Hire and pay employees in
Guatemala, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Guatemala. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries.

The average onboarding time frame in Guatemala is 10 days with Deel.

Currency

Guatemalan Quetzal

Capital

Guatemala City

Official Language

Spanish

Payroll Cycle

Monthly

Onboard, pay and manage employees in Guatemala with Deel.

Usually, to hire in Guatemala, your business needs an entity. That means a local office, an address registered as a subsidiary, and an account with a local bank. All of this, plus navigating regional benefits, payroll, tax, and HR laws, can take months.

Deel lets you hire employees in Guatemala quickly, easily, and compliantly. We even automate tax document collection, payroll, benefits, and more. For your existing direct employees, we can manage your entire payroll operation from end-to-end.

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All the necessary benefits for Guatemala
built right in

Deel allows you to provide localized benefits for employees in Guatemala within minutes. All in one manageable online dashboard.

  • National Industrial Training Fund
  • Private Healthcare - Allianz (optional)
  • Global Life Insurance - Allianz

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Minimum Wage Requirements

Minimum wage in Guatemala varies by sector and economic district. For employees in non-agricultural sectors in the department of Guatemala City, the minimum wage is GTQ 3,973.05 per month, inclusive of a statutory incentive bonus of GTQ 250 per month.

Individual Income Tax

The individual income tax ranges from 5% to 7%. Income tax is calculated according to progressive rates.

Payroll Cost

The employer cost is generally estimated at 29.3% of the employee's salary.

  • Social Security (IGSS): 10.67%
  • Workers Recreational Institute (IRTRA): 1%
  • Professional Training Institute (INTECAP): 1%
  • 13th Bonus: 8.33%
  • Christmas bonus: 8.33%
  • One-off administrative registration costs: USD 45

  • One-off Mandatory Wet Ink Employment Agreement Handling Fee - 80 USD

These costs are provided as estimates and are intended solely for general informational purposes. To fully comprehend all associated costs and fees related to the terms of any employment agreement for this country, please contact our Sales team for a quote.

Overtime Pay & Maximum Hours

Standard working hours are 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. The standard work week is from Monday to Friday. However, it is also common practice for employees to have a working week of 44 hours.

Overtime payment is mandatory and may be included in the salary. Hours outside of standard work hours are considered overtime. Employees can work a maximum of 4 hours of overtime a day. For additional hours, employees are paid:

  • 150% of the hourly rate
  • 200% of the hourly rate for work on official holidays, annual leaves, or regular leaves and an additional day of leave
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Hiring in Guatemala, hassle-free

With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Guatemala with our EOR solution. If you have an entity, our Global Payroll solution takes care of payroll and compliance for your direct employees. Our 250+ in-house experts handle everything from managing local laws, complex tax systems, or your payroll in Guatemala and 150+ countries.

Group (8)

Starting at 599 USD

Management fee

Group (9)

29.3%

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