Q4 2026 edition · U.S. direct-hire recruiting firms
Fees, guarantees and terms for 2,228 firms, taken from each firm's own website, with a link to the source for every value.
Data checked Nov 1–4, 2026 · Refreshed every quarter · No rankings, no paid placement
Base: 2,228 firms that offer direct-hire placement
3.8%
publish their fee on their own website
15%
publish a placement guarantee
3 months
is the typical published guarantee (median)
Filter firms by role, industry, state and what they publish. Every firm in the dataset, not a curated top ten.
Pick up to three firms and see their fees, guarantees and terms side by side.
Every value links to the page on the firm’s own site where it is stated, with the date we checked it.
The same fields for every firm, recorded only when the firm states them as its own terms on its own site. Industry averages and blog posts don't count.
Read the methodology →Fee
The percentage or flat fee the firm states for direct-hire placement.
Fee model
Contingency, retained, or both, by the rule in our methodology.
Guarantee
How long it lasts, and whether the remedy is a replacement, a refund or a credit.
Conditions
What the guarantee excludes, and what has to happen for it to apply.
Specialties
The roles and industries the firm says it recruits for.
Last checked
When we last read the firm’s website.
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