Salaries in Brazil
R$2,200a month
Median monthly salary, 2025.
- Yearly
- R$26,400
- Equals
- $394
Top 10 highest paying
- Specialist doctorR$97,290
- DoctorR$80,750
- CEOR$78,720
- Military officerR$77,830
- Traditional chiefs and heads of villageR$77,140
- Senior government officialsR$76,480
- IT project managerR$75,830
- JudgeR$75,610
- Finance managerR$74,260
- Insurance agentR$73,650
Top 10 lowest paying
- Fast food workerR$12,310
- Shelf stackerR$15,870
- Kitchen assistantR$15,880
- CleanerR$15,920
- HousekeeperR$16,120
- Garment presserR$16,440
- Fiacre driverR$16,600
- Picker and packerR$16,750
- Car cleanerR$17,070
- Subsistence crop farmersR$17,250
By major occupation group
| Armed forces | R$6,000 a month |
| Managers | R$5,500 a month |
| Professionals | R$5,000 a month |
| Technicians and associate professionals | R$3,000 a month |
| Plant and machine operators | R$2,500 a month |
| Craft and related trades workers | R$2,200 a month |
| Clerical support workers | R$2,000 a month |
| Service and sales workers | R$1,800 a month |
| Agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | R$1,600 a month |
| Elementary occupations | R$1,518 a month |
All jobs
- AccountantR$57,090
- Accounts assistantR$24,470
- Accounts clerkR$32,070
- ActorR$39,960
- ActuaryR$62,080
- Agricultural technicianR$32,640
- Aid workerR$26,150
- Air traffic controllerR$53,690
- Air traffic safety technicianR$38,240
- Aircraft technicianR$31,890
- Airline pilotR$54,820
- Animal carerR$19,750
- AnnouncerR$52,510
- AnthropologistR$52,190
- Apiarists and sericulturistsR$21,030
- Aquaculture support workerR$21,030
- ArchitectR$55,420
- Art directorR$56,430
- ArtistR$52,430
- AstrologerR$21,950
- AstrophysicistR$68,480
- AthleteR$35,290
- Audio-visual technicianR$33,360
- Audiology technicianR$30,410
- Audit clerkR$26,350
- Auto mechanicR$25,020
- Avionics mechanicR$29,860
- Ballet dancerR$46,840
- BartenderR$18,860
- BasketmakerR$21,400
- BeauticianR$18,600
- Benefits officerR$35,030
- Bicycle mechanicR$24,260
- Bike assemblerR$25,930
- Bindery workerR$21,020
- BlacksmithR$25,360
- BlasterR$30,100
- Boiler operatorR$38,840
- BricklayerR$27,060
- Broadcast engineerR$66,160
- BuilderR$27,360
- Bus driverR$30,340
- ButcherR$21,910
- BuyerR$34,690
- CabinetmakerR$23,660
- Call centre agentR$22,180
- Candle factory workerR$24,010
- Car assemblerR$29,610
- Car cleanerR$17,070
- Car electricianR$30,200
- Car painterR$25,070
- Career coachR$53,460
- CaretakerR$22,370
- CarpenterR$25,990
- Carpet workerR$21,770
- CashierR$17,660
- CEOR$78,720
- Cheese makerR$27,970
- ChefR$29,530
- Chemical engineerR$63,790
- Chemical engineering technicianR$39,870
- Chemical operatorR$40,800
- Chemical products plant and machine operatorsR$33,560
- ChemistR$57,610
- Chief engineerR$42,870
- Childcare centre managerR$48,120
- Civil engineerR$61,940
- Civils workerR$23,050
- CleanerR$15,920
- CleanersR$18,580
- Clerical support workers not elsewhere classifiedR$23,020
- Client information workers not elsewhere classifiedR$22,140
- Clinical research assistantR$28,490
- Cnc operatorR$26,780
- Coffee tasterR$23,880
- Commodity traderR$40,350
- Community health workerR$34,080
- CompanionR$20,960
- Concrete finisherR$27,650
- Construction foremanR$41,980
- Construction managerR$58,000
- Construction workerR$20,060
- CookR$19,850
- Corporate trainerR$54,030
- Correctional officerR$27,690
- Corrugator operatorR$29,540
- CourierR$18,070
- Craft and related workers not elsewhere classifiedR$21,230
- Crane operatorsR$35,420
- Crop producerR$19,290
- Crop team leaderR$19,340
- CroupierR$20,850
- Cure operatorR$28,520
- Customer service clerkR$22,250
- Customs agentR$32,380
- Customs officerR$36,020
- Dance teacherR$29,830
- Data administratorR$61,090
- Data centre operatorR$40,770
- Data entry clerkR$21,740
- Database and network professionals not elsewhere classifiedR$63,390
