Employing someone in Cuba costs their salary plus employer contributions. We handle hiring here case by case through compliant routes, and confirm the route in writing before anything is signed. Below: the 2026 rules that matter, a free cost estimate and a written breakdown for your role within 24 hours.
Free · No call needed · A person replies within 1 business hour
Type the monthly gross salary you plan to pay. We show the employer cost from the published rules.
Any currency. The estimate uses the same currency.
| Gross salary | - |
| Employer contributions We'll confirm this in writing. | We'll confirm this in writing. |
| Statutory bonuses, monthly accrual | We'll confirm this in writing. |
| Employer cost per month | - |
| Employer cost per year | - |
| Our service fee | Included in your written breakdown. |
Use these numbers to plan with confidence. Send us your role and country and we confirm your exact costs in writing within 24 hours.
Send the role and you get your free Country Launch Pack for Cuba in writing.
Your Country Launch Pack, free
We never share your details.
One person, a full team or several countries. Pick your need and send it in two lines. A person replies within 1 business hour. No call needed.
XCAILE finds the person in Cuba, employs them through the right local arrangement and runs their payroll. You get one partner for the search, the contract and every pay cycle.
You get: A recruiting scope, the employment model and the cost inputs for your role, in writing.
Yes. XCAILE onboards the person you selected in Cuba, issues the local agreement and pays them, with no entity of your own. We confirm the right model for the role before work starts.
You get: The employment setup, payroll responsibilities and cost inputs for your selected person.
Yes. Keep your team and move employment and payroll in Cuba, and any other country, to one accountable partner. XCAILE compares the employment, contractor and outsourcing options, then scopes the agreements, payroll and handoff.
You get: The country model comparison, cost inputs and transition responsibilities in writing.
XCAILE runs payroll for your people in Cuba and coordinates the employing entity, local obligations and payments. It works alongside the providers you already have, or brings its own.
You get: A payroll scope, the employing entity responsibilities and the coordination model.
XCAILE recruits, employs and manages the people your client needs in Cuba, while you keep the client relationship. Contracting, invoicing and responsibilities are agreed in writing first.
You get: A client delivery scope, responsibilities and the contracting arrangement.
XCAILE recruits and employs your sales, onboarding or customer success people in Cuba and can manage the agreed work. You enter the market with a working team, not a hiring project.
You get: The recruiting, employment and delivery scope for your market team.
Each value links to the source we opened. Values we could not source yet are confirmed in your written quote.
| Rule | 2026 value | Source and date |
|---|---|---|
| Workweek | Being verified | Pending official confirmationChecked 2026-09-29 |
| Currency | Being verified | Pending official confirmationChecked 2026-09-29 |
| Minimum wage | Being verified | Pending official confirmationChecked 2026-09-29 |
| Statutory bonuses | Being verified | Pending official confirmationChecked 2026-09-29 |
| Vacation | Being verified | Pending official confirmationChecked 2026-09-29 |
| Probation | Being verified | Pending official confirmationChecked 2026-09-29 |
| Notice | Being verified | Pending official confirmationChecked 2026-09-29 |
| Severance | Being verified | Pending official confirmationChecked 2026-09-29 |
| Payroll frequency | Being verified | Pending official confirmationChecked 2026-09-29 |
| Time zone | Being verified | Pending official confirmationChecked 2026-09-29 |
| Languages | Being verified | Pending official confirmationChecked 2026-09-29 |
| Employer contributions | Being verified | Pending official confirmationChecked 2026-09-29 |
Guide information checked 2026-09-29. Not legal advice. Your written quote confirms the current rules for your role. Report an update
US sanctions restrict direct employment in Cuba. We handle Cuban talent case by case through compliant routes outside Cuba.
Send the role. We find the person in Cuba, employ them and pay them.
Free contractor risk check: we review how your current contractors are engaged and move them to a compliant setup if needed.
See how moving contractors to employment worksWe never share your details.
The salary plus employer contributions that depend on the salary and the company's activity. Your written breakdown within 24 hours gives the exact monthly and yearly total for your role.
Yes. We employ the person in Cuba for you, run payroll and handle the local obligations. You direct the work.
An employer of record legally employs people in Cuba on your behalf, so you do not need a local company. In Cuba we confirm the compliant route case by case, in writing, before anything is signed.
Yes. Send us how many contractors you have in Cuba. We tell you in writing who should become an employee, who can stay a contractor, and the monthly cost, then we employ and pay them. Same people, same work.
Candidate profiles within 48 hours for assistant and common roles. Within 5 business days for specialized and senior roles. Once you choose the person, we prepare the contract and start date in writing.
It depends on how the work is done. We tell you in writing which is right for the role and set it up. Already paying contractors in Cuba? Ask for the free contractor risk check.
Yes. We find the person, employ them, pay them and manage the work, under one contract.
We never share your details.