Teros salary intelligence

See what senior LATAM engineers really cost.

A source-informed benchmark of senior compensation for Full Stack, Frontend, AI/ML, and DevSecOps engineers across LATAM's leading hiring markets, compared to equivalent US salaries β€” built for founders, CTOs, and talent leaders evaluating LATAM as a hiring region.

Average senior engineering cost delta
55% lower than the equivalent US benchmark
LATAM avg $73,890 US avg $165,000
What's inside

Roles and markets covered

Every cut in the report includes median monthly and annual compensation, a range, sample-size context, and an equivalent US comparison.

  • β†’ Full Stack Engineer
  • β†’ Frontend Engineer
  • β†’ AI / ML Engineer
  • β†’ DevSecOps
Primary markets
  • Argentina
  • Uruguay
Secondary markets
  • Colombia
  • Brazil
  • Chile
Example cut

Full Stack Engineer Β· Argentina: $58,200 LATAM annual average vs. $162,000 US annual average.

Methodology

How the salary benchmarks are built

Normalized from Deel, Revelo, Near, and additional industry compensation research, expanded with Next Idea Tech and Awana benchmarks. Full methodology, sources, and the complete role x country matrix are in the report.

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Roles of interest