes with a compliance report carrying each challan and acknowledgement. |
| Onboarding and records | Employment contracts drafted under your entity, enforceable across all 28 Indian states. Offer letters, IP assignment, confidentiality and non-solicit clauses drafted for Indian courts, background verification, UAN generation and PF enrollment, ESIC registration, and complete employee documentation held against your entity. |
| Leave and reimbursements | Leave policy built to the Shops and Establishments Act of each state your employees work in. State-specific earned, casual and sick leave entitlements, regional holiday calendars, attendance tracking, expense claims and reimbursement processing folded into the same monthly payroll cycle. |
| Benefits administration | Group health, term life and personal accident cover, customizable down to the individual employee. Customizable health cover shaped around your team rather than a fixed packaged plan, with dependent additions, claims support, executive-level options for senior hires, and enrollment handled directly with your employees rather than through your inbox. |
| Employee lifecycle | Full and final settlement, gratuity payout and experience letters inside the statutory window. Resignation processing, notice period tracking, final settlement computation, gratuity payout after five years of continuous service, PF withdrawal or transfer support, asset recovery and experience letters. |
The reasons companies pick us over a local payroll bureau on one side and a global platform on the other.
Global platforms spread across 150+ countries and treat India as one line item on a long list. Our payroll and compliance team works Indian statutory law every day, so state rules and labour code changes are handled before they reach you.
Every return leaves under your entity’s own PF, ESIC and TAN numbers. Your compliance record stays continuous, auditable, and yours.
A bureau processes salaries. We also draft contracts, run benefits, procure equipment, answer employee queries and manage exits, with a named HRBP for your team.
Professional tax in Karnataka does not work the way it does in Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu has a holiday calendar of its own. Your team sees one payroll a month. Sorting out the differences behind it is our job, not yours.
India recognizes one legal employer per employee, so unlike the US co-employment model we never share employer status with you. Your entity employs. We operate.
Your Indian entity
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Three ways to run an Indian entity from abroad, and where each one stops.
| Feature | Wisemonk PEO | Local payroll bureau | Global PEO platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal employer | Your Company | Your Company | Your Company |
| Payroll and statutory filings | Included | Included | Included |
| Employment contracts and IP clauses | Drafted under your entity for Indian courts | Not offered | Templated, rarely India-specific |
| Benefits and insurance | Customizable per employee | Not offered | Standardized group plans |
| Employee HR support | Named India HRBP for your team | Not offered | Ticket-based, limited local presence |
| Equipment procurement | On-demand, sourced locally | Not offered | Paid add-on with markup |
| Multi-state professional tax and S&E filing | Filed in every state you employ in | Usually one state only | Standardized, with state-level gaps |
| Reporting for global finance teams | In your home currency, standard | Rare, usually INR only | Standard |
| Starting price | From $49 per employee/month | From $5 per employee/month, payroll only | From $169 per employee/month |
| Best for | Running an India entity from abroad | Companies with an India-based HR team | Companies spread across 10+ countries |
Nobody should email HR for a payslip or a compliance report. Every stakeholder gets direct access to what they need.
Payroll status, statutory filing acknowledgements, employee records, and monthly cost in INR and your home currency.
Payslips, year-end tax statements, PF passbook links, leave balances, benefits enrollment, and HR requests.
Approval workflows, payroll cutoffs, statutory due dates, and audit-ready documents on demand.
We audit your registrations, migrate employee records and run the first payroll in parallel, so nothing waits on anything else.
We review your PF, ESIC, professional tax and TAN registrations, past filings, employee records, and any open compliance gaps.
Contracts reissued where needed, employee data transferred with continuity of service and gratuity accrual intact, benefits enrolled, approval workflows agreed.
Payroll, filings, benefits and employee support on a fixed calendar, closing each cycle with a compliance report carrying every challan.
Add up what you currently spend each month running payroll, HR and compliance for your India team. We will show you the same operation on Wisemonk PEO.
Leave these blank if you are running everything in-house. We will still show you your Wisemonk cost.
Hiring, performance, promotions and people strategy stay with you. We run payroll, filings, benefits and employee support underneath your entity.
An estimate based on a starting rate of $49 per employee per month. Your quote depends on headcount, the states you employ in, and how much of the HR function you hand over.
