Software engineering in Colombia
Hire software developers in Colombia
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- Statutory employer burden
- 30–50%
- Time to start
- 5–10 business days for an identified candidate
- Payroll currency
- COP
Colombia at a glance
What does a software developer cost in Colombia?
Software engineers in Colombia earn $3,300 to $8,100 gross per month depending on seniority. Add 30–50% in statutory employer burden and a 15% service fee for a landed cost of $4,934 to $13,972 per month. 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
Engineering cost in Colombia
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | $3,300 to $8,100 | $4,934 to $13,972 |
Hiring engineers in Colombia
- Junior $3,300 to $4,164, mid $4,356 to $5,316, senior $6,756 to $7,716 gross per month.
- Timezone. COT, aligned with US Eastern for most of the year.
- Technical screening to your stack, with work sample evidence before you interview.
- Employ directly, through an employer of record, or as a managed pod with SILA accountable for delivery.
- Scale the team or transfer it into your entity without re-contracting.
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Software engineering in Colombia, answered
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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Ministerio de Salud y Protección SocialHealth (EPS) and pension employer contributions.
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Código Sustantivo del TrabajoPrima de servicios, cesantías and interest, transport allowance.
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SENAParafiscal contributions.
Machine-readable registry: latam-workforce-source-registry-2026.json
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