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Hiring in Mexico

Mexico is the default nearshore market for US teams: full timezone overlap, the deepest bilingual talent pool in the reg...

28–40% of gross salary in statutory employer cost5–10 business days for an identified candidate

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Hiring in Colombia

Colombia has become the region's strongest source of bilingual customer experience, finance and engineering talent, with...

30–50% of gross salary once benefits and parafiscales are included5–10 business days for an identified candidate

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Hiring in Brazil

Brazil is the largest market in Latin America and the most structurally distinct. CLT employment, mandatory union conven...

55–75% of gross salary depending on sector and union convention7–15 business days for an identified candidate

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Hiring in Argentina

Argentina delivers some of the most senior technical talent in the region at competitive USD-equivalent rates. The compl...

35–48% of gross salary in employer contributions7–12 business days for an identified candidate

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Hiring in Costa Rica

Costa Rica is the region's most established shared-services hub: politically stable, strongly bilingual, and used for de...

40–52% of gross salary including CCSS and reserves5–10 business days for an identified candidate

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Hiring in Chile

Chile offers a business-friendly environment, strong contract enforcement and a deep pool of finance, tech and customer-...

25–35% of gross salary including AFP, health and gratificaciones5–10 business days for an identified candidate

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Hiring in Peru

Peru has become a cost-competitive source of finance, accounting, analytics and bilingual support talent. Lima hosts a m...

32–45% of gross salary including CTS, EsSalud and pension5–10 business days for an identified candidate

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Hiring in Uruguay

Uruguay is small but highly stable, with strong labor protections, high English proficiency and a growing tech sector. I...

28–40% of gross salary including BPS and FONASA5–10 business days for an identified candidate

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Hiring in Ecuador

Ecuador offers one of the most cost-efficient nearshore labor markets in South America, with the practical advantage of ...

22–32% of gross salary including IESS and decimos5–10 business days for an identified candidate

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Hiring in Guatemala

Guatemala is an emerging nearshore destination for bilingual customer support, back-office and shared-services roles. La...

24–34% of gross salary including IGSS and bonuses5–10 business days for an identified candidate

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Hiring in Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic has a fast-growing BPO sector, strong cultural affinity with the US and a large bilingual workfor...

25–35% of gross salary including TSS and SFS5–10 business days for an identified candidate

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Hiring in Panama

Panama's dollarized economy, regional headquarters ecosystem and strategic logistics position make it a strong market fo...

26–36% of gross salary including CSS and CSS educativo5–10 business days for an identified candidate

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Hiring in El Salvador

El Salvador offers a dollarized economy, US-aligned timezone and a growing pool of bilingual support and operational tal...

24–34% of gross salary including ISSS and AFP5–10 business days for an identified candidate

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Hiring in Honduras

Honduras is an emerging nearshore destination for bilingual customer support, back-office and data-processing roles. Lab...

24–34% of gross salary including IHSS and RAP5–10 business days for an identified candidate

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Hiring in Nicaragua

Nicaragua offers one of the lowest labor-cost environments in Central America, with a growing pool of Spanish-speaking a...

24–34% of gross salary including INSS and aguinaldo5–10 business days for an identified candidate

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Hiring in Bolivia

Bolivia is a cost-competitive South American market with a strong Spanish-language workforce and growing urban professio...

25–35% of gross salary including Caja de Salud and doble aguinaldo5–10 business days for an identified candidate

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Hiring in Paraguay

Paraguay is a small but stable South American market with low labor costs, low attrition and a growing professional work...

25–35% of gross salary including IPS and aguinaldo5–10 business days for an identified candidate

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Hiring in Venezuela

Venezuela has a large, highly educated remote workforce, particularly in software, design, virtual assistance and creati...

Structure-dependent; confirmed after feasibility review3–7 business days for an identified contractor

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Hiring in Cuba

Cuba has a well-educated, Spanish-speaking workforce, particularly in medicine, engineering, research, creative fields a...

Structure-dependent; no standard employer-payroll benchmark2–4 weeks for a vetted structure, case by case

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Hiring in Haiti

Haiti offers a low-cost, French and Haitian Creole-speaking workforce for back-office, customer service, data processing...

Structure-dependent; confirmed after managed-partner feasibility review10–20 business days for an identified candidate through a managed partner

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Hiring in Suriname

Suriname is a small, multilingual market on the northern shoulder of South America, with Dutch as the official language ...

15 to 25 percent of gross salary in statutory employer cost10 to 15 business days for an identified candidate

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Hiring in Guyana

Guyana is the fastest-growing economy in the Americas, driven by offshore oil and gas, and it is fully English-speaking....

14 to 22 percent of gross salary in statutory employer cost10 to 15 business days for an identified candidate

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Hiring in Belize

Belize is the English-speaking bridge between Central America and the Caribbean, sitting in US Central time with no dayl...

10 to 18 percent of gross salary in statutory employer cost7 to 12 business days for an identified candidate

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Hiring in Jamaica

Jamaica is the Caribbean's most established nearshore delivery market, with a mature contact center industry, a large na...

12 to 20 percent of gross salary in statutory employer cost7 to 12 business days for an identified candidate

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Hiring in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago is the Caribbean's industrial and financial hub, with an English-speaking workforce experienced in e...

10 to 18 percent of gross salary in statutory employer cost10 to 15 business days for an identified candidate

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Hiring in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is the only market in Latin America where you hire bilingual Spanish and English talent inside the US legal ...

18 to 28 percent of gross salary in statutory employer cost5 to 10 business days for an identified candidate

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