Working in Colombia for American based companies?

[juanp]

Does anyone work for an American based company? My question is about salaries. Do they pay accordingly to what we make in US or do they pay at Colombian levels?

[brunitou]

I work in an American company and I also work in Human Resources as compensation consultant so I know well salaries around the world.

There are signficative differences between US and colombia, you are not going to receive the same level of income, however in Colombia there are two types of markets, the multinationals and locals, among them there are also big differences so working for an American or multinational company is almost always a better deal for your income.

[Chris_Vaglio]

Hi Juan, when a company starts operations in other countries usually is in order to reduce it's expenses. USA companies are no exception for this, this means that even when you can earn more than the average colombian salary it will never reach the amount they pay in their home country.