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Salaries in Brazil - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Brazil is, by default, in the range of 296.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 1,000.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Brazil is
80% of people earn:
296 - 1,000 USD
10% earn less lthan 296 USD
10% earns more than 1,000 USD
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Distribution of employees in Brazil into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Brazil by age in USD.

<24
 
 
Average 466
Median 436
10% 268
25% 338
75% 561
90% 701
25-34
 
 
Average 614
Median 557
10% 300
25% 404
75% 759
90% 998
35-44
 
 
Average 673
Median 603
10% 312
25% 430
75% 837
90% 1,117
45-54
 
 
Average 653
Median 574
10% 275
25% 394
75% 822
90% 1,126
55+
 
 
Average 596
Median 532
10% 272
25% 377
75% 743
90% 995

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

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Men
686 USD
567 USD
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Women
In general, in Brazil, men earn 21.0% more than women.

The best paid positions in Brazil

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

1. Managing Director Top Management
2,475.00 USD
2. Software Engineer Information Technology
2,325.00 USD
3. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
2,013.00 USD
4. IT Architect Information Technology
1,716.00 USD
5. IT Director Top Management
1,658.00 USD
6. Leasing Director Leasing
1,557.00 USD
7. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,527.00 USD
8. Sales Director Top Management
1,448.00 USD
9. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,439.00 USD
10. Plant manager Top Management
1,424.00 USD
11. DevOps Engineer Information Technology
1,419.00 USD
12. Marketing Manager Management
1,410.00 USD
13. Lead developer Information Technology
1,325.00 USD
14. Backend developer Information Technology
1,316.00 USD
15. Data scientist Information Technology
1,315.00 USD
16. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,303.00 USD
17. Head of product development Management
1,290.00 USD
18. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,288.00 USD
19. Business Development Manager Management
1,246.00 USD
20. Technical Director Top Management
1,206.00 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
256.00 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
284.00 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
291.00 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
294.00 USD
5. Cleaner General labour
308.00 USD
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
309.00 USD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
310.00 USD
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
317.00 USD
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
320.00 USD
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
321.00 USD
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
322.00 USD
12. General Labourer General labour
323.00 USD
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
324.00 USD
14. Packer Production
324.00 USD
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
327.00 USD
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
327.00 USD
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
329.00 USD
18. Florist Service Industries
331.00 USD
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
331.00 USD
20. Security Guard Security & Protection
333.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

LatviaLatvia
1,989 USD (net)
HungaryHungary
2,489 USD (gross)
CroatiaCroatia
1,926 USD (net)
BulgariaBulgaria
1,783 USD (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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Refrigeration Mechanic
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Brazil
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,608 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
8,400 BRL
Anually salary
19,296 USD
Anually salary
100,800 BRL
ClockPosted: 2026-03-17 16:03:27
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Chief Executive Officer
Top Management
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Brazil
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
766 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,000 BRL
Anually salary
9,192 USD
Anually salary
48,000 BRL
ClockPosted: 2026-03-13 16:20:19
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C++ Programmer
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Brazil
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,699 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
14,100 BRL
Anually salary
32,388 USD
Anually salary
169,200 BRL
ClockPosted: 2026-03-09 14:22:39
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Chef
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Brazil
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,263 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,600 BRL
Anually salary
15,156 USD
Anually salary
79,200 BRL
ClockPosted: 2026-03-05 06:02:24
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Designer
Arts & Culture
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Brazil
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,340 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,000 BRL
Anually salary
16,080 USD
Anually salary
84,000 BRL
ClockPosted: 2026-03-03 16:09:50
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Frontend developer
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Brazil
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,340 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,000 BRL
Anually salary
16,080 USD
Anually salary
84,000 BRL
ClockPosted: 2026-02-27 20:36:08
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Welder
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Brazil
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
861 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,500 BRL
Anually salary
10,332 USD
Anually salary
54,000 BRL
ClockPosted: 2026-02-15 03:24:42
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Beautician
Service Industries
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Brazil
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
479 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,500 BRL
Anually salary
5,748 USD
Anually salary
30,000 BRL
ClockPosted: 2026-02-15 02:24:39
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Cook
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Brazil
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
670 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,500 BRL
Anually salary
8,040 USD
Anually salary
42,000 BRL
ClockPosted: 2026-02-13 21:42:17
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Department Director
Public Administration, Self-governance
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Brazil
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,871 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
15,000 BRL
Anually salary
34,452 USD
Anually salary
180,000 BRL
ClockPosted: 2026-02-12 16:35:48
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Brazil is 613 USD.

The best-paid positions in the country Brazil are Managing Director, Software Engineer, Chief Executive Officer, IT Architect, IT Director.

The worst-paid positions in the country Brazil are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Cleaner.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Brazil, regardless of the work they do, women earn 17.35% less than men.

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