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Country Payroll Guide Argentina
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Key Facts
- Capital
- Buenos Aires
- Date format
- dd/mm/yyyy
- Currency
- Argentine Peso (ARS)
- VAT
- the standard rate is 21%
Contributions
Employers
- Social Security
- Social Security - 6%
- Health Insurance
- Health Insurance - 6%
- Pension
- Pension - 12%
- Work Risk Insurance
- Work Risk Insurance - 2.05%
- Life Insurance
- Life Insurance - 19.03 ARS
- Total Employment Cost
- Total Employment Cost - 45.08%
Employees
- Social Security
- Social Security - 3%
- Health Insurance
- Health Insurance - 3%
- Pension
- Pension - 11%
- Total Employee Cost
- Total Employee Cost - 17%
Minimum Wage
- Minimum Wage
- The minimum wage in Argentina is 28080 ARS per month.
Payroll
- Payroll Cycle
- Monthly
- 13th Salary
Mandatory.
Income Tax
- Employee Income Tax (1)
- 0 - 64,532.64 ARS - 5%
- Employee Income Tax (2)
- 64,532.64 - 129,065.29 ARS - 9%
- Employee Income Tax (3)
- 129,065.29 - 193,597.93 ARS - 12%
- Employee Income Tax (4)
- 193,597.93 - 258,130.58 ARS - 15%
- Employee Income Tax (5)
- 258,130.58 - 387,195.86 ARS - 19%
- Employee Income Tax (6)
- 387,195.86 - 516,261.14 ARS - 23%
- Employee Income Tax (7)
- 516,261.14 - 774,391.71 - 27%
- Employee Income Tax (8)
- 774,391.71 - 1,032,522.30 - 31%
- Employee Income Tax (9)
- 1,032,522.30 and over - 35%
Working Hours
- General Working Hours
48 hours per week.
- Overtime
Additional 50%; should not go over 30 hours overtime per month.
Leave
- Paid Time Off
- 0-5 years – 14 days
- 5-10 years – 21 days
- Over 10 years – 28 days
- Public Holidays
18 days.
- Sick Days
- 0-5 years of service – 3 months paid leave
- Over 5 years – 6 months
- Maternity Leave
90 days.
- Paternity Leave
2 days.
- Other Leave
- Bereavement leave – 3 days
- Marriage leave – 10 days
- Examination for university or secondary school – 2 days every time (maximum 10 days)
Termination
- Termination Process
Must be justified and with notice.
- Notice Period
- 3 months – 5 years of service- 1 month notice
- More than 5 years of service – 2 months
If it’s during the probation period – 15 days.
- Severance Pay
1 month pay for each year of employment; If the employee is terminated for economic reasons – half a month salary for each year of service.
- Probation Period
3 months.
Visa
- Employment Visa
Must have applied for a work visa or permanent residency.