Is it better to contract or be employed in Argentina?

At $100/hour against a salaried equivalent of $70/hour, 40 hours a week, contracting nets more than employment in Argentina: a contractor keeps about $136,740 against an employee's $113,568, a difference of $23,172. The break-even rate — where the two are equal — is about $83/hour. Ganancias + social; the Monotributo simplified regime; FX volatility.

What hourly rate do I need to charge in Argentina?

To take home $100,000 a year after tax, health cover and unpaid time, you need roughly $98/hour, or a day rate around $783. That assumes $140,972 of gross revenue across 1440 billable hours.

Why is the contractor tax rate in Argentina different from the employee rate?

A contractor usually pays both halves of social contributions where an employer would otherwise pay one, and often buys health cover privately. Here that works out at about 29% effective for a contractor against 22% for an employee. Ganancias + social; the Monotributo simplified regime; FX volatility.

How accurate are these Argentina figures?

These are single blended effective rates, not a bracket-by-bracket calculation, and Argentina is outside the OECD series this site cross-checks against. Real liability depends on your regime, deductions and region. Estimates for comparison, not tax advice.

Contracting · Argentina

Contractor or employee in 🇦🇷 Argentina?

At $100/hour, contracting nets more than employment — the break-even rate is about $83/hour.

Side by side at $100/hour

	Contractor	Employee
Gross	$192,000	$145,600
Tax	$53,760	$32,032
Health insurance	$1,500	—
Net	$136,740	$113,568
Effective rate	29%	22%

Ganancias + social; the Monotributo simplified regime; FX volatility. Run your own rate in the interactive calculator.

To take home $100,000 a year

You need to charge about $98/hour (day rate $783), billing 1440 hours across the year for $140,972 of gross revenue.

Change the target in the required-rate calculator.

Countries with a similar contracting premium

🇹🇷 Türkiye — +19% for contracting
🇳🇱 Netherlands — +19% for contracting
🇲🇽 Mexico — +19% for contracting
🇩🇰 Denmark — +19% for contracting

Questions

Is it better to contract or be employed in Argentina?: At $100/hour against a salaried equivalent of $70/hour, 40 hours a week, contracting nets more than employment in Argentina: a contractor keeps about $136,740 against an employee's $113,568, a difference of $23,172. The break-even rate — where the two are equal — is about $83/hour. Ganancias + social; the Monotributo simplified regime; FX volatility.
What hourly rate do I need to charge in Argentina?: To take home $100,000 a year after tax, health cover and unpaid time, you need roughly $98/hour, or a day rate around $783. That assumes $140,972 of gross revenue across 1440 billable hours.
Why is the contractor tax rate in Argentina different from the employee rate?: A contractor usually pays both halves of social contributions where an employer would otherwise pay one, and often buys health cover privately. Here that works out at about 29% effective for a contractor against 22% for an employee. Ganancias + social; the Monotributo simplified regime; FX volatility.
How accurate are these Argentina figures?: These are single blended effective rates, not a bracket-by-bracket calculation, and Argentina is outside the OECD series this site cross-checks against. Real liability depends on your regime, deductions and region. Estimates for comparison, not tax advice.

Estimates for comparison, not tax advice. Effective rates are blended, not bracket-by-bracket except where noted, and every country has regimes and deductions a single rate cannot express.