Salaries in Brazil

The salary range of employees working in Brazil is, by default, in the range of 19,008 BRL (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 61,752 BRL (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual 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:

19K - 62K BRL

10% earn less lthan 19K BRL

10% earns more than 62K 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 29K

median 27K

10% 17K

25% 21K

75% 35K

90% 44K

25-34

Average 39K

median 35K

10% 19K

25% 26K

75% 48K

90% 62K

35-44

Average 42K

median 38K

10% 21K

25% 28K

75% 52K

90% 68K

45-54

Average 40K

median 36K

10% 18K

25% 25K

75% 50K

90% 68K

55+

Average 37K

median 34K

10% 18K

25% 24K

75% 46K

90% 61K

Salaries by gender

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

Men

42,912 BRL

35,592 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

1,754,654 BRL

2. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

1,413,857 BRL

3. IT Architect Information Technology

1,263,298 BRL

4. IT Director Top Management

1,239,870 BRL

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

1,196,057 BRL

6. Leasing Director Leasing

1,164,381 BRL

7. Country Manager/Director Top Management

1,152,324 BRL

8. Managing Director Top Management

1,111,219 BRL

9. Sales Director Top Management

1,087,849 BRL

10. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,069,001 BRL

11. Plant manager Top Management

1,064,569 BRL

12. DevOps Engineer Information Technology

1,021,484 BRL

13. Marketing Manager Management

1,017,801 BRL

14. Lead developer Information Technology

990,720 BRL

15. Head of product development Management

964,450 BRL

16. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

963,302 BRL

17. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

962,559 BRL

18. Backend developer Information Technology

959,504 BRL

19. Business Development Manager Management

930,735 BRL

20. Technical Director Top Management

901,623 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

191,926 BRL

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

213,006 BRL

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

217,691 BRL

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

219,390 BRL

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

220,032 BRL

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

228,551 BRL

7. Housekeeper Service Industries

228,804 BRL

8. Cleaner General labour

230,642 BRL

9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

232,157 BRL

10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

237,072 BRL

11. Packer Production

238,540 BRL

12. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

239,105 BRL

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

239,826 BRL

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

240,011 BRL

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

241,204 BRL

16. General Labourer General labour

242,077 BRL

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

242,444 BRL

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

243,547 BRL

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

244,613 BRL

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

245,062 BRL

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

70,255 BRL (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

DevOps Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Brazil

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,861 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

10,583 BRL

Anually salary

22,332 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

2,110 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

12,000 BRL

Anually salary

25,320 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

404 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,300 BRL

Anually salary

4,848 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

881 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,012 BRL

Anually salary

10,572 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

703 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,000 BRL

Anually salary

8,436 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

1,200 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,822 BRL

Anually salary

14,400 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

1,123 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,384 BRL

Anually salary

13,476 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

1,319 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

7,500 BRL

Anually salary

15,828 USD

Anually salary

90,000 BRL

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

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Brazil

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

879 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,000 BRL

Anually salary

10,548 USD

Anually salary

60,000 BRL

Posted: 2025-03-19 16:42:37

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

1,759 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

10,000 BRL

Anually salary

21,108 USD

Anually salary

120,000 BRL

Posted: 2025-03-17 16:08:27

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Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

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The best paid positions in Brazil

The worst paid positions in Brazil

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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