Why Outsource the Payroll of your Company in Bolivia?

By Easyco Updated October 14, 2026

Running payroll in Bolivia means registering as an employer, paying health and pension contributions and applying the General Labor Law’s benefits every month. Outsourcing it lets a foreign-owned company stay compliant without a local HR team.

What is payroll outsourcing?

A specialist provider calculates salaries, deductions and employer contributions, prepares payslips and files the monthly returns, while you keep the employees on your own company’s payroll.

Payroll obligations in Bolivia

Employer registration: with the Ministry of Labor’s employer registry (ROE), a health fund such as the Caja Nacional de Salud, and the Gestora Pública de la Seguridad Social, which has managed pensions since May 2023.
Contributions: the employer pays 10% to the health fund, 1.71% professional-risk premium, 3.5% employer solidarity contribution and 2% housing contribution (16.71% in total); the employee’s pension contributions (12.71%) are withheld from salary.
RC-IVA: the 13% complementary VAT on salaries, withheld by the employer after allowed deductions.
Minimum wage: Bs 3,300 a month for 2026, applied from 1 January 2026 (Supreme Decree 5516, art. 23). It is set by decree each year.

Mandatory benefits

Christmas bonus (aguinaldo) of one month’s salary, paid in December
A second bonus (Segundo Aguinaldo “Esfuerzo por Bolivia”), due only in years when GDP growth exceeds 4.5%
Seniority bonus, paid vacations and severance as set by labor law

Advantages of outsourcing

Fewer fines and errors

Contributions and RC-IVA are calculated correctly and filed on time.

Local expertise

The provider follows changes to decrees, minimum wages and bonuses.

Lower cost

No in-house payroll team in the first years of operation.

Easy handover

Reports in English for the parent company.

Hiring without your own company

Some companies first use an employer of record (EOR), which employs staff on its own payroll. It suits short tests; for a long-term team, a Bolivian company that employs people directly is the more stable structure. For taxes and bookkeeping, see accounting and tax outsourcing in Bolivia.

Get help from Easyco

Easyco coordinates the company setup in Bolivia up to the issue of the NIT, and supports companies afterwards with tax, accounting, payroll and company compliance, including a registered office address. Read how to set up a company in Bolivia, or contact us to discuss your project.