Cost to hire in Dominican Republic
What it costs to hire in Dominican Republic
Salary is never the number you budget. This page shows gross salary, the statutory employer burden you add on top, and the monthly landed cost per seat in Dominican Republic for the roles SILA places.
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- Statutory employer burden
- 25–35%
- Time to start
- 5–10 business days for an identified candidate
- Payroll currency
- DOP
Dominican Republic at a glance
How much does it cost to hire an employee in Dominican Republic?
Budget gross salary plus 25–35% in statutory employer burden in Dominican Republic, then a 15% blended service fee. Bilingual customer support lands at $1,294 to $2,950 per month, all in. Salary alone understates the real cost by roughly a third. Figures last verified 2026-08-21.
- Coverage status
- SILA launch-ready
- Service fee assumption
- 15% blended, on salary plus burden
- Data last verified
- 2026-08-21
Salary and landed cost per role in Dominican Republic
Gross monthly salary, USD equivalent, before employer burden. Landed cost adds statutory employer burden and a blended service fee. Verified 2026-08-21.
| Role | Gross monthly salary | Monthly landed cost |
|---|---|---|
| Bilingual customer support | $900 to $1,900 | $1,294 to $2,950 |
| Software engineering | $2,750 to $6,900 | $3,954 to $10,712 |
| Accounting & finance | $1,300 to $3,250 | $1,869 to $5,046 |
| Executive & virtual assistants | $900 to $2,000 | $1,294 to $3,105 |
| Sales development | $1,000 to $2,500 | $1,438 to $3,881 |
| Healthcare back office | $1,000 to $2,400 | $1,438 to $3,726 |
What drives the number in Dominican Republic
- Statutory employer burden of 25–35%, covering TSS social security, SFS health, Aguinaldo, Vacation.
- Seniority, which moves salary far more than market choice does.
- Employment model. Direct employment, employer of record and contractor routes carry different cost and different risk.
- Currency basis. DOP.
- Attrition and replacement cost, which a low salary benchmark quietly hides.
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Sources and last verification
Last verified 2026-08-21. Every launch-ready statutory assumption resolves to the institution that administers the contribution or the labour code that creates the entitlement. Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti remain SILA feasibility-review markets: their employer cost is confirmed during the feasibility review, not published as a standard payroll benchmark.
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Tesorería de la Seguridad Social (TSS)Employer social security contributions.
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Ministerio de TrabajoRegalía pascual, severance and vacation entitlements.
Machine-readable registry: latam-workforce-source-registry-2026.json
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