TalentHubTH Brief: Use this guidance together with the actual role, industry, location and business context.

Common recruitment-agency fee models

Common models include a success fee paid when the candidate starts and a model with an initial service payment before sourcing in exchange for a lower total fee.

  • Success Fee: monthly salary × 12 months × agreed fee rate
  • Deposit Plan: total fee equal to one month's salary, split into 40% and 60% payments

Example for a THB 20,000 monthly salary

At 15% of annual income, a no-deposit success fee is THB 20,000 × 12 × 15% = THB 36,000. Under the deposit model, the fee is one month's salary, or THB 20,000, with THB 8,000 paid before sourcing begins.

What should be checked before signing?

Confirm whether the fee uses base salary or total income, when payment becomes due, the guarantee period and the circumstances in which the agency supplies a replacement candidate.

  • Define the role and requirements in the recruitment brief
  • Read all guarantee conditions
  • Confirm the number of replacement searches
  • Confirm VAT and payment deadlines