Hire a UI/UX Designer from Latin America
User-centered designers who craft intuitive digital experiences — for 60-67% less than US rates. Risk-free hiring.
How much does an UI/UX Designer cost in Latin America?
An UI/UX Designer in Latin America costs $2,000-$5,000 per month for a full-time hire working US hours. The same role in the United States pays a base salary of $6,108-$13,235 per month, so you pay 60-67% less before counting US benefits and payroll taxes.
US: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (Web and Digital Interface Designers, SOC 15-1255). LATAM: Nexus rate for remote work with a US company, estimate. Updated September 2026. Methodology
| Level | US base salary | US total cost | LATAM rate | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior (1-3 yrs) | $6,108/mo | $7,879/mo | $2,000/mo | 67% |
| Mid-Level (3-5 yrs) | $8,667/mo | $11,180/mo | $3,500/mo | 60% |
| Senior (5+ yrs) | $13,235/mo | $17,073/mo | $5,000/mo | 62% |
US total cost adds benefits and employer taxes (BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, June 2026). Savings compare the LATAM rate with US base salary only. Calculate your own savings
Key Skills
Our Vetting Process
Every candidate goes through these steps before you meet them.
Portfolio Review
In-depth evaluation of past UX projects: case studies, design process documentation, and end-to-end product thinking.
Design Challenge
Timed exercise requiring candidates to solve a real product design problem — from research to high-fidelity prototype in Figma.
English Proficiency
Conversational evaluation to ensure clear communication during design critiques, stakeholder presentations, and cross-functional collaboration.
Reference Checks
Verification of design impact, collaboration with engineering teams, and ability to advocate for users in previous roles.
How to hire an UI/UX Designer in Latin America
Hiring an UI/UX Designer in Latin America through Nexus takes about 21 days in three steps: tell us what you need, review pre-vetted candidates and start working together. You only pay if you hire.
Tell Us What You Need
1 dayShare your product design needs — app or web, design maturity, tools, and team structure. We tailor the search from day one.
Review Pre-Vetted Candidates
7-14 daysWe present 3-5 UI/UX Designers with portfolios and case studies relevant to your product and industry.
Start Working Together
Day 21Your new UI/UX Designer joins the team. We support onboarding, tool access, and design system handoff.
Pricing Plans
Starting from $2200/month
Placement
We source and vet top UI/UX Designers. You manage them directly on your product team.
- Sourcing & vetting
- Portfolio review & design challenge
- English proficiency tests
- Candidate shortlist (3-5)
Staffing
Full-service: hiring, onboarding, payroll, and compliance handled by Nexus.
- Everything in Placement
- Onboarding support
- Payroll management
- Compliance & contracts
Teams
Build a product design team with UI/UX designers, researchers, and visual specialists.
- Everything in Staffing
- Team coordination
- Design review cadence
- Scalable on demand
How to choose a partner to hire an UI/UX Designer in Latin America
Whoever you work with, check four things before you sign:
- How candidates are tested for this role. Ask for the actual steps. Ours are Portfolio Review, Design Challenge, English Proficiency and Reference Checks, completed before you meet anyone.
- Time-zone overlap. LATAM talent works 0-3 hours from US Eastern, so your UI/UX Designer is online during your working day, not overnight.
- Who handles payroll and compliance. With a placement you employ the contractor directly; with staffing, the partner runs contracts, payroll and compliance for you.
- What happens if a hire doesn't work out. We replace any placement within 90 days, and there is no fee if we don't find a match.
Moving work from a vendor in India or the Philippines? The lowest-risk path is to run your new LATAM UI/UX Designer alongside the current vendor for a few weeks and hand over one area at a time. We match candidates to the tools you already use, so the stack stays the same; what changes is that the work happens during your hours.
For a full checklist, read our guide to choosing a LATAM hiring partner.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a UI/UX Designer cost in Latin America?
A full-time UI/UX Designer in Latin America costs $2,000-$5,000 per month working US hours, versus a US base salary of $6,108-$13,235 per month for the same role (BLS, May 2025): 60-67% less, before US benefits and payroll taxes.
Do your UI/UX Designers use Figma?
Yes. Figma is the primary tool for nearly all of our UI/UX candidates. They are proficient in auto layout, components, variants, prototyping, and design system management. We also have designers experienced in Adobe XD and Sketch if needed.
Can they handle both UI and UX?
Absolutely. We vet for end-to-end product design skills — from user research and wireframing through to high-fidelity UI and interaction design. If you need a specialist in one area, we can match accordingly.
UI/UX designer, product designer or web designer: which do I need?
Hire a UI/UX designer when the job is making screens and flows usable: research, wireframes, prototypes and polished interfaces for an existing product. A product designer also owns product decisions and metrics alongside the product manager. A web designer focuses on marketing sites and landing pages rather than the product itself.
What should a strong UI/UX portfolio show?
Two or three case studies that walk through the problem, the research, the options they tried and why they chose one, not just final screens. Look for evidence of testing with real users, a design system they built or extended, and results after launch (for example fewer support tickets or better conversion).
How do I test a UI/UX designer before hiring?
Use a short, paid exercise based on a real flow from your product, such as redesigning onboarding or a settings page, then ask them to walk you through their decisions live. Their reasoning and how they handle feedback tell you more than the pixels.
How do remote designers hand work to engineers?
Through Figma files with components, auto layout and variables that match the code, annotated specs for states and edge cases, and short recorded walkthroughs. Working in overlapping hours means designers can join sprint reviews and answer engineering questions the same day.
How quickly can I hire a UI/UX Designer through Nexus?
Our average time-to-hire for UI/UX Designers is 21 days. We present pre-vetted candidates with portfolios within 7-14 days, and most clients make a decision after reviewing 2-3 portfolios.
What timezone do your UI/UX Designers work in?
All our LATAM designers work in US-aligned time zones (EST, CST, PST overlap). This ensures real-time collaboration during design sprints, critiques, and stakeholder meetings.
What if the designer's work doesn't match our vision?
We offer a 90-day replacement guarantee at no additional cost. If the design fit isn't right, we source a new candidate immediately. No candidate found means nothing paid.
Ready to hire a UI/UX Designer?
Tell us what you need and we'll present top candidates within 7–14 days.
- Starting from $2200/month
- About 21 days to hire
- 90-day replacement guarantee
Hiring more than one?
Teams rarely need a single seat. If this role is part of a squad — a couple of engineers plus the DevOps or QA support around them — the engineering team page prices four common compositions seat by seat, and sets out the four-week ramp from scoping call to first sprint.