Employer of Record in Mexico
Employer of Record in Mexico
Hire and legally employ people in Mexico without opening a local entity. SILA holds the employment relationship, runs local payroll and statutory filings, and stays accountable for the team as it grows.
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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 an Employer of Record cost in Mexico?
Employing in Mexico through an Employer of Record costs gross salary plus 28–40% in statutory employer burden, plus a 15% blended service fee. Bilingual customer support lands at $1,472 to $3,220 per month, all in. Start time is 5–10 business days for an identified candidate. 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
Monthly 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 SILA carries in Mexico
- Local employment contracts, registration and statutory filings under Mexico law.
- Payroll, benefits administration and statutory contributions, paid on the local calendar.
- Subcontracting personnel without REPSE registration is prohibited and disallows deductions.
- Long-term contractors performing core, supervised work are a reclassification exposure.
- One agreement covering every LATAM market you employ in, not a separate vendor per country.
- Transfer of the employment relationship into your own entity when you are ready.
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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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