Brazil salary guide
What companies hiring in Brazil actually pay, based on the salary ranges advertised in real, active job listings. Figures are recalculated daily from 2,131 active openings, of which 615 advertise pay. Last updated: October 21, 2026.
Market overview
The annualized median salary in Brazil is BRL 27k. The middle half of listings pays between BRL 23k and BRL 34k per year (sample: 572 listings). 16% of active openings are fully remote.
Salaries by role
Median and middle range (25th to 75th percentile) of advertised annualized salaries, by field. Click a role to see its openings.
| Role | Annual median | Middle range | % remote | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail & Store | BRL 26k | BRL 22k – BRL 31k | 3% | 134 listings |
| Operations & Admin | BRL 33k | BRL 25k – BRL 44k | 21% | 34 listings |
| Finance & Legal | BRL 35k | BRL 23k – BRL 38k | 6% | 17 listings |
| Customer Support | BRL 23k | BRL 22k – BRL 29k | 23% | 32 listings |
| Logistics & Warehouse | BRL 27k | BRL 24k – BRL 34k | 0% | 54 listings |
| Software Development | BRL 30k | BRL 2k – BRL 60k | 64% | 9 listings |
| Marketing | BRL 24k | BRL 20k – BRL 30k | 38% | 25 listings |
| Trades & Maintenance | BRL 32k | BRL 28k – BRL 40k | 1% | 31 listings |
| Sales | BRL 36k | BRL 32k – BRL 123k | 38% | 9 listings |
| Hospitality & Tourism | BRL 25k | BRL 23k – BRL 30k | 0% | 33 listings |
| Manufacturing & Industry | BRL 28k | BRL 25k – BRL 30k | 3% | 25 listings |
| Cleaning & Facilities | BRL 23k | BRL 20k – BRL 25k | 0% | 21 listings |
| Healthcare | BRL 54k | BRL 28k – BRL 82k | 10% | 6 listings |
| HR & Recruiting | BRL 32k | BRL 29k – BRL 49k | 10% | 8 listings |
| QA & Testing | USD 145k | USD 110k – USD 164k | 87% | 3 listings |
| Education | BRL 29k | BRL 19k – BRL 35k | 0% | 7 listings |
How to read this data
These figures reflect what companies publicly offer when hiring in Brazil today — not employee surveys. That has two practical consequences: first, they are offer ranges (what you can negotiate when joining), not averages of people already years into the role; second, sectors where advertising pay is more common (tech, international remote) weigh more in the sample.
Use them as a negotiation baseline: if an offer sits below the 25th percentile for its role, you have data to ask for more. And if you are switching fields, the "% remote" column tells you which roles you can do from anywhere.
Want to go deeper? Read our guide on how to negotiate your salary or explore the active openings in Brazil.
Frequently asked questions
Where do the Brazil salary figures come from?
Only from real, active job listings that advertise a salary range. We don't use surveys or estimates: if a listing doesn't publish pay, it's excluded. That's why we always show the sample size.
Why are salaries annualized?
Listings advertise pay over different periods (hourly, monthly or yearly). To compare them, everything is converted to a yearly equivalent: monthly pay ×12 and hourly pay ×2080 (40 hours × 52 weeks).
What does the median mean?
It is the middle value: half of the listings pay less and half pay more. It is more reliable than the average because a few very high or very low salaries cannot distort it.
How often is this data updated?
Daily. New listings are ingested every day and listings older than 30 days are removed from the calculation, so the guide reflects the current market rather than historical data.