--- title: "Hiring in Honduras 2026 | Employer of Record Guide" description: "Hire in Honduras through Teamed's EOR. Pay in lempira (HNL), skip the local entity, run payroll in days. We confirm the current figures for your role." canonical: https://www.teamed.global/country-hiring-guides/honduras --- Honduras · Country overview Served by Teamed vetted partner-entity network in Honduras # What do you need to know to hire in *Honduras*? Honduras gives you a Spanish-speaking Central American talent pool, paid in lempira (HNL), with deep benches around San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa. Teamed hires there without you opening a local company. Each guide below takes one layer. Last reviewed 13 June 2026 · Honduras guide ## How does Teamed handle Honduran hiring for you? Teamed becomes your legal [employer of record](/lp/employer-of-record) in Honduras for [**from $599 per employee per month**](/pricing), with **zero FX mark-up** in any currency. Payroll, contracts, and Honduran compliance run on **one platform**. **Real HR and legal experts** manage every Honduran hire, from the first offer letter to the final settlement. **An actual person**, not a chatbot or a pooled queue, handles your Honduran team alongside EOR, contractor onboarding, and entity payroll on **one platform**. There is **no setup fee** and **no exit fee**. Employer cost **passes through at cost, itemised** on every invoice. A Honduran contractor who converts to employment keeps their record, and that same employee can **graduate** to your own Honduran entity later without re-onboarding. Run the [Crossover Calculator](https://www.teamed.global/tools/crossover-calculator) to see the month the model flips. EOR is the right model for a first Honduran hire, **until it isn't**. Three things you won't find on any other Honduras EOR guide - **You can hire in Honduras without a local company.** Most guides assume you set up an entity first. You don't. Teamed becomes the legal employer through a vetted Honduras partner, so you can put someone on payroll in days. - **Pay runs in lempira (HNL), and you never see an FX mark-up.** Salaries, taxes, and benefits all settle in local currency. Teamed absorbs the currency conversion at zero mark-up, so your invoice tracks the real cost. - **The statutory figures are confirmed for your role, not copy-pasted.** Honduras sets pay and benefit floors by sector and by year, and they change. Our team checks the current numbers against the official source before you sign. Answer.cite this Honduras is a Spanish-speaking market in Central America. The currency is the lempira (HNL). Payroll runs monthly. You do not need your own Honduran company to hire here. An Employer of Record can put someone on payroll for you. Teamed runs the contract, payroll, and compliance through a vetted local partner. Honduras sets minimum pay and benefit floors in law. They vary by sector and get reviewed each year. Our team confirms the current figures for your specific role before you hire. This page is the map. Each guide below is the detail. At a glance · Honduras HNL · Spanish · Monthly payroll Currency HNL (lempira) Region Latin America Official language Spanish Capital Tegucigalpa Local entity Not required with Teamed Employer of Record Available via vetted partner Payroll Run by Teamed in HNL Statutory floors Set by local law, confirmed per role ![A warm illustration of Tegucigalpa at golden hour, with the colonial cathedral and red rooftops of the old town below the green hills of El Picacho.](/images/country-guides/honduras-hiring.webp) Honduras · per employee · per month · flat $ 599 Zero FX. No setup fees. Fast onboarding. The price your finance team can forecast against without an asterisk. Zero FX Fixed No setup fee No exit fee 100+ countries ## How much does it cost to hire an employee in Honduras in 2026? Teamed's fee is from $599 per employee per month. On top of the fee you pay salary, employer contributions, and benefits. Those are set by local law and passed through at cost. Your cost has three parts. The salary you agree with the employee. The employer contributions and benefit floors that Honduran law requires. And the Teamed fee, from $599 per employee per month. Teamed adds zero FX mark-up in any currency pairing. There are no setup fees and no exit fees. Honduras sets contribution and benefit floors that vary by sector and get reviewed each year. We confirm the current figures for your role before you sign, so the budget is real, not a guess. Every line shows on the invoice at cost. The full breakdown, with worked numbers at the current rates, is in the cost guide. Read the full Honduras cost breakdown ## Do you need a Honduran entity to hire employees in Honduras? No. An Employer of Record runs Honduran payroll and contracts from day one. Your own Honduran entity makes sense later, once your headcount there grows. Setting up your own Honduran company means incorporation, tax registration, social security registration, and ongoing monthly filings. That takes weeks and carries fixed running costs. An [Employer of Record](/lp/employer-of-record) is faster and cheaper at low headcount. Teamed runs Honduran payroll, contracts, and compliance through a vetted local partner from day one. There is a point where your own entity becomes cheaper than EOR. It depends on how many people you hire in Honduras and what they earn. The EOR vs entity guide runs those numbers for you. Most providers will not tell you when you have crossed that point. We do, and we help you move. You progress from contractor to EOR to your own Honduran entity on **one platform** under Teamed's Graduation Model, with tenure preserved. Read the full Honduras EOR vs entity guide ## How do payroll taxes work in Honduras in 2026? Honduras runs employer and employee contributions through social security and income tax. The rates are set by local law. We confirm the current figures for your role before payroll starts. Honduran payroll has employer-side