Choose the Philippines with Arca if
You want a named senior rate, full US-hours overlap from Asia, and a month-to-month engagement with replacements.
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Philippines vs Latin America for US engineering teams
Arca hires senior engineers from the Philippines and Asia at $35/hr, all-in, working your full US business day. Published senior rates at Latin American staffing firms are about $45–$72/hr. A fully loaded US in-house hire is about $94–$119/hr. Choose on hours, seniority, and the rate you can actually name.
| Philippines and Asia with Arca | Latin American staffing firms | US in-house | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior rate | $35/hr, all-in | ~$45–$72/hr | ~$94–$119/hr, fully loaded |
| US hours | Your full US business day, including engineers in Asia | Often a long overlap because of geography. Not one published number for the region. | The office day |
| Seniority | Senior only | Depends on the firm | The level you hire |
| Terms | Month-to-month, no recruiting fee, unlimited replacements | Varies by firm | Employment |
US figure: median to 75th-percentile hourly wage for software developers (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: $65.38–$82.68), divided by 0.692, the wage share of total compensation for private-industry professional workers (BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, June 2026). Latin American figure: published senior staffing-firm rates, converted at 160 hours a month. BLS wage table · BLS employer cost release. Figures checked October 18, 2026. We are not publishing an English-proficiency score; we did not re-check a current ranking for this page.
Choose Latin America if
A nearshore time zone is the priority and a staffing-firm rate around ~$45–$72/hr fits the role you are hiring.
Comparison questions
Does Arca hire in Latin America?
No. Arca places senior engineers from the Philippines and elsewhere in Asia. This page compares that option with typical Latin American staffing-firm rates for US companies.
Why is the Latin American range approximate?
It is published senior staffing-firm rates converted at 160 hours a month, shown as about $45–$72/hr. We do not attach that range to a named firm on this page.
Who works US hours?
Arca engineers work your full US business day, including engineers in Asia. Nearshore teams often overlap a US day because of geography. We are not publishing a single overlap number for every Latin American firm.
Named companies are on alternatives. The country page is hire in the Philippines.
Hire from the Philippines.
Full US hours. $35/hr, all-in.