TL;DR: Gross salary is not what you pay. Employer contributions + statutory provisions (aguinaldo, 13th salary, vacation accruals) change the ranking. We built a free comparison tool powered by our Employment Cost API v2.3 — same engine behind RapidAPI LATAM & Iberia Payroll (Basic plan $0).
The question every remote-hiring team asks
"Should we hire in Mexico, Colombia, or Brazil?"
Payroll APIs usually answer gross → net for the employee. Finance and EOR teams need monthly_fully_loaded_cost — what the company actually spends per month.
Mid-tier snapshot (API v2.3)
| Country | Loaded / month | Multiplier |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 1,340,840 CLP | 1.12× |
| Peru | 5,843 PEN | 1.30× |
| Mexico | 67,868 MXN | 1.36× |
| Colombia | 11,080,267 COP | 1.39× |
| Brazil | 11,955 BRL | 1.49× |
One API call
curl -s -X POST "https://api.rovidev.com/v1/employment-cost/compare" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
-d '{"gross_monthly":50000,"countries":["mx","co","br","ar"],"include_statutory_provisions":true}'
Try it
Estimates for HR/fintech planning — not legal or tax advice.
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