Employer of record in Guatemala
23 sourced figures on hiring in Guatemala, drawn from 7 sources and normalized for comparison: statutory rules, employer cost and exactly what an EOR covers locally. Every figure is dated.
Hiring here: moderately complex, inexpensive to employ, and fast to hire via EOR.
Employer of record in Guatemala: the statutory snapshot
The headline employer costs, pay floor and worker protections for hiring in Guatemala through an employer of record, each figure sourced and dated. 31 EOR providers cover Guatemala.
| Minimum wage | GTQ 3,343/mo | ILOSTAT, 2024-01-01 |
|---|---|---|
| Employer social security | 10.67% | ISSA Country Profiles, 2024-01-01 |
| Corporate tax | 25% | PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, 2026-06-09 |
| Notice period | None | National government, 2026-10-11 |
| Severance | 27 weeks | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01 |
| Annual leave (minimum, once eligible) | 15 days | National government, 2026-01-01 |
| Public holidays | 11 | National government, 2026-09-12 |
| Maternity leave | 12 weeks | National government, 2026-09-12 |
As of 2026-10-11. Each value is the winning figure from primary and harmonized sources, resolved by a documented priority chain. Full record with provenance below.
Reading the data
What the figures say about Guatemala
The statutory minimum wage in Guatemala sits at GTQ 3343 per month, close to the average monthly wage of GTQ 3846, which points to a compressed wage band for hired staff. Employers add 10.67% in social security contributions on top of pay, while employees contribute 4.83%, and the 13th salary is mandatory. Corporate tax runs at 25%, the top personal income tax rate is 7%, and VAT stands at 12%. Ending an employment contract carries a statutory severance of 27 weeks plus a notice period of 3.5 weeks, a combination that makes exit costs a significant factor in hiring decisions. Leave entitlements include 12 weeks of maternity leave and 0.3 weeks of paternity leave, alongside 11 public holidays per year. The workweek runs long at 47 actual hours worked, and the retirement age is set at 60 years.
Where to start
Three ways to hire in Guatemala
You are the employer. Lowest per head cost at scale, months to establish.
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See the 31 providers below ↓Not your employee. Fastest and cheapest, with misclassification exposure.
The full record
Every figure behind the snapshot
Not a guide, a record: 23 figures for Guatemala from 7 sources, last refreshed 2026-10-11. Each value carries its source and the date it was pulled. Hover any provenance tag for the full chain.
Average monthly earnings in Guatemala by occupation (2025)
Gross monthly earnings of employees per ISCO-08 major occupation group, in GTQ — the official ILOSTAT survey figures, not estimates. Use them to sanity-check an offer before an EOR quote turns it into total employer cost.
| Occupation group | Monthly (GTQ) | ≈ USD |
|---|---|---|
| All occupations | 3,846 | $501 |
| Managers · ISCO 1 | 11,203 | $1,459 |
| Professionals · ISCO 2 | 7,572 | $986 |
| Technicians and associate professionals · ISCO 3 | 6,185 | $805 |
| Clerical support workers · ISCO 4 | 5,312 | $692 |
| Service and sales workers · ISCO 5 | 3,742 | $487 |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers · ISCO 6 | 2,529 | $329 |
| Craft and related trades workers · ISCO 7 | 3,206 | $417 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers · ISCO 8 | 4,328 | $564 |
| Elementary occupations · ISCO 9 | 2,336 | $304 |
Source: ILOSTAT (EAR_EMTA, employees, both sexes), reference year 2025. Survey earnings differ from statutory minimums above.
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What changed in Guatemala
Checked against official sources on 11 October 2026
No rule changes recorded since we began logging them.
Corrections to our data
- Notice periodCorrected 11 October 2026
Now None, was 3.5 weeks. An employer owes no statutory notice when dismissing someone on an indefinite contract. The notice periods in Código de Trabajo art. 83 are what a worker owes when resigning; dismissal without just cause triggers indemnización (art. 82) instead.
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The differentiator
What an EOR handles in Guatemala
An EOR removes the entity and the payroll machinery. It does not remove your obligations as the people manager.
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