What recruitment agencies in India charge, and what AxioHire charges
Some agencies quote one month's salary, which is 8.33% of annual CTC. AxioHire publishes two options: a flat ₹8,000–15,000 per placement for entry-level and volume roles, or from 6% of annual CTC for any role. The percentage can be higher for specialist roles, urgent timelines and exclusive mandates.
Last updated 7 October 2026.
What a month of salary means
Some agencies quote one month's salary, which is 8.33% of annual CTC. Others quote a percentage of CTC that rises for more senior roles, without publishing the scale.
A percentage has one clear advantage: it scales with seniority without anyone having to renegotiate. It also has a clear disadvantage at the entry level. For a high-volume role, a percentage of a small salary produces a small fee, so agencies either decline the work or pad it with a retainer. That is part of why volume hiring in India so often runs on retainers and job-board spend rather than on outcomes.
What AxioHire charges
AxioHire publishes both models rather than negotiating each one in private.
- Fixed fee: ₹8,000–15,000 per placement for entry-level and volume roles — BPO, collections, field sales, support, delivery and warehouse.
- Percentage fee: from 6% of annual CTC, available for any role in any segment. The percentage can be higher for specialist roles, urgent timelines and exclusive mandates.
- Other roles pay ₹25,000 and ₹45,000–55,000 per placement. Those are typical outcomes of the starting percentage, not a separate price list. ₹25,000 on a CTC of about ₹4.2 lakh, at the 6% starting rate. ₹45,000–55,000 on a CTC of about ₹7.5–9.2 lakh, at the 6% starting rate.
There is no retainer and no upfront fee. The placement fee is due only when a candidate joins. If someone leaves within 30–90 days of joining, we find another candidate at no additional fee. We call it a guarantee, not a replacement, because AxioHire charges nothing until a candidate joins. A replacement implies a fee was already taken up front; a guarantee protects the one fee you pay.
Why publishing a price is the point
A company evaluating recruiters normally has to sit through several calls before anyone says a number. That wastes time on both sides, and it makes comparison impossible. Publishing the band means the first conversation starts from a real figure instead of ending at one.
It also means a budget can be checked against reality before a requirement is posted. If the number does not fit, that is worth knowing immediately rather than after two weeks of sourcing.
When a fixed fee beats a percentage
Volume hiring is the clearest case. When a company needs forty agents against a training batch date, the work per hire is broadly the same as it is for the first ten, and the salary is broadly the same too. A flat fee per joined seat keeps the cost predictable and makes the whole batch easier to budget.
A percentage makes more sense the further up the ladder you go, where salaries vary widely and a single senior hire can be worth more than a dozen entry-level ones. That is why both are published rather than one replacing the other.
The full fee structure, including what happens below ₹8,000 per placement, is on the pricing page.
Common questions
Short answers. The portal has the full detail.
Yes. 8.33% is one twelfth of annual CTC, which is one month of salary.
Because the work per hire at that level does not change much between hires. A flat ₹8,000–15,000 keeps batch hiring predictable instead of tying the fee to a salary that is already low.
No. An independent recruiter keeps up to 80% of the placement fee. A consultancy keeps 95%, paid to the consultancy account.
We call it a guarantee, not a replacement, because AxioHire charges nothing until a candidate joins. A replacement implies a fee was already taken up front; a guarantee protects the one fee you pay.
No. It is a hiring guarantee: we find another candidate for the same role at no additional fee. It is not a refund.
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