Employer of record in Guatemala
22 sourced figures on hiring in Guatemala, drawn from 8 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 | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01 |
| Severance | 27 weeks | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01 |
| Annual leave | 15 days | National government, 2026-01-01 |
| Public holidays | 10 days | National government, 2026-01-01 |
| Maternity leavePaid leave available to mothers, incl. mother-eligible parental leave | 12 weeks | World Bank Women, Business and the Law, 2026-02-23 |
As of 2026-08-03. 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 sits at GTQ 3343 per month, close to the average monthly wage of GTQ 3605, which signals a compressed wage distribution with little room between the floor and the mean. Employers contribute 10.67% of salary to social security, with employees adding a further 4.83%, and a mandatory 13th salary payment raises the true annual payroll cost beyond the monthly figures alone. Actual weekly hours worked average 46 hours, and employees are entitled to 12 weeks of maternity leave, while paternity leave stands at just 0.3 weeks. Exit costs are material: statutory severance is 27 weeks, and there is no statutory notice period, meaning the severance obligation is not offset by any notice buffer. Guatemala's top personal income tax rate of 7% and a standard VAT rate of 12% round out the core tax picture for employers onboarding workers there.
Where to start
Three ways to hire in Guatemala
You are the employer. Lowest per head cost at scale, months to establish.
You direct the work, the provider's local entity is the employer on paper. Compliant in days.
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: 22 figures for Guatemala from 8 sources, last refreshed 2026-08-03. 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.
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.
Provider × country
Who can employ in Guatemala
31 providers operate an EOR in Guatemala, ranked by Select Score.
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