Hiring a full-time full‑stack developer typically costs about $7,000–$8,000 per month.

Adding a part‑time project manager brings the total to roughly $10,000–$12,000 per month in most setups, and up to $12,000–$15,000 per month if you also include some design or additional support.

Latin American developers typically cost 20–30% less than comparable US developers when all costs are included.

For BEON-style staffed roles (full‑time, all‑inclusive: salary, benefits, equipment, coworking, internet, coaching, and no separate recruiting fee):

These all‑in LATAM rates are roughly 30% below equivalent US total costs for similar seniority and quality. If you hire directly (without a provider) in LATAM, pure salary can be lower (e.g., $4,000–$6,000/month), but then you must add your own overhead for benefits, equipment, and management.

Hiring an AI automation specialist or consultant typically costs:

Very advanced AI profiles (e.g., deep computer vision or specialized AI agents) may land in the $10,000–$12,000+ per month range, depending on experience and market demand.

On top the engineer salary, you should budget for:

With BEON’s staff augmentation rates (e.g., around $7,500/month for a semi‑senior and $8,500–$9,000/month for senior engineers), labor costs, equipment, benefits like health insurance and internet stipends, are already included.

Staff augmentation gives you dedicated people who become part of your team and culture, while project-based development gives you a vendor that delivers a defined scope and then exits.

Key benefits of staff augmentation vs project-based development:

Project‑based development can be better when you have a tightly defined, one‑off scope and don’t need ongoing capacity, but it offers less control, less continuity, and less opportunity to turn external resources into a long‑term strategic team.

Hiring a HubSpot (mid‑level) developer through a staff‑augmentation model in LATAM typically costs about $7,500–$9,000 per month all‑in. This monthly rate includes the developer’s salary, benefits, and the vendor’s margin, with no separate upfront recruitment or replacement fees.

Hiring a full development team for an MVP typically costs around $20,000–$25,000 per month.

A common setup and cost breakdown is:

This puts a standard two-developer + QA + PM MVP team at roughly $25,000 per month in burn rate.

Between 2020 and 2022, software engineer salaries in Latin America surged and in many cases nearly doubled, driven by the remote-work boom and strong demand from U.S. companies paying in USD. Rates largely standardized across LATAM, with engineers benchmarking compensation in dollars rather than local currency. Since around 2025–2026, salaries have been readjusting downward, making LATAM talent highly competitive again.

QA engineers are cheaper than software developers in this model.

Hiring a mid-level full‑stack Ruby (Ruby on Rails) developer from a nearshore Latin American team typically costs about $7,000–$8,000 per month (roughly $80,000–$90,000 per year). This rate is all‑inclusive (salary, local taxes, and vendor margin) and is usually billed on a monthly basis with no extra fees on top.

Nearshore engineering in 2024 is typically priced as an all‑inclusive monthly fee per engineer:

Rates usually include salary, equipment (e.g., MacBook), benefits, PTO, payroll, and local taxes, with provider margins around 15–20% and no extra finder or replacement fees. Companies like BEON.tech follow this model for around 150 developers spread across all countries in LATAM.

Around 75–80% of the monthly rate goes directly to the developer, and the company keeps roughly a 20–25% gross margin, out of which it pays for equipment (e.g., new MacBook Pro or equivalent PC), benefits, local labor costs, and career/retention programs.

Placement fees are calculated as a percentage or multiple of the engineer’s annual salary band:

For Latin American software developers, typical all‑in monthly or annual costs (including payroll, benefits, equipment, and management) break down roughly as:

These numbers already include employer costs (labor, benefits, hardware, coworking/internet, and talent management), so client companies don’t pay additional recruitment fees on top.

Semi-senior vs senior remote engineers are primarily distinguished by years of experience and expected responsibilities:

In practice, title and rate also consider assessed skills, test outcomes, and impact potential, not just raw years of experience.

Remote computer vision and machine-learning engineers are priced at the upper end of senior engineering rates:

Because AI skills are in high demand, it is normal for strong computer vision/ML profiles to be in the $10,000–$11,000+ per month range, especially for 8–10+ years of experience or CTO‑like roles.

Semi-senior remote developers typically cost around $7,500 per month per engineer on a full-time basis, which is roughly $90,000 per year.

In 2025, a senior blockchain developer typically costs between $10,000 and $15,000 per month. Mid-level blockchain engineers generally start around $8,000–$9,000 per month, reflecting the high specialization and market demand for this role.

