Global payroll & payroll outsourcing, all of Latin America
Global Payroll and Payroll Outsourcing Across Latin America
LATAM payroll fails on the calendar, not the arithmetic. Every country has its own contribution deadlines, mandatory bonuses and year-end obligations, and a missed filing is a penalty plus an inspection trigger, not a note in the reconciliation.
SILA does not stop at advice or hand off the next step. We design the route, execute it across the region and remain accountable as the workforce scales or the model changes.
See the recommended market, model and landed cost before the sales conversation.
What is global payroll Latin America?
Global payroll in Latin America means running gross-to-net, statutory contributions, mandatory bonuses and severance reserves in each country's own system, currency and filing calendar. US companies either outsource payroll on their own local entity, or use an Employer of Record where no entity exists, consolidated into one USD invoice.
SILA is the LATAM Workforce Operating Partner for this work: one team owns the market decision, workforce launch, local execution and next stage of scale.
What multi-country LATAM payroll actually covers
- Gross-to-net calculation in local currency with local labor-code rules
- Employer and employee social security, pension and health contributions
- 13th month, aguinaldo, prima and profit-sharing where they are mandatory
- Vacation, seniority and severance reserves accrued rather than discovered at exit
- Statutory filings, e-invoicing and year-end reporting per country
- One consolidated USD invoice with a per-country, per-employee cost breakdown
Two ways to run it
- You hold the entity: we operate payroll, filings and treasury as your outsourced payroll function.
- You have no entity: our EOR entity employs and pays, and payroll is included in the per-employee fee.
- Mixed reality: most US clients run both at once, so we report them on one calendar and one invoice.
The costs that get missed in the budget
Employer burden ranges from 10% of salary in the lightest LATAM markets to 75% in Brazil once FGTS, INSS and 13th month are counted. Add severance provisioning, mandatory profit-sharing and currency movement and a salary-only budget is routinely 30% to 45% short of landed cost.
Indicative employer burden and payroll obligations by market
| Country | Indicative employer burden | Mandatory extra pay | Payroll frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 25%–35% | Aguinaldo, PTU profit share | Bi-weekly |
| Colombia | 30%–45% | Prima, cesantías | Monthly or bi-weekly |
| Brazil | 40%–55% | 13th salary, FGTS | Monthly |
| Argentina | 25%–35% | Aguinaldo (SAC) | Monthly |
| Costa Rica | 26%–38% | Aguinaldo | Bi-weekly |
| Chile | 20%–30% | Gratificación | Monthly |
Get the LATAM landed-cost benchmark
Employer burden, salary bands and total monthly cost across every market. One email, no call required.
Where this goes
Global payroll & payroll outsourcing is the fastest start. It is rarely where teams stop.
Most companies arrive with one country and one urgent hire. Twelve months later they are running several markets, a full team and their own entity. You can do all of that on the agreement you sign today, at your pace, without changing partners.
Add the next countries without a new contract
The same agreement extends to any market in the region. New country, same team, same invoice, no procurement cycle.
See country coverage →Let SILA run the team, not just the paperwork
Move from headcount to outcomes: recruiting, management, delivery and reporting on a managed team or SOW, priced to the result.
Managed teams and SOW →Own the operation, keep the same people
We stand up your entity, transfer the team and stay as your local representation. Nothing gets rebuilt and nobody gets re-hired.
Build your LATAM operation →See the whole path costed before you commit to the first step.
Turn the answer into an operating plan
Get a multi-country payroll cost model
Give us the requirement once. SILA returns the recommended market, structure, landed cost and launch sequence, then owns the execution with you.
- Recruiting, employment and payroll across 20+ LATAM markets
- Every lane under one agreement: recruit, employ, manage, deliver
- One accountable delivery team, from first hire to regional operation
Frequently asked questions
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