Cost to Hire an Employee in Argentina (2026)

• Gross salary, usually paid monthly.
• Employer costs of about 39.1% at a ARS 30,000,000 salary: ARS 11,730,000 a year, of which the largest is employer social security contributions (20.4%) (estimate).
• An EOR fee, if you hire without your own entity. The providers in our Argentina guide publish starting prices of US$199–699 per employee per month.

Mandatory employer costs at a ARS 30,000,000 salary (mid-level professional). Employee contributions and income tax come out of gross pay and aren't included.

Contribution ceilings mean employer costs can be a smaller share of higher salaries. Figures exclude the EOR fee.

• Aguinaldo (13th salary): Half a month's pay in June and December
• Paid vacation: 14 to 35 calendar days, by length of service
• Trial period: 6 months
• Severance: One month's pay per year of service

• Private health plan upgrade (optional) (ARS 1,200,000 / year): Many professional roles include an upgrade to a private prepaid health plan (prepaga); an estimate, priced by plan.
• Example salaries are illustrative, in pesos at an assumed point in time; with high inflation, use current figures.
• Employee contributions (about 17% for pensions, PAMI and health) and income tax are deducted from the employee's pay and are not employer costs.
• Paid vacation includes a small premium, because vacation days are paid at the monthly salary divided by 25 rather than 30.
• Termination costs can be significant: notice or pay in lieu, the rest of the month of dismissal, and severance of a month's pay per year of service.

Without your own entity in Argentina, an Employer of Record can employ your hire for a monthly fee. The alternative is setting up your own Argentine SRL or SA. See the comparison in our Argentina guide and EOR vs local entity.