Latin America
Hire developers in Latin America directly: test scores, salaries and a one-time 15% fee
To hire a developer in Latin America directly, sign up on Arca.ph, have your AI assistant search and sort candidates by their proctored test scores, and pay a one-time 15% fee of first-year pay only if you hire. No monthly markup.
Software engineer pay in Latin America, per month
Nearshore software development is not one salary. Mexico and Brazil below are PayScale average base salaries, turned into a month by dividing the published annual figure by 12. Argentina is a median from the SysArmy survey, already monthly. Colombia is a Computrabajo average, already monthly. Currencies are not converted.
Country pages explain the sample, the date, and the cities. This hub is the comparison.
Mexico
19 salary profiles. Last reviewed 11 July 2025. PayScale.
Average base salary MX$300,000 a year for a Senior Software Engineer in Mexico. The monthly figure is one twelfth of that annual average, rounded to the nearest peso.
Brazil
60 salary profiles. Last reviewed 11 May 2026. PayScale.
Average base salary R$106,212 a year for a Senior Software Engineer in Brazil. The monthly figure is one twelfth of that annual average, rounded to the nearest real.
Argentina, pesos
133 answers. Survey posted 6 March 2026. SysArmy.
Median monthly gross pay in Argentine pesos for full-time Developer answers that are not paid in or pegged to US dollars. Nearest-rank 25th to 75th percentile: ARS 1,204,000 to ARS 2,050,000. SysArmy 2026.1 CLEAN dataset.
417 answers. Survey posted 6 March 2026. SysArmy.
Median monthly gross pay in Argentine pesos for full-time Developer answers that are not paid in or pegged to US dollars. Nearest-rank 25th to 75th percentile: ARS 2,000,000 to ARS 3,500,000. SysArmy 2026.1 CLEAN dataset.
462 answers. Survey posted 6 March 2026. SysArmy.
Median monthly gross pay in Argentine pesos for full-time Developer answers that are not paid in or pegged to US dollars. Nearest-rank 25th to 75th percentile: ARS 2,629,844 to ARS 4,500,000. SysArmy 2026.1 CLEAN dataset.
Argentina, paid in or pegged to US dollars
43 answers. Survey posted 6 March 2026. SysArmy.
Median monthly gross pay in Argentine pesos for full-time Developer answers that are paid in or pegged to US dollars. Nearest-rank 25th to 75th percentile: ARS 1,200,000 to ARS 2,400,000. SysArmy 2026.1 CLEAN dataset.
186 answers. Survey posted 6 March 2026. SysArmy.
Median monthly gross pay in Argentine pesos for full-time Developer answers that are paid in or pegged to US dollars. Nearest-rank 25th to 75th percentile: ARS 2,400,000 to ARS 4,300,000. SysArmy 2026.1 CLEAN dataset.
348 answers. Survey posted 6 March 2026. SysArmy.
Median monthly gross pay in Argentine pesos for full-time Developer answers that are paid in or pegged to US dollars. Nearest-rank 25th to 75th percentile: ARS 3,900,000 to ARS 7,415,000. SysArmy 2026.1 CLEAN dataset.
Colombia
114 salaries. Updated 21 October 2026. Computrabajo.
Computrabajo average for Desarrollador software in Colombia. The page plots a low of COP 1,200,000 and a high of COP 9,414,900.
108 salaries. Updated 21 October 2026. Computrabajo.
Computrabajo average for Ingeniero de software in Colombia. The page plots a low of COP 1,160,000 and a high of COP 6,200,000.
1,345 salaries. Updated 21 October 2026. Computrabajo.
Computrabajo average for Desarrollador sénior in Colombia. The page plots a low of COP 1,000,000 and a high of COP 9,500,000.
No reliable public figure was found for a junior software engineer in Mexico. No reliable public figure was found for a mid-career software engineer in Mexico. No reliable public figure was found for a junior software engineer in Brazil. Brazil's mid-career average is higher than the senior average, so that row is left out. Colombia's table is not a junior, mid, and senior ladder. Computrabajo publishes a software-developer average, a software-engineer average, and a senior-developer average. It does not publish a junior or semi-senior average for Desarrollador de software, so those rows are absent. Argentina's first table is pay that is not paid in or pegged to US dollars. The second table is pay that is paid in or pegged to US dollars. Semi-senior is the survey's name for the middle level.
The Argentina medians are calculated from the public dataset linked on the SysArmy 2026.1 results post. The post itself does not print the medians.
Nearshore overlap with US Eastern and Pacific time
These countries do not share one offset. Colombia is UTC−5 all year. Most of Mexico, including Mexico City, is UTC−6 all year. Most of Brazil, including São Paulo, Brasília, and Rio de Janeiro, is UTC−3, and Argentina is UTC−3 for the whole country.
