Employer of record in Peru
26 sourced figures on hiring in Peru, drawn from 8 sources and normalized for comparison: statutory rules, employer cost and exactly what an EOR covers locally. Every figure is dated.
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Employer of record in Peru: the statutory snapshot
The headline employer costs, pay floor and worker protections for hiring in Peru through an employer of record, each figure sourced and dated. 35 EOR providers cover Peru.
| Minimum wage | PEN 1,130/mo | OECD |
|---|---|---|
| Employer social security | 9.63% | ISSA Country Profiles, 2024-01-01 |
| Corporate tax | 29.5% | OECD |
| Notice period | None | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01 |
| Severance | 11.4 weeks | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01 |
| Annual leave | 30 days | Perplexity (AI gap-fill), 2026-01-01 |
| Public holidays | 16 days | Perplexity (AI gap-fill), 2026-01-01 |
| Maternity leave | 14 weeks | Perplexity (AI gap-fill), 2026-01-01 |
As of 2026-08-30. 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 Peru
Employers in Peru pay a statutory minimum wage of PEN 1,130 per month against an average monthly wage of PEN 2,008, giving a sense of the wage floor relative to typical payroll costs. On top of gross wages, the employer social security contribution sits at 9.63%, while employees contribute 13%, and the corporate tax rate stands at 29.5% with a top personal income tax rate of 30%. Workers are owed 30 days of statutory annual leave plus 16 public holidays each year, and a mandatory 13th salary payment adds a further month's cost to annual budgets. Maternity leave runs to 14 weeks and paternity leave to 1.4 weeks, with payroll processed on a monthly cycle. Exit costs are defined by a statutory severance of 11.4 weeks, though the statutory notice period is zero weeks, meaning terminations can take effect immediately. Employment protection scores 1.80 on the 0-6 scale overall, with regular contracts rated at 1.86, indicating relatively limited legal friction around hiring and dismissal. Collective bargaining coverage is just 2.6% and union density 2.28%, so individual employment terms dominate the market across a labour force of 19.2 million people.
Where to start
Three ways to hire in Peru
You are the employer. Lowest per head cost at scale, months to establish.
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The full record
Every figure behind the snapshot
Not a guide, a record: 26 figures for Peru from 8 sources, last refreshed 2026-08-30. Each value carries its source and the date it was pulled. Hover any provenance tag for the full chain.
Average monthly earnings in Peru by occupation (2025)
Gross monthly earnings of employees per ISCO-08 major occupation group, in PEN — 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 (PEN) | ≈ USD |
|---|---|---|
| All occupations | 2,008 | $563 |
| Managers · ISCO 1 | 6,815 | $1,910 |
| Professionals · ISCO 2 | 3,772 | $1,058 |
| Technicians and associate professionals · ISCO 3 | 2,342 | $657 |
| Clerical support workers · ISCO 4 | 2,087 | $585 |
| Service and sales workers · ISCO 5 | 1,265 | $355 |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers · ISCO 6 | 1,948 | $546 |
| Craft and related trades workers · ISCO 7 | 1,664 | $467 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers · ISCO 8 | 2,061 | $578 |
| Elementary occupations · ISCO 9 | 1,261 | $354 |
Source: ILOSTAT (EAR_EMTA, employees, both sexes), reference year 2025. Survey earnings differ from statutory minimums above.
What the average salary takes home in Peru
The employee keeps an estimated 87% of gross at the average wage. For an employer, this is the gap between the offer you quote and what your hire actually receives.
Illustration at the ILOSTAT average wage using statutory rates (ISSA Country Profiles; OECD) applied to gross pay. Individual allowances, deductions and regional rates vary — not tax advice.
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What changed in Peru
Figures refreshed as newer, more current sources replaced older ones
- Minimum wageJan 1, 2025
Now PEN 1,130/mo, from PEN 1,025/mo. Source: OECD (was ILOSTAT).
Every figure is sourced and dated. How we verify the data →
The differentiator
What an EOR handles in Peru
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 Peru
35 providers operate an EOR in Peru, ranked by Select Score.
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