Cost to hire in Mexico
What it costs to hire in Mexico
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 Mexico for the roles SILA places.
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- Statutory employer burden
- 28–40%
- Time to start
- 5–10 business days for an identified candidate
- Payroll currency
- MXN (contracts USD-referenced for senior roles)
Mexico at a glance
How much does it cost to hire an employee in Mexico?
Budget gross salary plus 28–40% in statutory employer burden in Mexico, then a 15% blended service fee. Bilingual customer support lands at $1,472 to $3,220 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 Mexico
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 | $1,000 to $2,000 | $1,472 to $3,220 |
| Software engineering | $3,850 to $9,000 | $5,667 to $14,490 |
| Accounting & finance | $1,550 to $3,750 | $2,282 to $6,037 |
| Executive & virtual assistants | $1,050 to $2,400 | $1,546 to $3,864 |
| Sales development | $1,200 to $3,000 | $1,766 to $4,830 |
| Healthcare back office | $1,100 to $2,600 | $1,619 to $4,186 |
What drives the number in Mexico
- Statutory employer burden of 28–40%, covering IMSS social security, Aguinaldo, Vacation & vacation premium, PTU (profit sharing).
- 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. MXN (contracts USD-referenced for senior roles).
- 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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Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS)Employer social security contributions.
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INFONAVITHousing fund employer contribution.
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Ley Federal del TrabajoAguinaldo, vacation premium and profit sharing (PTU).
Machine-readable registry: latam-workforce-source-registry-2026.json
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