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Mexico Workforce Resources
The guides, calculators and service explainers US companies use to decide how to hire, pay and operate in Mexico, written by the team that runs it on the ground.
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Mexico employee cost calculator
What will this role actually cost us fully loaded in Mexico?
Modeled salary, employer burden and service cost by role and state.
Model the cost →Build my Mexico plan
Which model, which locations and what sequence fit our requirement?
A preliminary recommended route, locations and cost drivers before you share contact details.
Build the plan →Mexico location comparison
Where in Mexico should we hire, employ or build?
Talent depth, wage level and operating fit across markets in all 32 states.
Compare locations →Mexico hiring questions
What will our HR, Finance, Legal and Procurement teams ask?
Direct answers to the questions that decide the approval.
Read the answers →Hire and employ
Recruiting, employment routes, payroll and contractor administration.
Recruitment and direct hire
How do we recruit the right people in a market we do not know?
How local search, calibration and offer strategy work by city.
See how we recruit →Employer of Record
Can we employ people in Mexico before we have our own entity?
How the employment route is selected, run and later transitioned.
Compare the route →Mexican entity vs EOR
At what point does our own entity become the better model?
A modeled crossover view based on headcount, timing and scope.
See the comparison →Payroll and HR administration
Who runs IMSS, INFONAVIT, CFDI payroll receipts and SAT filings?
What local payroll and employment administration covers.
Review payroll →Contractor administration (AOR)
How do we engage and pay genuine contractors with documented controls?
Classification assessment, payment controls and ongoing administration.
Review contractors →Executive search
Who can lead the Mexico operation?
How country manager, plant director and functional searches are run.
See the search process →Build and operate
Nearshore teams, augmentation, engineering delivery and managed operations.
Nearshore teams
How do we build a bilingual team that works like part of our business?
Team design, hours alignment, systems access and governance.
Design the team →Software and technology delivery
How do we add engineering, data, AI and QA capacity in Mexico?
Delivery ownership, IP handling and collaboration model.
See the delivery model →Staff augmentation
How do we add named specialists to our existing team?
How augmentation is scoped, employed and administered.
Review augmentation →BPO and shared services
Can a whole function be run for us in Mexico?
Managed functions with defined scope, service levels and reporting.
Review managed operations →Managed SOW services
How do we buy an outcome rather than headcount?
Scope, acceptance, milestones and commercial structure.
Review SOW delivery →Enter and expand
Feasibility, site selection, launch and in-country presence.
Mexico market entry
Is Mexico the right move, and what does entry actually require?
Entry routes, cost drivers and the execution sequence.
Assess entry →Site selection
Which state and city fit the talent, cost and logistics of this project?
A structured location comparison built on the project inputs.
Compare sites →Soft landing
How do we operate in Mexico while the entity is still being formed?
Entity, payroll, HR and first hires sequenced into one launch.
Plan the landing →Country representation
Who represents us in Mexico before we commit to a full operation?
Commercial and operational presence without a local team of your own.
Review representation →Launch operations
The project is approved. How do we mobilize?
Locations, workforce, employment, payroll and launch execution coordinated.
Scope the launch →Governance and planning
The evidence Procurement, Legal and Finance ask for.
REPSE explained
When does REPSE apply, and how do we verify a provider?
What REPSE depends on and how registration is evidenced.
Read the guide →Mexico employment law guide
What are the statutory obligations we are taking on?
Hours, vacation, aguinaldo, PTU, IMSS, severance and NOM-035.
Read the guide →Severance calculator
What would ending an employment relationship cost?
A modeled termination figure you can review with a specialist.
Run the numbers →Workforce consulting and audits
Is our current Mexico workforce or supplier set up correctly?
Structure, cost and supplier review with a corrective plan.
Review the operation →Get the Mexico answer before you commit to anything.
Send the roles, the headcount, the scope or just the question you cannot get a straight answer to. You get the route that actually fits, what it costs fully loaded and what happens first, in writing, from the team that would run it.
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