How to get paid in dollars in El Salvador

El Salvador uses the US dollar, so your pay arrives without conversion: an international transfer (SWIFT) is credited in dollars at Banco Agrícola, Cuscatlán or BAC. Payoneer and Wise work too, and Wise gives you US account details. PayPal can receive.

  • Account at Banco Agrícola, Cuscatlán or BAC: receives SWIFT in dollars.
  • Payoneer: receives payments from companies, Deel and marketplaces.
  • Wise: account with US details to get paid by ACH.
  • Deel, Ontop and similar: pay to Payoneer, Wise or your bank.

Taxes in El Salvador

Taxes are run by the Ministry of Finance (Ministerio de Hacienda). Ask an accountant how to report income from foreign companies.

Tips

  • GMT-6 all year, the same as US Central in winter: you share almost the whole workday.
  • Earning dollars in a dollarized country avoids currency risk.

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Frequently asked questions

Yes: there are 68 open remote jobs for Salvadorans from 12 companies on RemoteJobs.lat, with new ones every month.

Directly: a SWIFT transfer lands in dollars at your bank, or you use Payoneer or Wise and withdraw to your account.

El Salvador is on GMT-6 all year: in winter it matches US Central time and in summer it's one hour behind.

Check with the Ministry of Finance or an accountant.
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