Payroll in Mexico
Payroll in Mexico
Pay your team in Mexico correctly, on the local calendar, with every statutory contribution filed. SILA runs the payroll whether we employ the team or you already do.
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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
What are employer payroll contributions in Mexico?
Employer payroll contributions in Mexico run 28–40% of gross salary, covering IMSS social security, Aguinaldo, Vacation & vacation premium. Payroll is denominated in MXN (contracts USD-referenced for senior roles). Add a 15% blended service fee for managed delivery. 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 payroll 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 payroll in Mexico includes
- IMSS social security. Employer contributions covering health, risk, disability and childcare.
- Aguinaldo. Minimum 15 days of salary, payable by 20 December.
- Vacation & vacation premium. 12 days minimum in year one plus a 25% vacation premium.
- PTU (profit sharing). Statutory profit sharing, capped at three months of salary or the prior three-year average.
- INFONAVIT & SAR. Housing fund and retirement contributions on top of IMSS.
- Statutory filings and payment on the local calendar, with a monthly register you can reconcile.
- One regional relationship covering every market you pay in.
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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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