Employer of record in Paraguay
22 sourced figures on hiring in Paraguay, drawn from 10 sources and normalized for comparison: statutory rules, employer cost and exactly what an EOR covers locally. Every figure is dated.
Hiring here: complex, mid-range on cost, and fast to hire via EOR.
Employer of record in Paraguay: the statutory snapshot
The headline employer costs, pay floor and worker protections for hiring in Paraguay through an employer of record, each figure sourced and dated. 29 EOR providers cover Paraguay.
| Minimum wage | 3,044,000 | Manual / editor, 2026-07-01 |
|---|---|---|
| Employer social security | 14% | ISSA Country Profiles, 2024-01-01 |
| Corporate tax | 10% | PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, 2026-02-07 |
| Notice period | 10.8 weeks | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01 |
| Severance | 18.6 weeks | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01 |
| Public holidays | 12 | Nager.Date (open public-holiday dataset), 2026-01-01 |
| Maternity leavePaid leave available to mothers, incl. mother-eligible parental leave | 18 weeks | World Bank Women, Business and the Law, 2026-02-23 |
As of 2026-08-14. 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 Paraguay
Employers in Paraguay pay social security contributions of 14%, while employees contribute a further 9% of wages, on top of a 10% corporate tax rate. The statutory minimum wage stands at PYG 3,044,000, sitting close to the average monthly wage of PYG 3,368,827, which leaves limited room between floor and market pay. A mandatory 13th salary adds a known annual cost on top of monthly payroll. Exit costs are material: statutory severance is 18.6 weeks and the required notice period is 10.8 weeks, so termination planning matters. On leave, mothers are owed 18 weeks of maternity leave and fathers 2 weeks of paternity leave, alongside 12 public holidays per year. The labour force numbers 3.5 million people, with an unemployment rate of 4.8% and a retirement age of 60.
Where to start
Three ways to hire in Paraguay
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 29 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 Paraguay from 10 sources, last refreshed 2026-08-14. Each value carries its source and the date it was pulled. Hover any provenance tag for the full chain.
Average monthly earnings in Paraguay by occupation (2025)
Gross monthly earnings of employees per ISCO-08 major occupation group, in PYG — 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 (PYG) | ≈ USD |
|---|---|---|
| All occupations | 3,235,818 | $429 |
| Managers · ISCO 1 | 6,767,242 | $897 |
| Professionals · ISCO 2 | 5,286,677 | $701 |
| Technicians and associate professionals · ISCO 3 | 3,735,109 | $495 |
| Clerical support workers · ISCO 4 | 3,143,249 | $417 |
| Service and sales workers · ISCO 5 | 2,678,356 | $355 |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers · ISCO 6 | 2,352,038 | $312 |
| Craft and related trades workers · ISCO 7 | 2,890,115 | $383 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers · ISCO 8 | 3,208,237 | $425 |
| Elementary occupations · ISCO 9 | 2,120,163 | $281 |
Source: ILOSTAT (EAR_EMTA, employees, both sexes), reference year 2025. Survey earnings differ from statutory minimums above.
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What changed in Paraguay
Figures refreshed as newer, more current sources replaced older ones
- Minimum wageJul 1, 2026
Now 3044000, from 2899408. Source: Manual / editor (was WageIndicator Foundation).
Source →
Every figure is sourced and dated. How we verify the data →
The differentiator
What an EOR handles in Paraguay
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 Paraguay
29 providers operate an EOR in Paraguay, ranked by Select Score.
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