[sinnet3000]

As a software dev in LATAM, you could get compensation anchored to "LATAM standards" for a multinational or nearshore company but you can even get over $80K+ USD compensation. Anecdotally the highest I have seen been willing to paid has been like 160K USD. Going over that has been difficult, what I have seen is that over that range is expected you work on higher roles, let's say CTO and there might be some condition that you move to the US at some point in the future.

You do need to sell yourself well, great technical and communication skills but possible.

Additionally, there's an additional consideration: Will they hire you as a contractor or employee? Contractor would open these rates. Employee hires is easier to get you caged to LATAM rates, why? Because they would hire you with a LATAM subsidiary and they incur additional costs that may be transparent for you (but still there might be benefits for you even with the rate cut). Not all companies have the expertise and appetite to have a LATAM subsidiary or a third party doing this for them. The same with contracting, some companies will have the appetite of doing certain type of arrangements.

It would be really rare they hire you as an "employee" for US based company as you would need US work authorization plus you would be "simulating" that you live in the US.

There are downsides and upsides in contracting vs being an employee, local laws requirements, obligations, rights so you would need to do this research.

There may be even immigration considerations to consider in both scenarios.

By the way, central america is too general to make specific recommendations.