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Employer of record in Puerto Rico

The hiring dataset for Puerto Rico, normalized for comparison: statutory rules, employer cost and exactly what an EOR covers locally. Every figure is sourced and dated.

ISO PRRegion AmericasCurrency USDVerified 2026-03-10

Hiring here: straightforward and fast to hire via EOR.

cost of employment
—
18.5% corporate tax
ease of exit
EASY
0 weeks severance, 0 weeks notice
speed to hire
DAYS
20 EOR providers, from $179/mo
Each band is derived from the sourced fields below and recomputed on every refresh. See the methodology.

Where to start

Three ways to hire in Puerto Rico

Own entity

Set up your own legal entity and employ people directly. Maximum control and the lowest per head cost at scale, but it takes months to establish and carries ongoing legal, payroll and accounting overhead.

Best for large, permanent headcount.
EORfastest

Hire through a provider's existing local entity. They become the legal employer on paper while you direct the day to day work. Compliant in days, with no entity to set up.

See the 20 providers below ↓
Best for 1 to 50 hires, for speed, or to test a market.
Contractor

Engage the person as an independent contractor. The fastest and cheapest route, but they are not your employee, and misclassification carries real back pay and penalty risk, especially in protective markets.

Best for genuinely independent, short term work.

The full record

Every figure behind the snapshot

Not a guide, a record. Each value carries its source and the date it was pulled. Hover any provenance tag for the full chain.

cost & taxes1 field
Corporate tax
18.5%
PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries · 2026-03
termination2 fields
Severance
0 weeks
World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY · 2019-05
Notice period
0 weeks
World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY · 2019-05
labour market2 fields
Unemployment
5.99%
World Bank Open Data · 2025-01
GDP per capita
39,344
World Bank Open Data · 2024-01

The differentiator

What an EOR handles in Puerto Rico

An EOR removes the entity and the payroll machinery. It does not remove your obligations as the people manager.

obligationeor coverswhat that means for you
Legal employer of record● fullThe EOR's local entity is the employer on paper. No entity setup required.
Payroll, tax & social security● fullGross-to-net, statutory withholding and employer contributions remitted locally.
Compliant local contract● fullDrafted to local labour law and language requirements.
Statutory severance on exit● partialThe EOR computes and processes it, but the cost is billed to you (often pre-funded).
Termination decision & risk● partialThe EOR runs the legal process; the business reason, timing and exposure stay yours.
Work permits / visas (foreigners)● partialSome providers sponsor, many don't. Confirm per provider in the table below.
Performance management● noneDay-to-day direction, reviews and PIPs are entirely on your side.
Equity / ESOP administration● noneCross-border equity handling sits outside standard EOR scope.

Provider × country

Who can employ in Puerto Rico

The providers that operate an EOR here, ranked by Select Score, with each provider’s lowest published EOR rate.

providerfrom / moselect score
RemoFirst logoRemoFirstSELECT PICKfrom $19979
Remote People logoRemote Peoplefrom $19978
Remote logoRemotefrom $69978
Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) logoPebl (formerly Velocity Global)from $39976
Deel logoDeelfrom $59975
Rippling logoRipplingfrom $49975
Rivermate logoRivermatefrom $31972
Borderless AI logoBorderless AIfrom $57971
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Playroll logoPlayrollfrom $39971
Papaya Global logoPapaya Globalfrom $59968
Thera logoTherafrom $19968
Lano logoLanofrom $49965
Swapp Agency logoSwapp Agencyfrom $30064
Foxhire logoFoxhireQuote63
Atlas HXM logoAtlas HXMfrom $59961
Justworks logoJustworksfrom $59960
19 providers operate an EOR in Puerto Rico, ranked by Select Score. Price is each provider’s lowest published EOR rate (global, not country-specific).
See the ranked best EOR in Puerto Rico →
Scored by the EOR Select rating systemSee the methodology →Built and maintained by Robbin SchuchmannUpdated 2026-03-10

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