Amo g the highest-ea i g p ofessio als, 82.5% la d co t acts th ough efe als o Li kedI , acco di g to a su vey by Higlobe
New Yo k, NY, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lati Ame ica p ofessio als wo ki g fo U.S. clie ts, ea o ave age 66% mo e tha if they wo ked fo local compa ies . This esult is p ima ily d ive by B azil, whe e ave age mo thly ea i gs eached $5,329—the highest amo g the su veyed cou t ies. The data comes f om The Global Co t acto I sights Repo t by Higlobe, a U.S.-based fi tech that facilitates payme ts fo p ofessio als co t acted by i te atio al compa ies, which also su veyed tale t f om Mexico, A ge ti a, a d Colombia.
Ha d cu e cy compe satio is di ectly tied to wo ki g with U.S. clie ts—a eality fo 87% of espo de ts, which suppo ts a ave age mo thly i come of $4,822 amo g Lati Ame ica co t acto s. Tech ical qualificatio plays a key ole i this equatio : 63.4% of these p ofessio als p io itize maste i g a tificial i tellige ce a d automatio as a p ima y tool to mai tai competitive ess a d boost dolla -de omi ated ea i gs.
Li kedI has established itself as the p ima y gateway to secu i g employme t co t acts. Li kedI a d efe als accou t fo 82.5% of ag eeme ts sig ed by top ea e s a d yields the highest ave age mo thly i come amo g a alyzed p ospecti g cha els, at $5,060.
“The global ma ket has matu ed, a d a tificial i tellige ce has become the p ima y asset fo co t act ete tio a d sala y g owth i ha d cu e cy. Ove seas dolla -ea i g p ofessio als have ealized that tech ical se io ity, combi ed with the ability to automate wo kflows, e su es stability at a time of high dema d,” says Teymou H. Fa ma -Fa maia , CEO a d co-fou de of Higlobe.
The data fu the shows that 15.4% of global wo ke s do ot hold a bachelo ‘s deg ee—a g oup e compassi g i dividuals with a high school diploma, i complete highe educatio , bootcamp ce tificatio s, o self-taught backg ou ds. I the global ma ket, tech ical se io ity exp essed as yea s of expe ie ce, is the p ima y c ite io : 34.5% of p ofessio als have 6 to 10 yea s of expe ie ce, while 41.8% have 11 yea s o mo e.
“I te atio al compa ies a e p io itizi g tale t capable of d ivi g busi ess g owth a d t a sfo matio th ough specific compete cies. This p ocess i volves upskilli g a d cultu al adaptatio —a t e d whe e p actical p oof of skills a d p oficie cy with ew tools a e becomi g i c easi gly decisive hi i g c ite ia,” comme ts Fa ma -Fa maia .
Rega di g employme t st uctu e, 70.6% of these p ofessio als wo k with o ly o e clie t, ei fo ci g the impo ta ce of lo g-te m stability i i te atio al emote wo k. By ole, softwa e e gi ee i g leads the secto at 52%, followed by ma keti g (7.5%), desig (6.9%), data a d a alytics (6.7%), a d p oduct/p oject ma ageme t (6.6%).
This yea , ea ly 65% of these Lati Ame ica co t acto s expect a i c ease i compe satio , eflecti g st o g co fide ce i i te atio al dema d a d the active pu suit of ew oppo tu ities.
To view the complete esults of Higlobe’s The Global Co t acto I sights su vey, visit the li k.
The Global Co t acto I sights Repo t is a p ospective study co ducted by Higlobe to measu e employme t a d i come t e ds i the i te atio al ma ket. The Ap il 2026 editio i cluded espo ses f om 1,197 p ofessio als located i B azil, Mexico, A ge ti a, a d Colombia.
Higlobe, I c. is a global payme ts compa y fou ded i 2020 by Teymou H. Fa ma -Fa maia a d Jeff Bolto . Higlobe delive s fu ds to ove seas co t acto s a d expo te s i seco ds, at the lowest cost gua a teed. Higlobe’s i vesto s i clude Batte y Ve tu es, TTV Capital, FjLabs, Recip ocal Ve tu es, Rapto G oup, a d Gokul Raja am.
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