300+ global companies trust Wisemonk with their India operations.
Founders, Leaders and HR heads of fast growing startups across US, Europe, SEA and Oceania trust our services to manage their India teams.
The Wisemonk team played a key role in helping us hire for specialized B2B SaaS marketing skills. We were able to build the team within four months, and hire experienced professionals from Tier 1/major B2B SaaS brands. This includes SEO, digital marketing, business development, product marketing, content marketing, and GTM roles. They are a great partner providing integrated services for EOR and recruitment/hiring and I’d recommend them to any B2B SaaS vendor.
Red Hill Technology Solutions has run its India engineering team on Wisemonk for the past year and a half. They handle payroll and benefits end to end, so I can offer my employees good health insurance without having to master the idiosyncrasies of Indian benefits myself. Payroll cutoff reminders arrive every month before I need them, and off-cycle bonus runs have never been a problem. Even equipment purchasing, a real headache for a US company shipping to Indian addresses, is as simple as telling them what I need. Exchange rates are fair and the pricing is transparent.
Deepika Elumalai, our point of contact, ties it all together. Whatever comes up, she pulls in the right people and sees it through. For any US company building a team in India, Wisemonk is an easy recommendation.
Wisemonk is a key partner for EOM-Energy O&M Services, playing an essential role in supporting our operations. Their seamless payment solutions make transactions not only simple and fast but also reliable. The team’s responsiveness, professionalism, and proactive approach give us complete confidence in every interaction. We look forward to strengthening our collaboration, using Wisemonk both for Employer of Record services and for recruitment support, to help us expand our team in India in the short and medium term.
We came across Wisemonk and met with the CEO and staff to explain our situation, and were very impressed with their customer-focused approach to their business. Wisemonk onboarded all of my employees in one or two days. They paid my employees' salaries on the day after my payment cleared. Needless to say, my employees and I were very satisfied with their service then and remain so over a year later. We are an American company, so I was very happy to see that they have a US bank account where I can make ACH payments to minimize bank charges. All salary payments are timely. They worked directly with my employees to enroll them in the health care program and explain any coverage-related issues. The best part is that we get to work with a dedicated person assigned to our company. I would highly recommend Wisemonk and think of them as our Indian HR department.
As the CEO of The Humble Bucks LLC, I had a great experience working with Wisemonk.io. They made our hiring process in India smooth, efficient, and cost-effective. We were assigned a dedicated recruiter who helped us find and hire three EOR employees at a very competitive price.
Beyond hiring, Wisemonk’s support team was extremely helpful in managing important operational logistics. They assisted us with coordinating meeting-related needs, including flight tickets, employee laptops, and other practical requirements, which saved us significant time and effort.
Overall, Wisemonk has been a reliable partner for The Humble Bucks LLC. Their combination of recruiting support, EOR services, and hands-on operational assistance made the entire experience seamless. I would recommend Wisemonk to any company looking to hire and manage employees in India with confidence.
We've been using WiseMonk to support our India team for the past six months, and the experience has been excellent. They've handled everything from payroll and statutory compliance to equipment procurement and benefits enrollment — all with a level of responsiveness and professionalism that makes managing a remote India team from Canada feel seamless. Nileena and the team are always quick to reply and proactive about flagging anything we need to know. We'd happily recommend WiseMonk to other companies looking to hire and manage talent in India.
I'm very Happy that I discovered Wisemonk. They have been a pure pleasure to work with, and their attention to detail is impressive. They helped us understand their pricing model, find top-qualified individuals, interview them, and then onboard them. I gave them criteria for the type of people we sought, and they delivered. The individuals they were able to find have been some of the best engineers I have ever worked with. I recommend Wisemonk to anyone who is in need of staffing assistance.
I highly recommend them. Wisemonk helped us tap into the vibrant and top-notch Indian talent market and hire our first couple of founding engineers in record time. We've been able to accelerate our roadmap and deliver terrific value to our customers thanks to Wisemonk's efforts. They are easy to work with and very transparent about the process. I highly recommend them to any company looking for talent located in India.
Process was professional & very smooth. We've worked with Wisemonk to source developers in India and it's worked incredibly well for us. We are very pleased with the talent of the developers and the Wisemonk process was professional and very smooth. We highly recommend using Wisemonk for talent sourcing!
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