Hire accountants and bookkeepers in Latin America
Finance back office is the most under-served nearshore category: firms need US GAAP fluency and QuickBooks or NetSuite depth, not generic bookkeeping. LATAM shared-services markets have been producing exactly that profile for multinationals for two decades, most US buyers simply never accessed it directly.
Starting salary
$750/mo
Haiti, before burden
Time to hire
3-5 weeks; faster for AP/AR than for controller-level roles
Best markets
Costa Rica and Chile for shared-services maturity, Colombia, Mexico and Peru for cost-efficient AP/AR pods
Accounting & finance salary by country
Indicative monthly gross salary in USD equivalent, before statutory employer burden and service fees. The burden column is what most cost comparisons leave out.
| Country | Monthly salary | Employer burden | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | $1,300 – $3,250 | 30–45% | Hiring in Colombia |
| Mexico | $1,550 – $3,750 | 25–35% | Hiring in Mexico |
| Costa Rica | $2,000 – $4,250 | 26–38% | Hiring in Costa Rica |
| Argentina | $1,450 – $3,500 | 25–35% | Hiring in Argentina |
| Brazil | $1,650 – $4,000 | 40–55% | Hiring in Brazil |
| Chile | $2,000 – $4,400 | 25–35% | Hiring in Chile |
| Peru | $1,200 – $3,000 | 28–38% | Hiring in Peru |
| Uruguay | $1,750 – $4,000 | 28–40% | Hiring in Uruguay |
| Ecuador | $1,100 – $2,750 | 22–32% | Hiring in Ecuador |
| Guatemala | $1,100 – $2,750 | 24–34% | Hiring in Guatemala |
| Dominican Republic | $1,300 – $3,250 | 25–35% | Hiring in Dominican Republic |
| Panama | $1,650 – $3,750 | 26–36% | Hiring in Panama |
| El Salvador | $1,100 – $2,750 | 24–34% | Hiring in El Salvador |
| Honduras | $1,000 – $2,500 | 24–34% | Hiring in Honduras |
| Nicaragua | $1,000 – $2,400 | 24–34% | Hiring in Nicaragua |
| Bolivia | $950 – $2,250 | 25–35% | Hiring in Bolivia |
| Paraguay | $1,000 – $2,400 | 25–35% | Hiring in Paraguay |
| Venezuela | $900 – $2,000 | 15–25% | Hiring in Venezuela |
| Cuba | $850 – $2,050 | 15–25% | Hiring in Cuba |
| Haiti | $750 – $1,900 | 20–30% | Hiring in Haiti |
| Suriname | $1,150 – $2,800 | 15–25% | Hiring in Suriname |
| Guyana | $1,400 – $3,400 | 14–22% | Hiring in Guyana |
| Belize | $1,200 – $3,000 | 10–18% | Hiring in Belize |
| Jamaica | $1,200 – $3,000 | 12–20% | Hiring in Jamaica |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $1,550 – $3,750 | 10–18% | Hiring in Trinidad and Tobago |
| Puerto Rico | $2,500 – $6,000 | 15–25% | Hiring in Puerto Rico |
Compare against a US in-house hire at $62,000–$95,000 base, before the roughly 25% payroll, benefits and insurance load.
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Your modeled outcome
$225,831
saved per year on 3 mid accounting & finance seats in Haiti, 77% below the US in-house equivalent.
$677,493
saved over 3 years
+9 seats
the savings alone would fund
5–15 days
to onboard, on our own entity
▸ Landed cost breakdown, $1,904 / seat / month
- Gross salary
- $1,325
- Statutory employer burden
- $331
- Service fee
- $248
- Team of 3, annual
- $68,544
Burden in Haiti: Managed partner employment, ONA/OFATMA, severance accrual. No entity setup, no $6k–$30k incorporation, no 4–7 month wait. Indicative ranges for planning, we confirm exact figures against live market data for your roles.
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What we screen for
- ✓Live reconciliation exercise using anonymized ledgers
- ✓US GAAP scenario questions, not certification checkboxes
- ✓Written English test, finance roles live in email and memos
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