Payroll Outsourcing Services in Peru

By Easyco Updated October 10, 2026

Peru is a country that has managed to achieve a business-friendly environment, which offers you diverse opportunities to grow your business. Nevertheless, expanding and starting operations in a new country can be very challenging, especially when we talk about payroll. Once you complete your company formation in Peru and start operations, It is vital to understand how to properly manage the payroll of the employees that are part of your company. Payroll mistakes are very common among companies, and can also be very expensive. Allowing experts to manage your payroll ensures that there is compliance with the local authorities, and current legislation and that your employees receive all the benefits that they need. As a result, the burden of payroll is mitigated, which allows you to focus on your business growth.

What is a Payroll Outsourcing Service?

Also referred to as payroll outsourcing, It is an external service whose aim is to carry out all the operations of the calculation and settlement of the payroll outside the company. This service is provided by experts who efficiently comply with all the required payroll obligations to avoid the company having any tax, labor, and financial issues down the road. In addition, the confidentiality of the information handled is key among parties and has to be ensured.

The services provided are oriented to speed up the handling of the company’s payroll in compliance with the existing legal and tax regulations, as well as keeping and updating processes, if necessary.

Payroll Outsourcing Services in Peru

Among the payroll services, Easyco offers:

Complete the calculation of the paycheck, according to the remuneration policies of your company.
Direct Deposit – Multiple accounts, management of the payroll payments according to the structures of the different banks.
Payroll tax – Comprehensive service.
Monthly PLAME filing with SUNAT and T-Registro updates.
Reporting of employee benefits, determination of the benefits, and monthly contributions such as AFPs, ONP, EsSalud, and others.
Usage tracking and accrual – Vacations, Holidays, Sick, Personal time, PTO.
Electronic payslips.
Gratificaciones, CTS deposits and final settlements (liquidaciones).
Reports – Standard and client-developed reports.
Guidance for employee insurance.
Customer support.

Some Employee Contributions

Some of the payroll taxes that are considered in Peru are health and pension fund contributions:

Health Contribution: The employer pays the EsSalud health contribution on each employee’s pay; part of it can go to a private health provider (EPS) if the company offers one.
Pension Fund: The employer withholds the employee’s pension contribution, to the public system (ONP) or to the private fund (AFP) the employee chooses, and pays it in. Employers also withhold monthly income tax on salaries (fifth category).

Payroll rules for 2026

Minimum wage (RMV): S/ 1,230 a month from 1 October 2026 (Supreme Decree 015-2026-TR), with a second increase to S/ 1,300 planned for the first half of 2027.
Statutory bonuses (gratificaciones) in July and December, plus an extra bonus equal to the EsSalud contribution.
Severance fund (CTS) deposited in May and November in the employee’s bank account.
30 days of paid vacation a year; a family allowance for employees with children.
Monthly payroll filing (PLAME) and employee registration in T-Registro from the first day of work.

Micro and small companies registered in REMYPE have reduced benefits. For contract types and probation periods, see employment contracts in Peru.

Benefits of Payroll Services

The payroll service is a complete set of services that will help you manage all the information on time and correctly.

Additionally, we can point out the following benefits:

Save time, since you will have the payroll information at the time they are required, along with their corresponding reports.
Minimize errors, since the payroll is managed by local experts, helping you avoid expensive fines and/or discomfort from your employees.
Reduce operational costs, since the administrative costs of human resources will be reduced.

Get help from Easyco

Easyco handles payroll, employer of record services, tax and accounting in Peru, and coordinates company formation up to the issue of the RUC. Contact us to discuss your project.

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