Placement Fees

One transparent fee, aligned with your hire

Our placement fee is 20% of the candidate's first-year base salary, set by role. To open a search we collect a retainer equal to 20% of that fee; the remaining 80% is due only when your candidate accepts and starts. If the placement does not hold, our replacement guarantee applies.

How the fee works

Placement fee

20%

Of the candidate's first-year base salary. One fee per placement, no hourly billing, no hidden extras.

Retainer to open the search

20% of the fee

Engages the search team, activates the private network and funds vetting. Credited in full against the placement fee.

Balance on placement

80% of the fee

Due when the candidate accepts the offer and a start date is signed — not before.

Worked example — Chief of Staff at $400,000

First-year base salary: $400,000
Placement fee (20%): $80,000
Retainer to open the search (20% of fee): $16,000
Balance due on placement (80% of fee): $64,000

The retainer is credited against the fee — you never pay more than 20% of the agreed base salary.

Build the role

Build the role / job description

Select a position, choose the scope and the terms you are prepared to offer, and Valmore assembles the job description exactly as it would be published — plus the placement fee it implies.

Type of position

Select the role

Ready to open a search?

A confidential consultation defines the role, the compensation band and the timeline — the retainer is only invoiced once you approve the brief.

Start a staffing search Speak with the Private Office

Local focus

Salary ranges vary by market; for Palm Beach County households, see Estate Staffing in Boca Raton.