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Payroll in Puerto Rico
Payroll in Puerto Rico runs in USD on a commonly biweekly or semi-monthly cycle, with statutory employer contributions and christmas-bonus eligibility and amount depend on employer size, hours and current law. Gracemark operates it end-to-end, humans, not tickets.
Currency
USD, United States dollar
Payroll cycle
Commonly biweekly or semi-monthly
Working week
Generally 40 hours for overtime purposes
Minimum wage
Use the current Puerto Rico Department of Labor rate and applicable federal floor; do not reuse a mainland-state value
13th-month
Christmas-bonus eligibility and amount depend on employer size, hours and current law
Employer cost
Federal and Puerto Rico payroll taxes, workers' compensation, unemployment and benefits vary by wage base and employer profile
Probation
Do not publish a universal period without reviewing employee classification and current Act 80 rules
Notice period
Puerto Rico Act 80 and federal law create a distinct just-cause and severance framework
Two ways to run payroll in Puerto Rico
Own-entity payroll
For long-term presence in Puerto Rico. Gracemark manages statutory filings, pay runs, and year-end reporting under your entity, with a named operator on Caribbean time.
EOR-run payroll
No entity in Puerto Rico? Employ and pay talent under Gracemark's local infrastructure via EOR, onboard in 1–2 weeks (eor), no local incorporation.
Compliance essentials in Puerto Rico
- A US territory, federal law applies alongside Puerto Rico statutes
- Mandatory Christmas bonus (Bono de Navidad) for eligible employees
- Act 80 'mesada' severance applies to unjust dismissal
- Act 180 governs vacation and sick-leave accrual
- Bilingual (Spanish/English) talent on US payroll rails
Get a payroll quote for Puerto Rico
Send your headcount and salary band. We reply with employer burden, net-to-gross, and setup timeline, no sales scripts.
Deeper guide
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