The short answer
About 4% of the remote roles we tracked on 4 Nov 2026 were open to people in Latin America, at 50 companies. The companies with the most were Thermo Fisher Scientific, Motorola Solutions, Zillow, Twilio, Salesforce, Airbnb. The live list is on our Latin America remote jobs page, updated every day from each employer's own careers site.
What "remote" means here
A remote role still has a location rule. Most employers hire only where they have a legal entity or payroll partner. So a role "open to Latin America" usually means you must live and be allowed to work there. Many roles name one or two countries, such as Mexico or Brazil, rather than the whole region.
Who hires
Roles open to Latin America were spread over 50 companies, but the top ten held 59% of them. That means a short list of employers is worth checking every week: Thermo Fisher Scientific, Motorola Solutions, Zillow, Twilio, Salesforce, Airbnb, Amazon, AbbVie, Gartner, Samsara.
67% of these roles were open in Latin America only; the rest were also open in other regions, which often means a wider candidate pool.
Pay ranges
Only 22% of roles open to Latin America showed a pay range, compared with 63% for US roles. US state laws push employers to publish ranges, and the EU Pay Transparency Directive (EU) 2023/970 is set to do the same across the EU. Until then, ask the recruiter for the range early, in local currency.
The ten companies with the most roles
| Company | Roles | Example titles |
|---|---|---|
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | 33 | FSP Clinical Trial Coordinator, FSP Clinical Research Associate I |
| Motorola Solutions | 27 | Senior Account Manager, Competitive Intelligence Specialist |
| Zillow | 24 | Senior Software Development Engineer, Mobile Product Engineer |
| Twilio | 15 | Compliance Operations Specialist, Payroll Analyst II |
| Salesforce | 14 | Data Foundation Solution Engineer, Senior Technical Consultant |
| Airbnb | 14 | Law Enforcement Engagement Lead, Campaign Manager, Mexico |
| Amazon | 12 | ACM Consultant, Books Risk Team Manager [A] |
| AbbVie | 12 | Clinical Research Associate II, Representante de Ventas para Gobierno |
| Gartner | 8 | PCD, Account Executive, LE, GTS |
| Samsara | 7 | Technical Account Manager, Senior Customer Success Manager |
Source: our count of remote roles open to this region on each employer's careers site, 4 Nov 2026.
Which kinds of jobs
The split by function shows where the openings are. Click a function to see the live list across all regions, then filter by region.
| Function | Share of roles |
|---|---|
| Engineering | 23% |
| Sales & partnerships | 20% |
| Other | 12% |
| Product | 9% |
| Customer success & support | 8% |
| Operations | 7% |
| Healthcare & clinical | 5% |
| Data & AI | 5% |
Which levels
Level comes from the job title. Remote hiring here, as elsewhere, leans experienced.
| Level (from job title) | Share |
|---|---|
| Mid level (no level word) | 46% |
| Lead or manager | 24% |
| Senior | 19% |
| Staff or principal | 5% |
| Director and above | 4% |
| Entry level | 1% |
| Internship | 0% |
Places named most often in the location lines: Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Argentina, Peru.
Latin America specifics worth knowing
Roles open in Latin America usually name a country, most often Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia or Costa Rica, rather than the whole region. A role for Brazil may need Portuguese; a role for Mexico may need Spanish and English. Many US companies hire in Latin America because the time zones overlap with the US working day.
Hiring is often done through a local entity or an employer-of-record partner, and sometimes as a contractor. Ask which one applies. It affects your holidays, benefits and how you are paid.
Hours and time zones
Latin American time zones overlap well with US Eastern and Central time, which is a real advantage. Make it explicit: "Based in Bogotá, same time as US Eastern for most of the year". Remember that daylight saving rules differ by country, so check overlap in both seasons.
Before you apply: a checklist
- Which countries are named?
- Which languages are required, and at what level?
- Employee, employer of record or contractor?
- Which currency is pay in?
- Are there core hours tied to a US time zone?
How to use the region page
- Open the region page and pick a function. That alone usually cuts the list to something you can read in one sitting.
- Use the Seniority filter. Titles carry the level, so filtering by level saves time.
- Open the company page for any employer that appears often. It shows all their remote roles in one place.
- Click through to apply. Each role links to the employer's own careers site, which is the source of truth.
- Come back twice a week. Lists change every day as roles open and close.
Make your application easy to say yes to
- Top line: target role, city, country, work authorisation.
- Second line: hours you can overlap with the team.
- Three results from your recent work, with numbers you can explain.
- Languages, with an honest level.
Our guide to scheduling across time zones helps if your team is spread out.
How to apply
- Filter by region first. Use the region page, then the function filter, so you only read roles you can take.
- Say where you are. Put your city, country and work permit status on the top line of your CV.
- State your hours. Write the hours you can overlap with the team, for example "available 09:00 to 17:00 UK time".
- Apply on the employer's site. Every role on our site links to the company's own page.
Figures: our count of remote roles on the careers sites of the 163 companies we track, 4 Nov 2026. Roles change daily; the live pages are always current.
FAQ
Are there remote jobs open to people in Latin America?
Yes. On 4 Nov 2026, 50 of the 163 companies we track had at least one remote role open to Latin America. See the live Latin America remote jobs page.
Do US companies hire remotely in Latin America?
Some do, usually through a local entity or an employer-of-record service, and only for roles they mark as open to that country. A posting that says "Remote, US" normally means you must live in the US.
Who handles tax and contracts?
That depends on how you are hired. We do not give tax advice; for your own case, speak to a qualified tax adviser (in Germany, a Steuerberater).
Further reading
Books we think are worth your time if you want to go deeper. We have not been paid to include any of them.
Sources
All links opened and checked on 10 Nov 2026. Figures are as published by each source on the date shown; we did not run our own benchmarks.
- Remotely Scaled: remote jobs (live data from employers' careers sites), checked 4 Nov 2026
- EUR-Lex: Directive (EU) 2023/970 on pay transparency, checked 4 Nov 2026