What it costs and what the law requires to employ someone in Mexico through an EOR, with every figure cited to a primary source.
To employ someone in Mexico, an employer pays ~25-29% statutory (IMSS social security and SAR retirement ~17-20% of the contribution salary, INFONAVIT housing 5%, state payroll tax ISN ~3%, 4% in Mexico City); the aguinaldo and vacation premium come on top↗ in mandatory contributions on top of gross salary, must give 12 working days (after 1st year; 'vacaciones dignas')↗ of paid annual leave, and None (immediate written notice of cause)↗ of notice to terminate. An EOR lets you hire here without your own legal entity.
Every figure links to the page that states it. This page's figures were read at their sources between Aug 18, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, and every cited page is checked again each week (how we verify).
Ranked the way Get matched ranks a hire: employing through its own entity in Mexico, a lower published fee and no deposit, each read from the provider's own pages. A provider whose referral program pays us carries a labeled referral boost, and the few providers we do not work with are listed below, never among these three.
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Companies hiring remotely for a role that must be based in Mexico need someone employed there. Without an entity of their own in Mexico, an employer of record is how they do it.
Mexico ranks #8 of 177 countries↗ for full-time remote jobs open only to its residents. Most hired fields: Developer, Sales, Data Science.
Counted daily from job postings on Himalayas, a remote job board: a job counts for a country when it accepts applicants based only there. Counting began Oct 29, 2026; a job posted before then counts if it was still open that day. Last updated Nov 11, 2026.
The statutory employer contributions that sit on top of gross salary, each cited.
Rates are the statutory employer contributions; the total employer burden in Mexico is ~25-29% statutory (IMSS social security and SAR retirement ~17-20% of the contribution salary, INFONAVIT housing 5%, state payroll tax ISN ~3%, 4% in Mexico City); the aguinaldo and vacation premium come on top↗. Confirm the current rates for your case before hiring. Compare employer costs in every country. Compare employer pension contributions in every country.
The full cost to employ combines gross salary, the statutory employer burden, and the EOR provider's own service fee.
The total cost to employ someone in Mexico through an EOR is their gross salary, plus ~25-29% statutory (IMSS social security and SAR retirement ~17-20% of the contribution salary, INFONAVIT housing 5%, state payroll tax ISN ~3%, 4% in Mexico City); the aguinaldo and vacation premium come on top↗ in mandatory employer contributions, plus a per-employee service fee from the provider. Across the 56 of 93 providers that publish a fee, the median is $349/employee/month (from $99 to $740); the rest quote per country.
This illustration applies the representative rate to the full salary. It does not apply contribution caps, local-currency thresholds or employee eligibility rules, so it is not a payroll quote. Actual cost depends on the salary, the provider, and country-specific quotes; some countries also add mandatory items such as 13th-month pay or severance accruals. Run your own numbers in the calculator.
Each provider below names Mexico on its own website as a country where it offers Employer of Record. Cheapest published starting fee first.
46 providers name Mexico on their own websites as a country where they offer EOR. Published starting fees among them run from $99 /mo↗ (Native Teams) to $699 /mo↗ (Oyster HR and Safeguard Global); 12 quote Mexico on request. 5 of them say they employ here through their own entity.
Is an employer of record allowed in Mexico? Only as a specialised service outside your core business: since the 2021 reform, subcontracting of personnel is banned, so ask how the provider's Mexican employment complies. The rules, with their sources, and every country that limits the model.
Setting up your own company in Mexico instead? The usual form is a S. de R.L. de C.V. (limited liability company). Minimum share capital: No minimum: the articles set it, in multiples of one peso↗. EOR or your own entity: everything it takes, each from its official source.
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A listing is the provider's own statement that it can employ in Mexico, read on its site on Nov 9, 2026. Fees are each provider's cheapest published rate, not a quote for Mexico. We read the country lists and country pages of all 93 providers we track; 78 name the countries they serve, and a provider that does not name Mexico on its own site is not shown here, even where it may serve it. Confirm availability for your role and contract type before signing.
