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Employer of record in Chile

Employing someone in Chile through an employer of record: the employer pension contribution that rises every August, unemployment and accident insurance, the minimum wage, the 42-hour week, the gratificación, notice and severance.

Checked on 16 October 2026. The headline rules for a standard employee, from official sources where they opened and law firm, PwC or specialist publisher guides where they didn't; each line names its source. Sectors, collective agreements and contracts can change them. This is general information, not legal advice.

Know this first

  1. Dismissal isn't at will: it needs a ground set out in the law.
  2. The employer pension contribution rises every August until 2033, so the cost goes up each year.
  3. Some labour code wording comes from a 2010 copy, because the labour directorate's pages didn't open for us; public holidays, extra leave for long service and sick pay rules weren't covered.

Sources: Dirección del Trabajo, dismissal and severance, Ministry of Finance, June 2025

Employing someone in Chile

Employer costs on top of salary
About 6.8% from August 2026 on a permanent contract, by our sum: a 3.5% employer pension contribution (which includes disability and survivors' insurance), 2.4% unemployment insurance and 0.93% accident insurance, plus a risk-based accident surcharge. The pension contribution rises each August, reaching 8.5% from August 2033. Contributions stop at monthly pay of 89.9 UF (135.1 UF for unemployment insurance). On fixed-term contracts, unemployment insurance is 3%. Superintendencia de Pensiones, employer contribution, Ministry of Finance, June 2025, Superintendencia de Pensiones, unemployment insurance, SUSESO, accident insurance, Diario Oficial, D.S. 72, March 2026, Previred, August 2026 changes, Superintendencia de Pensiones, 2026 caps, January 2026
Minimum wage
CLP 553,553 a month for workers over 18 and up to 65 from 1 May 2026 (CLP 412,938 for those under 18 or over 65). Diario Oficial, Ley 21.830, June 2026
Holiday
15 working days' paid leave after more than a year's service, according to a 2010 copy of the labour code. Labour Code (2010 copy, Justia)
Working hours
42 hours a week since 26 April 2026, falling to 40 on 26 April 2028. Ministry of Labour, 40-hour law
Probation
We found no legal probation period. A first fixed-term contract is the usual stand-in; it becomes permanent if it's renewed a second time or the person keeps working after it ends. Meganoticias, January 2026
Notice from the employer
For dismissal for business needs: 30 days' written notice, or 30 days' pay instead, with monthly pay capped at 90 UF. Dirección del Trabajo, dismissal and severance
Severance
After a year's service, for business-needs dismissals: 30 days' pay per year of service (and any part year over 6 months), up to 330 days (11 years), with monthly pay capped at 90 UF. Labour Code art. 163 (iura.cl), Dirección del Trabajo, dismissal and severance
Extra pay the law requires
The gratificación: an employer with profits either shares at least 30% of net profits, or pays 25% of the year's pay, capped at 4.75 minimum wages a year per person (about CLP 2.63 million, our sum). Most pay the second option monthly. Dirección del Trabajo, gratificación ruling
Contract
Must be in writing within 15 days of starting (5 days for project contracts), according to a 2010 copy of the labour code. We found no rule on language. Labour Code (2010 copy, Justia)
Payroll and tax
Paid at least monthly. The employer withholds income tax, and pays contributions through Previred. Labour Code (2010 copy, Justia), SII, ruling 3193, 2011, Previred, August 2026 changes

Providers and what they say about Chile

What each provider's own website says about Chile, in order of its published starting price. None of them publishes a separate price for Chile; the starting prices are worldwide or regional (Papaya quotes EUR 650 in Europe), and what you pay is set by quote.

ProviderCovers Chile?What it saysStarting price a month
SkuadYes, on its own siteListed in its coverage listFrom USD 199Go to Skuad
Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)Not stated-USD 399Go to Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)
MultiplierNot stated-From USD 459 (annual), USD 499 monthlyGo to Multiplier
DeelYes, on its own site-From USD 599Go to Deel
RemoteYes, on its own siteSays it has its own entityFrom USD 599Go to Remote
G-P (Globalization Partners)Yes, on its own site-From USD 599Go to G-P (Globalization Partners)
Atlas HXMYes, on its own site-From USD 599Go to Atlas HXM
Papaya GlobalNot stated-From USD 650 (EUR 650 in Europe)Go to Papaya Global
OysterImplied on its own site-From USD 699Go to Oyster
RipplingNot statedSays 80 countries, with no listQuote onlyGo to Rippling

Coverage is each company's own claim, from its country pages and coverage lists; we haven't checked how each one employs there. Ask whether it uses its own company or a partner in Chile.

Other countries

Employer costs, leave, notice, severance and the catches, with the providers that cover each one.

United KingdomIrelandGermanyFranceNetherlandsSwedenSwitzerlandBelgiumSpainPortugalItalyPolandRomaniaCanadaAustraliaSingaporeJapanIndiaPhilippinesSouth AfricaMexicoBrazilColombiaArgentina

All 25 countries side by side: employer cost at your salary, holiday, notice and redundancy pay

Where this comes from. Government, social security and labour ministry pages, the laws themselves, PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, law firm briefings and specialist publishers, each named next to what it supports, and each provider's own website for what it covers. All read on 16 October 2026. Totals marked "our sum" are our addition of the source's rates.

This is not legal or tax advice. Rules change, and sectors and collective agreements add their own. Ask your provider, or a local adviser, for the rules that apply to your hire.

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