A 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. day in Bogotá matches 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in New York during Eastern Standard Time, and 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in New York during Eastern Daylight Time. The same Bogotá day is 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Los Angeles during Pacific Standard Time, and 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during Pacific Daylight Time.
Mexico City is one hour behind New York during Eastern Standard Time and two hours behind during Eastern Daylight Time. It is two hours ahead of Los Angeles during Pacific Standard Time and one hour ahead during Pacific Daylight Time. São Paulo and Buenos Aires are two hours ahead of New York during Eastern Standard Time and one hour ahead during Eastern Daylight Time. They are five hours ahead of Los Angeles during Pacific Standard Time and four hours ahead during Pacific Daylight Time.
Each profile still shows the hours that developer can work. The country offset is the fact. The profile is the person.
Four countries, four markets
To hire Latin American developers from this hub, open the country page. Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey are not the same market as São Paulo. Bogotá and Medellín are not the same market as Buenos Aires.
Hire latam talent by reading the profile: expected compensation, hours, and test scores. Arca.ph does not publish a headcount of candidates in any of these countries.
15% once vs a monthly markup
A monthly markup is a different contract from nearshore software development on this marketplace. No markup percent is printed here, because this page does not have a sourced markup rate.
On the marketplace, a hire costs a one-time 15% fee of first-year pay. Expected compensation of $3,000 a month is $36,000 of first-year pay. 15% of $36,000 is $5,400, paid once, and only if you hire someone Arca.ph introduced within 1 year of the introduction. There is a 3-month free replacement. A monthly markup is billed for as long as the person works. No markup rate is printed here.
Done-for-you is an option at 35% of first-year pay on hire. Pricing has the marketplace fee.
How you'll hire
To hire latam talent, start with the country whose clock you need. Colombia lines up with US Eastern Standard Time. Mexico City sits an hour or two off New York. Brazil and Argentina sit further ahead.
- Sign up and sign the Arca.ph Client Agreement. Candidate data is free to view, including tests and scores already on the profile.
- Your AI assistant searches and sorts. Grok Bot can do that through MCP. Claude and ChatGPT can search the same profiles. Arca.ph does not shortlist.
- You interview the developers you want to meet. An introduction is when the developer says yes.
- You hire. On the marketplace, the fee is a one-time 15% fee of first-year pay, with a 3-month free replacement.
- A contractor engagement, or an employer of record you arrange, are options. On the marketplace, Arca.ph does not employ the developer.
What the candidate tells us, and what the candidate shows us
What the candidate tells us is free to view after you sign up and sign the Arca.ph Client Agreement: a resume, expected compensation, the English level they report, the hours they can work, and screening answers.
What the candidate shows us is paid. Proctored tests cover English, cognitive skill, and coding with no AI. You pay for the tests you order. Proctored tests lists the full set.
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Questions about hiring in Latin America
How do I hire Latin American developers without a staffing agency?
Sign up on Arca.ph and sign the Arca.ph Client Agreement. Your AI assistant searches and sorts. You interview and you hire. On the marketplace there is no monthly markup. Arca.ph does not shortlist.
Nearshore developers without a monthly markup?
Yes, on the marketplace. Nearshore software development here is a one-time 15% fee of first-year pay if you hire, not a markup billed every month the person works.
How do I hire latam talent?
Open Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, or Argentina from this page, then search candidates with your AI assistant. Grok Bot can search through MCP. Claude and ChatGPT can search the same profiles. You choose who to meet.
What is nearshore software development on Arca.ph?
It means hiring a developer in Latin America whose clock overlaps the US workday, and paying a one-time 15% fee of first-year pay on the marketplace only if you hire. It is not a staffed seat and it is not a monthly markup.
Are the salary figures one regional range?
No. Mexico and Brazil are PayScale averages in pesos and reais. Argentina leads with SysArmy medians that are not paid in or pegged to US dollars, then lists medians that are paid in or pegged to US dollars. Colombia is a Computrabajo average in pesos. They are not converted into one US dollar band.
Do Latin American time zones overlap US Eastern and Pacific time?
Colombia is UTC−5 and matches US Eastern Standard Time. Mexico City is UTC−6. São Paulo and Buenos Aires are UTC−3. All four overlap a US Eastern workday. Pacific overlap is longer from Colombia and Mexico City than from São Paulo or Buenos Aires.
What does the one-time 15% fee cost at $3,000 a month?
On the marketplace, a hire costs a one-time 15% fee of first-year pay, and only if you hire someone Arca.ph introduced within 1 year of the introduction. Expected compensation of $3,000 a month is $36,000 of first-year pay, so the fee is $5,400, paid once. There is no monthly markup. There is a 3-month free replacement. Done-for-you is an option at 35% of first-year pay on hire.
Hire developers in Latin America directly.
Profiles are free to view once you sign up and sign the Arca.ph Client Agreement.