The employment terms an employer must meet, each linked to the source that states it.
Paying someone in Mexico as a contractor instead? The law presumes a working relationship wherever personal work is received, and it restricts putting workers at another company's disposal. Check whether the role is employment, or read how Mexico decides and what misclassification costs.
Two ways to put someone on payroll here.
An EOR already has an entity in Mexico and employs your worker on your behalf, handling payroll, tax and the statutory terms above. Fastest way to hire without incorporating.
Compare EOR providersAdd the ~25-29% statutory (IMSS social security and SAR retirement ~17-20% of the contribution salary, INFONAVIT housing 5%, state payroll tax ISN ~3%, 4% in Mexico City); the aguinaldo and vacation premium come on top↗ employer burden to salary and an EOR service fee to see your true monthly cost to employ in Mexico.
Open the cost calculatorOn top of gross salary, mandatory employer contributions in Mexico run ~25-29% statutory (IMSS social security and SAR retirement ~17-20% of the contribution salary, INFONAVIT housing 5%, state payroll tax ISN ~3%, 4% in Mexico City); the aguinaldo and vacation premium come on top↗, made up of retirement 2% + old-age (CEAV) 7.513% above 4 UMA in 2026 (3.15%-6.613% on lower pay; 11.875% from 2030) + disability and life 1.75%↗; IMSS sickness, maternity and pensioners' care: 20.40% of the daily UMA per worker + 1.10% of pay above 3 UMA + 0.70% + 1.05% (about 6% of pay at 6 UMA, 8.6% at 3 UMA)↗; work-risk insurance (varies by risk class; office ~0.54%)↗; housing (INFONAVIT) 5% + nurseries 1% + state payroll tax ~3% (4% in Mexico City)↗. An employer of record adds its own per-employee service fee on top; across the 56 of 93 providers that publish a fee, the median is $349 per employee per month.
EOR service fees are billed per employee per month, on top of salary and statutory employer contributions in Mexico. The contribution basis is ~25-29% statutory (IMSS social security and SAR retirement ~17-20% of the contribution salary, INFONAVIT housing 5%, state payroll tax ISN ~3%, 4% in Mexico City); the aguinaldo and vacation premium come on top↗. Providers rarely publish a Mexico-specific fee: across the 56 providers on our price board that publish a price, the median is $349 per employee per month (from $99 to $740), and the rest quote per country. Request a quote for Mexico for an exact figure.
Statutory paid annual leave in Mexico is 12 working days (after 1st year; 'vacaciones dignas')↗.
The minimum employer notice period in Mexico is None (immediate written notice of cause)↗.
The statutory minimum wage in Mexico is $315.04 MXN/day (general)↗.
The maximum statutory probation period in Mexico is 30 days (180 days executive/technical)↗.
46 of the 93 providers we track name Mexico on their own websites as a country where they offer Employer of Record. By published starting fee: Native Teams from $99 /mo↗, Asanify from $199 /mo↗, Boundless from $199 /mo↗, Global Squirrels from $199 /mo↗, Gloroots from $199 /mo↗, and 29 more with a published fee; 12 quote Mexico on request. Each provider's listing is its own claim, so confirm availability for your role and contract type before signing.
In the 30↗ days to Nov 11, 2026, 405 companies↗ posted 1,149↗ full-time remote jobs open only to people based in Mexico on the Himalayas job board, plus 240↗ contract roles, which ranks Mexico #8 of 177 countries↗. The most hired fields are Developer, Sales, Data Science. A company hiring this way without its own entity in Mexico employs through an employer of record.
No. An employer of record (EOR) already holds a legal entity in Mexico and can employ your worker there on your behalf, running local payroll, tax and compliance, so you can hire without setting up your own entity. That settles the employment side only: what the person does for your company (signing or negotiating its contracts, running a sales team, working from one place for most of the year) can still make your company taxable in Mexico as a permanent establishment, whoever employs them.
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