Staffing and recruiting in Chile
Staffing and recruiting in Chile
One partner to source, hire, employ and pay your team in Chile. SILA runs the search, holds the employment relationship where you need it, and stays accountable once the team is live.
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- Statutory employer burden
- 25–35%
- Time to start
- 5–10 business days for an identified candidate
- Payroll currency
- CLP
Chile at a glance
How does staffing in Chile work?
SILA recruits in Chile, then employs the hire directly, through an employer of record, or on your own entity. Statutory employer burden is 25–35% of gross salary. Bilingual customer support lands at $1,869 to $4,036 per month, all in. A professional search takes 2 to 4 weeks. 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
Roles SILA places in Chile, with landed cost
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 | $1,300 to $2,600 | $1,869 to $4,036 |
| Software engineering | $4,400 to $10,000 | $6,325 to $15,525 |
| Accounting & finance | $2,000 to $4,400 | $2,875 to $6,831 |
| Executive & virtual assistants | $1,450 to $3,000 | $2,085 to $4,658 |
| Sales development | $1,550 to $3,500 | $2,229 to $5,434 |
| Healthcare back office | $1,650 to $3,600 | $2,372 to $5,589 |
How SILA staffs in Chile
- Sourcing across Strong professional English in Santiago and Valparaíso.
- Screening to a written standard, with the scorecard shared before you interview.
- Your choice of employment model, chosen for the outcome and reshaped as the operation evolves.
- Replacement cover and performance management after the start date, not just at placement.
- Coverage for Finance & accounting, Software engineering, Customer operations, Legal & compliance support and the wider role families in the table above.
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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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Superintendencia de PensionesAFP pension and disability employer cost.
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Dirección del TrabajoGratificaciones, severance and leave entitlements.
Machine-readable registry: latam-workforce-source-registry-2026.json
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