Salaries in Brazil

The salary range of employees working in Brazil is, by default, in the range of 286.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 929.00 USD (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:

286 - 929 USD

10% earn less lthan 286 USD

10% earns more than 929 USD

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Brazil into salary brackets in USD.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Brazil by age in USD.

<24

Average 437

median 408

10% 249

25% 316

75% 526

90% 659

25-34

Average 584

median 532

10% 293

25% 391

75% 718

90% 936

35-44

Average 635

median 576

10% 312

25% 419

75% 785

90% 1,030

45-54

Average 607

median 541

10% 272

25% 380

75% 760

90% 1,023

55+

Average 561

median 506

10% 267

25% 364

75% 696

90% 923

Salaries by gender

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

Men

646 USD

536 USD

Women

In general, in Brazil, men earn 20.5% more than women.

The best paid positions in Brazil

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

1. Software Engineer Information Technology

67,967.13 USD

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

54,766.22 USD

3. IT Architect Information Technology

48,934.26 USD

4. IT Director Top Management

48,026.79 USD

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

46,329.66 USD

6. Leasing Director Leasing

45,102.70 USD

7. Country Manager/Director Top Management

44,635.66 USD

8. Managing Director Top Management

43,043.45 USD

9. Sales Director Top Management

42,138.21 USD

10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

41,408.13 USD

11. Plant manager Top Management

41,236.44 USD

12. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

39,567.53 USD

13. Marketing Manager Management

39,424.85 USD

14. Lead developer Information Technology

38,375.87 USD

15. Head of product development Management

37,358.30 USD

16. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

37,313.84 USD

17. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

37,285.06 USD

18. Backend developer Information Technology

37,166.70 USD

19. Business Development Manager Management

36,052.35 USD

20. Technical Director Top Management

34,924.67 USD

The worst paid positions in Brazil

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

7,434.32 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

8,250.87 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

8,432.32 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

8,498.14 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

8,523.01 USD

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

8,853.00 USD

7. Housekeeper Service Industries

8,862.82 USD

8. Cleaner General labour

8,933.99 USD

9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

8,992.67 USD

10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

9,183.05 USD

11. Packer Production

9,239.94 USD

12. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

9,261.81 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

9,289.75 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

9,296.89 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

9,343.13 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

9,376.93 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

9,391.16 USD

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

9,433.88 USD

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

9,475.16 USD

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

9,492.56 USD

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

977 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,408 BRL

Anually salary

11,724 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

1,755 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

9,714 BRL

Anually salary

21,060 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

1,912 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

10,583 BRL

Anually salary

22,944 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

2,168 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

12,000 BRL

Anually salary

26,016 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

415 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,300 BRL

Anually salary

4,980 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

905 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,012 BRL

Anually salary

10,860 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

723 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,000 BRL

Anually salary

8,676 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

1,232 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,822 BRL

Anually salary

14,784 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

1,153 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,384 BRL

Anually salary

13,836 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

1,355 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

7,500 BRL

Anually salary

16,260 USD

Anually salary

90,000 BRL

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

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