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Payroll in Chile
Payroll in Chile runs in CLP on a usually monthly cycle, with statutory employer contributions and statutory gratification rules apply, with permitted calculation methods and caps. Gracemark operates it end-to-end, humans, not tickets.
Currency
CLP, Chilean peso
Payroll cycle
Usually monthly
Working week
42 hours from April 2026 under the staged reduction
Minimum wage
National monthly floor changes by effective-date decree and age category; use the current Dirección del Trabajo guidance
13th-month
Statutory gratification rules apply, with permitted calculation methods and caps
Employer cost
Do not publish one universal burden: unemployment, occupational insurance, disability/survivor and pension-reform charges vary by contract, risk and effective date
Probation
No universal statutory probation period should be presented
Notice period
Grounds, notice, years-of-service indemnity and unemployment-insurance offsets require case-specific calculation
Two ways to run payroll in Chile
Own-entity payroll
For long-term presence in Chile. Gracemark manages statutory filings, pay runs, and year-end reporting under your entity, with a named operator on South America time.
EOR-run payroll
No entity in Chile? Employ and pay talent under Gracemark's local infrastructure via EOR, onboard in 2–3 weeks, no local incorporation.
Compliance essentials in Chile
- 40-hour work week is being phased in through 2028
- Severance of ~1 month per year of service (capped)
- Privatized pension (AFP) and health (Isapre/Fonasa) systems
- Stable, business-friendly relative to the region
- Strong parental-leave entitlements
Get a payroll quote for Chile
Send your headcount and salary band. We reply with employer burden, net-to-gross, and setup timeline, no sales scripts.
Deeper guide
Hiring guide: Chile →
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