Hire Remote Staff by Country
Explore salary data, talent quality, compliance requirements, and hiring tips for each destination.
Hire in Argentina
Argentina ranks 26th of 123 countries in the EF English Proficiency Index 2025 (high band) and uses UTC-3 all year, one hour ahead of New York in US summer and two hours in US winter. Employment rules are detailed: dismissal without cause after probation gives one month of salary per year of service or fraction over three months, with a minimum of one month (LCT Article 245). Agree the payment currency and adjustment terms in the contract.
Hire in Bangladesh
Bangladesh offers an organised software and IT-services sector, a single UTC+6 time zone with no clock changes, and published pay data for developers, QA, support, finance and design roles in Dhaka. Employment is governed by the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006, amended in April 2026 (maternity leave of 60 days before and after delivery, 13 festival holidays), with sector-based minimum wages and no general payroll social-security contribution under the Labour Act.
Hire in Brazil
Brazil has a large technology labour market with deep fintech, e-commerce and mobile engineering experience and a working day one to two hours ahead of US Eastern time. English is rated in the low band of the EF English Proficiency Index 2025 (75th of 123), so test each candidate. Employment is governed by the CLT, which makes an employer of record the usual route for full-time hires.
Hire in Bulgaria
Bulgaria is an EU member state that adopted the euro on 1 January 2026, with an established software industry, high English proficiency (18th of 123 in the EF English Proficiency Index 2025) and Eastern European Time (UTC+2 or UTC+3), which overlaps the US East Coast morning. The GDPR applies, and the Labour Code requires a written contract and an employment-register entry before work starts. An employer of record is the usual route for a first hire without a Bulgarian company.
Hire in Colombia
Colombia uses UTC-5 all year, the same time as US Eastern standard time, which gives US teams a full working day of overlap. Invest in Colombia reports that it was the third-largest IT market in Latin America in 2021. English proficiency is in the low band of the EF English Proficiency Index 2025 (76th of 123), so test each candidate. The Labour Code sets a 42-hour week, a service bonus and severance, and an employer of record is the usual route for a first hire.
Hire in Costa Rica
Costa Rica uses UTC-6, and the IANA time zone database lists no daylight saving rules for it after 1992. English proficiency is in the moderate band of the EF English Proficiency Index 2025 (55th of 123), so test every candidate. The Código de Trabajo sets a 48-hour ordinary week, a year-end aguinaldo, notice periods and a severance table, and the law presumes employment where someone works under direction for pay.
Hire in Egypt
Egypt uses UTC+2 with summer time from the last Friday of April to the last Thursday of October. English proficiency is in the low band of the EF English Proficiency Index 2025 (89th of 123), so test every candidate. Labour Law 14 of 2025 has applied since 1 September 2025, and law firm summaries report Arabic contracts in four copies and an annual raise of at least 3 percent of the insured salary.
Hire in India
India's software services industry was projected to earn US$315 billion in FY26 and employ about 5.95 million people, according to NASSCOM's Strategic Review 2026 as reported by the Economic Times. Four labour codes took effect on 21 November 2025 and the data protection rules were notified in November 2025, so check both before a first hire. English proficiency is in the low band of the EF English Proficiency Index 2025 (74th of 123), so test English for each role.
Hire in Indonesia
Indonesia is a large Southeast Asian labour market with published pay data for developers, customer support, accounting, design and administration. Employment follows the Manpower Law as amended by the Job Creation Law, with BPJS social-security contributions, a religious-holiday allowance (THR) and a standalone manpower law passed by the House of Representatives on 6 October 2026, with enactment details to be confirmed.
Hire in Kenya
Nairobi is on East Africa Time, UTC+3 all year, eight hours ahead of New York in US winter and seven in US summer. Kenya ranks 19th of 123 in the EF English Proficiency Index 2025, in the high band. The Employment Act, 2007 sets rules on written contracts, leave, notice and severance, and employers also handle social security, health and housing levy contributions and PAYE.
Hire in Malaysia
Malaysia suits English-capable support, administrative, finance and digital roles. The EF English Proficiency Index 2025 places it 24th of 123 countries, in the high band, and MIDA reports 1.24 million people working in the ICT industry in 2023. Malaysia Time is UTC+8 with no daylight saving, so US-facing work usually means shifted or night hours. An employer of record is the usual route for a first hire.
