Free tools
Free tools for offshore hiring
Plan your first nearshore hire before you spend a dollar. These free tools help you estimate cost, compare salaries, and figure out exactly what to delegate.
- Free to use
- No signup required
- Built for founders and operators
Tools
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Generator
Job description generator
Pick a role, seniority, and Latin America market, and build a complete, ready to post job description with a suggested pay range. Copy or download it in seconds.
Calculator
Latin America hiring cost calculator
Compare a US in-house hire against a nearshore hire by role and country, and see your monthly cost, annual savings, and three-year impact.
Calculator
Latin America time zone overlap calculator
Pick your US time zone and a Latin America country to see how many working hours overlap and the best window for live calls.
Salary guide
Latin America salary guide
See typical monthly pay, annual salary, and hourly rates by role, country, and seniority so you can set a fair offer for a nearshore hire.
Team builder
Nearshore team cost calculator
Add the roles you need, pick a country, and see what a whole offshore team costs versus US in-house hiring, with your annual savings and a cost-by-role breakdown.
Comparison
Latin America English proficiency by country
Compare English proficiency across Latin America markets, see how each ranks, and learn why the candidates you hire usually speak better English than the national average.
Leave guide
Latin America PTO and public holidays by country
Compare statutory paid vacation and national public holidays across Latin America so you can budget fully loaded cost and plan team coverage before you hire.
Bonus guide
Latin America 13th month pay by country
Compare the mandatory year-end bonus across Latin America, the aguinaldo and 13th and 14th salary, and see how much each adds to the real cost of a nearshore hire.
Calculator
Latin America employer cost calculator
See the true cost of an employee by country: statutory payroll taxes, social security, and mandatory bonuses on top of gross salary, itemized and totaled for the full year.
Calculator
Latin America severance calculator
Estimate the statutory cost of a no-cause termination by country, salary, and tenure, so you can budget the full cost of a nearshore hire, including the exit, before you make it.
Comparison
Latin America minimum wage by country
Compare the 2026 monthly minimum wage across Latin America in local currency and US dollars, and see how far a fair nearshore salary sits above each country's legal floor.
Calendar
Latin America public holidays 2026 by country
See every 2026 national holiday date across eleven Latin America markets, which days overlap with US federal holidays, and which days your nearshore team is off while your US office is open.
Leave guide
Latin America maternity and paternity leave by country
Compare statutory maternity and paternity leave across Latin America, see who funds the benefit, the employer or social security, and understand the job protection rules before you hire.
Compliance guide
Contractor vs employee risk guide
Compare misclassification rules, penalties, and enforcement across eleven Latin America countries, and estimate what reclassifying a contractor as an employee would cost you.
Assessment
Delegation score quiz
Find out whether you need cleaner delegation systems, a sharper role brief, or a real nearshore hire.
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