Salaries in Brazil

The salary range of employees working in Brazil is, by default, in the range of 285.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 925.00 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:

285 - 925 USD

10% earn less lthan 285 USD

10% earns more than 925 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 435

median 407

10% 248

25% 314

75% 524

90% 656

25-34

Average 581

median 530

10% 292

25% 389

75% 715

90% 932

35-44

Average 632

median 574

10% 310

25% 418

75% 781

90% 1,026

45-54

Average 605

median 539

10% 271

25% 379

75% 756

90% 1,018

55+

Average 559

median 504

10% 266

25% 362

75% 693

90% 919

Salaries by gender

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

Men

643 USD

533 USD

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 (USD).

1. Software Engineer Information Technology

67,711.14 USD

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

54,559.95 USD

3. IT Architect Information Technology

48,749.95 USD

4. IT Director Top Management

47,845.90 USD

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

46,155.17 USD

6. Leasing Director Leasing

44,932.82 USD

7. Country Manager/Director Top Management

44,467.54 USD

8. Managing Director Top Management

42,881.33 USD

9. Sales Director Top Management

41,979.50 USD

10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

41,252.16 USD

11. Plant manager Top Management

41,081.12 USD

12. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

39,418.51 USD

13. Marketing Manager Management

39,276.36 USD

14. Lead developer Information Technology

38,231.33 USD

15. Head of product development Management

37,217.59 USD

16. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

37,173.30 USD

17. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

37,144.63 USD

18. Backend developer Information Technology

37,026.71 USD

19. Business Development Manager Management

35,916.56 USD

20. Technical Director Top Management

34,793.13 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

7,406.32 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

8,219.79 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

8,400.56 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

8,466.13 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

8,490.91 USD

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

8,819.66 USD

7. Housekeeper Service Industries

8,829.44 USD

8. Cleaner General labour

8,900.34 USD

9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

8,958.80 USD

10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

9,148.46 USD

11. Packer Production

9,205.14 USD

12. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

9,226.92 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

9,254.76 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

9,261.87 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

9,307.94 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

9,341.62 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

9,355.79 USD

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

9,398.35 USD

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

9,439.47 USD

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

9,456.81 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

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

Salaries by age group

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The best paid positions in Brazil

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