contributions, employee deductions, and income tax. The exact rates, ceilings, and bands are set in law and get reviewed by the authorities. Rather than quote a number that may have moved, our team checks the current figures against the official source for your specific role and salary. Teamed runs the full payroll in lempira. Deductions, employer contributions, and remittances are handled on one platform, with every line itemised on the invoice. The tax and payroll guide sets out how each contribution works. Read the full Honduras tax and payroll guide ## How do you terminate an employee in Honduras? Notice and severance in Honduras are set by local law. Both depend on the reason for ending the contract and the length of service. We confirm the figures for your case. Ending a contract in Honduras follows the local labour code. Notice and severance both apply, and the amounts depend on why the contract ends and how long the person has worked for you. The process and the figures are set in law, so the safe move is to confirm them before you act. Teamed's HR and legal experts run a compliant exit for you, from notice through final pay. We confirm the current entitlements for the situation before anything is actioned. The termination and severance guide walks through the full process. Read the full Honduras termination and severance guide ## What should you know before hiring in Honduras? Two things catch first-time employers out. The first is that there is no single national minimum wage. The second is that benefit and pay floors get reviewed each year, so last year's number can be stale. **Honduras sets pay floors by sector and employer size, not one flat figure.** The right minimum for your role depends on the industry and the size of the employer. We confirm the correct floor for your specific hire, so you do not budget against the wrong band. **The figures move on a yearly cycle.** Minimum pay and several contributions are reviewed and updated, usually at the start of the year. A number you found online last year may already be out of date. Our team checks the current source before you commit. The hiring guide covers safe process in detail. Read the full Honduras hiring guide ## Frequently asked questions Can a US company hire in Honduras without an entity? Yes. An Employer of Record like Teamed runs Honduran payroll, contracts, and compliance through a vetted local partner entity. You direct the work. Teamed becomes the legal employer of record. You skip setting up your own Honduran company, which takes weeks and carries ongoing filings. Onboarding through Teamed takes days once terms are confirmed. What currency do you pay employees in Honduras? Employees in Honduras are paid in lempira (HNL). Teamed runs payroll in local currency and absorbs the currency conversion at zero FX mark-up in any currency pairing. Salaries, employer contributions, and benefits all settle in HNL and show on the invoice at cost. What is the minimum wage in Honduras? Honduras does not set one single national minimum wage. Pay floors vary by sector and by employer size, and they are reviewed each year. Because the right figure depends on your industry and the size of the employer, Teamed confirms the current floor for your specific role before you hire, rather than quoting a number that may be out of date. How do you handle benefits and statutory contributions in Honduras? Honduras sets benefit and contribution floors in law, and they are reviewed on a yearly cycle. Teamed's HR and legal experts confirm the current entitlements for your role against the official source, then run them through payroll. Every contribution and benefit is itemised on the invoice at cost, with no FX mark-up. How does termination work in Honduras? Notice and severance in Honduras are set by the local labour code. The amounts depend on the reason the contract ends and how long the person has worked for you. Teamed runs a compliant exit for you and confirms the current entitlements for the specific situation before anything is actioned. The termination and severance guide walks through the full process. How long does it take to hire someone in Honduras through Teamed? Once you confirm terms, onboarding through Teamed takes days, not the weeks it would take to set up your own Honduran company. Teamed handles the contract, payroll setup, and compliance through a vetted local partner so you can put your hire on payroll quickly and correctly. Teamed Legal Operations Honduras is a straightforward place to hire once you accept one thing. There is no single national minimum wage, and the pay and benefit floors are reviewed every year. New employers trip on stale figures they pulled from a generic guide. We do not quote a number we have not confirmed for the role in front of us. That is the difference between a budget that holds and a surprise on the first payroll. A note from Tom Price-Daniel Honduras pays in lempira, sets its pay floors by sector, and reviews them every year. Hire through Teamed and you skip the local company, settle payroll in HNL with zero FX mark-up, and get the current figures confirmed for your role. Read the right Honduras guide before that hire, not after the first payroll. Tom Price-Daniel · Co-founder, Teamed ## Keep reading - Honduras hiring guide, offer to payslipguide - Honduras employer cost breakdown 2026guide - EOR vs entity in Hondurasguide - Honduras termination and severanceguide - Honduras tax and payrollguide - [Employer of Record overview](/lp/employer-of-record)core - The Graduation Modelcore - [Teamed pricing, Zero FX Fixed](/pricing)core - [Talk to an expert](https://www.teamed.global/contact)CTA A note on this page. This is a guide, not legal, tax or accounting advice. Rules change and vary by jurisdiction. Verify current requirements with the Secretaria de Trabajo y Seguridad Social and the Instituto Hondureno de Seguridad Social (IHSS) for Honduras, or speak to a qualified professional, before relying on any specific framework.