Hire in Mexico
Mexico City is on UTC-6 all year, one hour behind New York in US winter and two hours behind in US summer. English proficiency is in the very low band of the EF English Proficiency Index 2025 (103rd of 123), so test every candidate. Decrees published in March and May 2026 phase in a 40-hour working week by 2030 (48 hours in 2026, 46 in 2027, 44 in 2028, 42 in 2029), and providers of specialised services must be registered with the labour ministry (REPSE).
Hire in Nigeria
Lagos is on West Africa Time, UTC+1 all year, six hours ahead of New York in US winter and five in US summer, and close to UK hours. Nigeria ranks 29th of 123 in the EF English Proficiency Index 2025, in the high band. The Labour Act sets notice, holiday and sick-leave rules for the workers it covers, the Pension Reform Act sets minimum employer and employee pension contributions, and the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023 governs staff data.
Hire in Pakistan
Pakistan has a fast-growing IT sector, with exports of about US$4.5 billion in the year to June 2026 according to Radio Pakistan as reported by Arab News. The salary table on this page shows ranges by role; the main trade-offs are a UTC+5 time zone that overlaps well with the UK and Europe but little with North America, and a less settled data-protection framework. Contractor, employer-of-record and local-vendor routes are all used.
Hire in Philippines
The Philippines is the destination buyers most often consider for English-language customer support, virtual assistance and back-office work. IBPAP reports that its IT and business process management sector earned US$40.3 billion and employed 1.89 million full-time-equivalent workers in 2025, and the EF English Proficiency Index 2025 places the country 28th of 123, in the high band. UTC+8 is 12 to 13 hours ahead of US Eastern time, so US-facing work usually runs on night shifts. An employer of record is the usual route for a first hire.
Hire in Poland
Poland is one of Europe's strongest offshore tech hubs, combining deep engineering talent with EU regulatory stability, strong English proficiency, and significant timezone overlap with both Western Europe and the US East Coast. With one of the largest software developer workforces in Central and Eastern Europe and a university system producing thousands of STEM graduates annually, Poland offers a mature talent market for companies seeking senior-level technical and analytical roles at substantially lower rates than Western European equivalents.
Hire in Portugal
Portugal combines EU employment rules, a Western European time zone and a high English-proficiency ranking, with published pay data for software, data, project, support and finance roles. Employment is governed by the Labour Code, with a 23.75% employer social-security rate and two statutory allowances (holiday and Christmas) to budget for.
Hire in Romania
Romania is an EU member state with an established software and IT services sector, very high English proficiency (11th of 123 in the EF English Proficiency Index 2025) and Eastern European Time (UTC+2 or UTC+3), which overlaps the US East Coast morning. The GDPR applies, and the Labour Code requires a written Romanian-language contract before work starts. An employer of record is the usual route for a first hire without a Romanian company.
Hire in South Africa
South Africa ranks 13th of 123 countries in the EF English Proficiency Index 2025 (very high band) and uses UTC+2 all year, one hour ahead of the UK now and two hours ahead after 25 October 2026. Hours, leave and notice are set by the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, and section 83A presumes that someone working under these factors is an employee. POPIA sets the data protection rules.
Hire in Ukraine
Ukraine has a large export-led technology sector: computer services exports were US$6.65 billion in 2025, 41.6 percent of services exports, according to National Bank of Ukraine data. Hiring there means accepting wartime conditions, because martial law and general mobilisation are in force, male staff can be called up and power cuts can interrupt work. English proficiency is in the moderate band of the EF English Proficiency Index 2025 (45th of 123).
Hire in Vietnam
Vietnam has a large digital technology sector, with 80,052 active firms counted by the Ministry of Science and Technology in 2025, and is most often used for software, QA and mobile work. English proficiency is in the moderate band of the EF English Proficiency Index 2025 (64th of 123), and the UTC+7 time zone sits 11 to 12 hours ahead of the US East Coast. An employer of record is the usual route for a first hire without a Vietnamese company.