A mid-level PHP developer in 2024 typically costs about $6,000–$7,000 per month, which corresponds to roughly $72,000–$80,000 per year, with all standard costs (equipment, benefits, PTO, payroll) included in that flat monthly rate.

A mid-level Salesforce engineer through BEON typically costs about $6,000–$7,000 per month on a full-time basis.

Ruby on Rails developers cost $7,500 per month for semi-senior/mid-level engineers (3+ years experience) and start from $8,500 per month for senior engineers (6+ years experience). Highly experienced Ruby on Rails engineers can cost up to $11,000 per month for specialized roles with 8+ years of experience. All pricing is monthly with no additional costs, and the exact rate depends on the specific engineer's salary requirements and experience level.

Remote developer rates in this model are generally stable for at least the first six months. Developers are hired on a full‑time monthly fee (typically around $7,500/month for semi‑senior and $8,500–$9,000+/month for senior LATAM engineers), and that rate usually holds until a formal review at the six‑month mark.

At six months, clients can decide on a raise based on performance and how critical the engineer has become. Beyond that, any further increases are case‑by‑case, driven by market conditions and individual salary expectations rather than automatic periodic hikes.

Hiring remote .NET developers in Latin America typically costs:

These figures are all‑in monthly rates used in nearshore staff augmentation (salary plus benefits, payroll, equipment, etc. baked into a single fee).

There are two main pricing models for hiring remote developers:

Monthly rates for hiring full-time remote developers in Argentina (and broadly across LATAM) typically range from about $7,500 to $8,500 per month for semi-senior engineers (roughly 3–5 years of experience), and from $8,500 up to $10,000+ per month for senior engineers (5+ years, especially in in-demand stacks like Ruby on Rails). These are flat monthly fees per engineer and usually include salary, payroll, benefits, equipment (e.g., a new laptop), and retention programs.

Monthly rates for senior AI engineers with GPT and LLM experience typically start at about $9,000 per month per engineer and can go higher depending on how specialized and experienced they are.

Typical hourly rates for remote engineers are:

Typical monthly rates for hiring remote Shopify developers in Latin America range from about $6,500 to $10,000 per month for full‑time (roughly 160–170 hours):

These are all‑in monthly fees commonly used by nearshore staffing providers working with top LATAM talent.

Typical monthly rates for hiring remote data analysts in LATAM are:

These rates are “full-baked” (all costs included) and reflect current market conditions for high-quality, full-time remote talent in the region.

Typical hourly rates for senior remote engineers in BEON’s LATAM model range from about $35 to $55 per hour.

This is derived from flat monthly fees of $8,500–$9,000+ per senior engineer, which translates to roughly $100,000+ per year, about 30–40% cheaper than equivalent senior talent in the U.S. with all inclusive costs - Equipment, benefits, and perks.

iOS (native mobile) developers from Latin America typically cost from about $8,500 per month and up on a full-time basis, with rates often higher than standard roles due to the scarcity and specialization of native mobile talent. For senior iOS engineers, monthly costs can reach $9,000–$9,500+ depending on seniority and individual salary expectations.

Mid-level and senior software engineers on BEON-style nearshore teams are typically paid as fixed monthly rates that include all costs (salary, equipment, benefits, PTO):

These are all‑in client rates for full‑time, dedicated LATAM talent, with a fixed margin baked into the numbers so there are no extra labor or equipment charges.

Remote engineers are priced mainly on a flat monthly basis that translates to these approximate hourly ranges (all costs included: salary, benefits, equipment, PTO):

These ranges cover common stacks (React, Node, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, etc.) and already include agency fees, so there are no additional per‑hour charges on top.

A full-time remote mid-level Salesforce developer in Latin America typically costs about $6,000–$7,000 per month, which translates to roughly $40–$43 per hour for a 40-hour work week.

In general, you should share: the proposed monthly/annual rate, your budget constraints, the role’s seniority and responsibilities, and how it compares to similar roles internally. Clarify whether you want a recommendation or are proposing a specific number, and whether future increases (e.g., after funding) are expected. In particular, companies like BEON.tech work with thin margins (around 15–20% already baked into an all‑in rate), so they need the contractor’s expected salary range to calibrate markup and sustainability.

Hiring a full-time remote data scientist with causal inference skills through a LATAM-focused provider typically costs:

This range reflects semi-senior to senior data/ML engineers in high-demand AI roles, with all costs baked into the rate (salary, benefits, retention, and admin handled by the provider).

A senior software engineer on a contract-to-hire basis typically costs about $8,000–$9,000 per month, which is roughly $100,000–$110,000 per year. This is an all‑in monthly fee that includes salary, taxes, payroll and labor costs, benefits, and equipment management, with no additional fees on top.

