Salaries in Brazil

The salary range of employees working in Brazil is, by default, in the range of 1,584.00 BRL (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 5,146.00 BRL (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.

Gross salary in Brazil is

80% of people earn:

1,584 - 5,146 BRL

10% earn less lthan 1,584 BRL

10% earns more than 5,146 BRL

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Brazil into salary brackets in BRL.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Brazil by age in BRL.

<24

Average 2,418

median 2,261

10% 1,380

25% 1,749

75% 2,911

90% 3,649

25-34

Average 3,231

median 2,946

10% 1,624

25% 2,165

75% 3,978

90% 5,183

35-44

Average 3,515

median 3,190

10% 1,725

25% 2,322

75% 4,344

90% 5,702

45-54

Average 3,362

median 2,995

10% 1,508

25% 2,105

75% 4,206

90% 5,661

55+

Average 3,107

median 2,801

10% 1,478

25% 2,014

75% 3,856

90% 5,110

Salaries by gender

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Brazil (BRL).

Men

3,576 BRL

2,966 BRL

Women

In general, in Brazil, men earn 20.6% more than women.

The best paid positions in Brazil

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Brazil (BRL).

1. Software Engineer Information Technology

12,185.10 BRL

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

9,818.45 BRL

3. IT Architect Information Technology

8,772.90 BRL

4. IT Director Top Management

8,610.21 BRL

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

8,305.95 BRL

6. Leasing Director Leasing

8,085.98 BRL

7. Country Manager/Director Top Management

8,002.25 BRL

8. Managing Director Top Management

7,716.80 BRL

9. Sales Director Top Management

7,554.51 BRL

10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

7,423.62 BRL

11. Plant manager Top Management

7,392.84 BRL

12. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

7,093.64 BRL

13. Marketing Manager Management

7,068.06 BRL

14. Lead developer Information Technology

6,880.00 BRL

15. Head of product development Management

6,697.57 BRL

16. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

6,689.60 BRL

17. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

6,684.44 BRL

18. Backend developer Information Technology

6,663.22 BRL

19. Business Development Manager Management

6,463.44 BRL

20. Technical Director Top Management

6,261.27 BRL

The worst paid positions in Brazil

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Brazil (BRL)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

1,332.82 BRL

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

1,479.21 BRL

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,511.74 BRL

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

1,523.54 BRL

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

1,528.00 BRL

6. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

1,587.16 BRL

7. Housekeeper Service Industries

1,588.92 BRL

8. Cleaner General labour

1,601.68 BRL

9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,612.20 BRL

10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

1,646.33 BRL

11. Packer Production

1,656.53 BRL

12. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,660.45 BRL

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,665.46 BRL

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

1,666.74 BRL

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

1,675.03 BRL

16. General Labourer General labour

1,681.09 BRL

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

1,683.64 BRL

18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,691.30 BRL

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,698.70 BRL

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

1,701.82 BRL

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Maintenance Engineer
Electrical & Power Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Brazil

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

973 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,408 BRL

Anually salary

11,676 USD

Anually salary

64,896 BRL

Posted: 2025-06-04 23:15:56

IT Tester
Information Technology

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Brazil

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,747 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

9,714 BRL

Anually salary

20,964 USD

Anually salary

116,568 BRL

Posted: 2025-05-22 17:57:07

DevOps Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Brazil

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,903 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

10,583 BRL

Anually salary

22,836 USD

Anually salary

126,996 BRL

Posted: 2025-05-14 21:44:14

Transport manager
Management

Age group

55+

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Brazil

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,158 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

12,000 BRL

Anually salary

25,896 USD

Anually salary

144,000 BRL

Posted: 2025-05-03 13:08:50

Packer
Production

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Brazil

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

414 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,300 BRL

Anually salary

4,968 USD

Anually salary

27,600 BRL

Posted: 2025-04-30 05:08:21

Painter
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Brazil

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

901 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,012 BRL

Anually salary

10,812 USD

Anually salary

60,144 BRL

Posted: 2025-04-10 06:42:23

Police Officer
Security & Protection

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Brazil

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

719 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,000 BRL

Anually salary

8,628 USD

Anually salary

48,000 BRL

Posted: 2025-04-04 17:39:18

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Brazil

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,227 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,822 BRL

Anually salary

14,724 USD

Anually salary

81,864 BRL

Posted: 2025-04-02 00:31:00

Compliance Specialist
Banking

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Brazil

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,148 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,384 BRL

Anually salary

13,776 USD

Anually salary

76,608 BRL

Posted: 2025-03-25 15:56:40

Backend developer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Brazil

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,349 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

7,500 BRL

Anually salary

16,188 USD

Anually salary

90,000 BRL

Posted: 2025-03-24 16:26:21

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Salary ranges

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