Strale Employment Cost Estimate API

Choose this endpoint when you need a fast, country-specific estimate of the true employer cost of hiring — including all mandatory payroll taxes and contributions — without needing a full HR or payroll system integration. It is especially useful for budget planning, market expansion analysis, or comparing hiring costs across the 27+ supported countries. Prefer it over generic payroll tools when you need structured JSON output with audit trails suitable for agent workflows and x402 micropayment-based access.

• Missing required gross_salary or country_code query parameters returns a 400 error
• Unsupported or invalid country_code returns an error or empty result
• Currency mismatch or unsupported currency code may cause calculation errors
• Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance returns a 402 Payment Required
• Rate limiting or service unavailability returns a 5xx error
• Data may be outdated if local tax regulations have recently changed