Remote engineers at BEON typically keep about 75% of the hourly rate that clients pay. The remaining 25% covers BEON’s gross margin and all additional costs such as benefits, equipment (e.g., new MacBook Pro), medical insurance, internet, paid time off, and other labor and retention expenses.

There are no upfront costs just to review or interview remote developers through these agencies.

Fees only start once you decide to actually hire a candidate onto your team, at which point you either:

Divide the monthly cost by the expected working hours per month.

Examples used in practice:

Use 160 hours if you want a more conservative (higher) hourly rate; use 170 hours if you want a slightly lower, more averaged rate.

In general, staff augmentation companies can negotiate hourly rates for Latin American remote developers, especially when budgets are tight or you’re hiring multiple roles. Monthly rates (often around US$7,500–8,500 for senior devs) are typically converted to an effective hourly rate (about US$46–47/hour), and providers may reduce margins or adjust seniority to meet a target (e.g., high‑40s per hour). Companies like BEON.tech explicitly state they are open to rate negotiation and margin reductions for larger or strategic engagements.

For remote developers doing ongoing product work, a fixed monthly rate is generally better than hourly.

Monthly:

Hourly:

If you have an ongoing product and can roughly keep a developer busy, a monthly full-time model is usually more cost-effective and attractive to strong engineers; hourly is better only when work is genuinely sporadic or uncertain.

Hiring mid-level software engineers from Latin America typically costs around $7,000 per month per engineer, with common ranges cited between $6,000 and $8,000 per month. This rate usually has all costs baked in (taxes, benefits, equipment, and local payroll handling).

In 2024, strong mid-level and senior software engineers in Latin America typically work full‑time on monthly rates that translate into roughly:

Overall, typical hourly rates for solid LATAM software engineers fall in the $40–$60/hour range, with some roles going up toward $100/hour at the top end.

They charge monthly instead of hourly because they are not selling ad‑hoc freelance time; they are selling full‑time, long‑term team members with all costs bundled into a single predictable fee.

For Latin American developers, agencies like BEON:

No. There are no hidden recruitment fees when hiring Latin American developers through this model. You pay a single monthly rate per engineer (typically in the range of about $5,000–$8,000 per month for mid-level to senior profiles), and that rate already includes recruitment, vetting, replacement if needed, labor costs, and equipment—no extra or upfront recruitment charges.

No. There are no hidden setup costs or finder's fees when you hire remote Latin American developers on a monthly rate basis.

You pay a single all‑inclusive monthly rate per developer (e.g., around $5,000–$6,000/month for mid‑level, $6,000–$8,000/month for senior), and you don’t pay anything extra on top of that.

Yes. Many outsourcing providers that place Latin American developers include equipment as part of their service: they purchase and ship laptops (for example, new MacBook Pros or equivalent PCs) directly to the developer, so the client does not have to manage hardware logistics.

The cost of equipment is typically bundled into the provider’s hourly or monthly rate, along with benefits like health insurance and sometimes coworking space or internet reimbursement. Some clients still require developers to use company-issued laptops for security/compliance reasons; in those cases, equipment must come from the client, but the provider can still help with local logistics and distribution.

Vacation days are already included in the flat monthly rate. Contracts assume about 10 holidays (aligned mostly to U.S. federal holidays), but this can adjust by country and company policy. Whether engineers take those holidays individually or consecutively, invoices continue as normal with no discounts or rate reductions for those days off.

It depends on the engagement model and provider, but for example BEON.tech gives remote Latin American developers:

Companies like BEON.tech offer this package to around 150 developers spread across all countries in LATAM, all included in a fixed monthly rate per engineer.

Remote engineers are given a hardware budget of $1,500 to purchase a new computer (PC or MacBook). If a project requires more expensive, high-end hardware (for example, a top-spec Mac or very powerful workstation), the client is billed for the cost difference above the $1,500 allowance.

All‑inclusive monthly rates cover far more than salary. They typically include:

The client pays a flat monthly fee per developer (typically around $7,500–$8,500+ per month depending on seniority), with no recruiting, finder, or setup fees, and no extra costs beyond the agreed rate in normal operation.

The $7,000–$7,500 monthly rate for a mid‑level remote engineer is an all‑inclusive, flat fee. It covers:

You do not pay anything on top of this monthly rate.

Monthly rates for remote QA engineers from Latin America are all‑inclusive. They cover:

There are no additional fees on top of the agreed monthly rate.