- Day care workerR$20,240
- Debt collectorR$25,760
- Deep-sea fishermanR$19,940
- Dental hygienistR$30,230
- DentistR$67,520
- DietitianR$50,010
- DoctorR$80,750
- Door to door sellerR$21,700
- DraughtspersonR$36,170
- Driving instructorR$25,530
- Earthmoving and related plant operatorsR$33,090
- EconomistR$64,750
- Education officerR$53,640
- Electric powerline workerR$33,450
- Electrical assemblerR$26,260
- Electrical engineerR$67,640
- Electrical technicianR$39,320
- ElectricianR$28,410
- Electronic engineerR$65,570
- Electronics engineering technicianR$36,670
- Elementary school teacherR$53,880
- EmbalmerR$23,210
- EmbroidererR$21,840
- Employment agentR$35,230
- Energy managerR$67,970
- Environment engineerR$59,200
- Environmental protection professionalsR$54,160
- Esol teacherR$46,130
- Event coordinatorR$32,320
- Executive assistantR$34,200
- Fabric cutterR$20,460
- Fabric dyerR$26,510
- Façade cleanerR$20,320
- Facility managerR$67,890
- Factory labourerR$19,030
- Farm equipment operatorR$29,120
- Farm handR$18,350
- Farm handsR$17,350
- Fast food workerR$12,310
- Fiacre driverR$16,600
- File clerkR$24,340
- Fill operatorR$24,150
- Finance adviserR$44,180
- Finance managerR$74,260
- Financial analystR$62,550
- FinancierR$62,660
- Fire alarm technicianR$28,980
- FirefighterR$30,610
- Fisheries boatmanR$19,940
- Fishery production managerR$50,210
- Fitness club managerR$50,830
- Flight attendantR$23,820
- Food and related products machine operatorsR$26,890
- Food service workerR$17,450
- Food stall holderR$19,490
- Forest rangerR$20,140
- Forest workerR$19,660
- ForesterR$54,610
- Forestry advisorR$57,090
- Forestry technicianR$33,350
- Forklift operatorR$27,820
- Fruit, vegetable and related preserversR$22,760
- Fur animal rearerR$21,380
- Garage managerR$58,370
- GardenerR$18,330
- Garment presserR$16,440
- Gas station salespersonR$17,600
- General managerR$63,830
- GeologistR$63,870
- GlassblowerR$22,690
- GlassmakerR$29,490
- GlazierR$25,210
- Gluing operatorR$24,520
- GraderR$24,670
- GrinderR$24,640
- GuideR$20,970
- Gym workerR$17,520
- HairdresserR$18,570
- Hand and pedal vehicle driversR$17,820
- Head of marketingR$72,620
- Health professionals not elsewhere classifiedR$49,650
- Health records clerkR$33,310
- Health screenerR$31,200
- Heat treat operatorR$30,010
- Hide machine operatorR$26,680
- High school teacherR$57,220
- HistorianR$54,590
- HorticulturistR$18,810
- Hotel managerR$50,410
- Hotel receptionistR$19,960
- House managerR$22,140
- Household managerR$21,490
- HousekeeperR$16,120
- HR managerR$67,730
- HunterR$20,120
- Hvac mechanicR$28,570
- Industrial engineerR$63,880
- Industrial painterR$24,040
- Information clerkR$23,010
- InsulatorR$26,280
- Insurance agentR$73,650
- Insurance sellerR$37,070
- IT presales technicianR$62,610
- IT project managerR$75,830
- IT technicianR$35,510
- IT trainerR$52,450
- JewellerR$22,740
- JournalistR$53,100
- JudgeR$75,610
- Kitchen assistantR$15,880
- Laboratory technologistR$33,340
- Landscape architectR$55,820
- Laser technicianR$39,710
- Laundry workerR$22,940
- LawyerR$70,720
- Legal aideR$34,530
- Legal professionals not elsewhere classifiedR$60,920
- Legal secretaryR$30,070
- LegislatorsR$31,060
- LibrarianR$52,800
- Library assistantR$22,470
- Livestock and dairy producersR$20,090
- Livestock farm labourersR$17,740
- Loan officerR$36,590
- Logistics managerR$61,450
- Loss adjusterR$38,110
- Machine oilerR$29,920
- Mail carrierR$24,050
- Management consultantR$62,870
- Manufacturing directorR$65,620
- Market traderR$21,790
- Marketing specialistR$56,560
- Mechanical engineerR$65,030
- Mechanical engineering technicianR$40,500
- Medical assistantR$27,530
- Medical herbalistR$31,810
- Medical laboratory technicianR$33,210
- Medical transcriberR$30,230
- Medical writerR$50,780
- Metal casterR$31,970
- Metal filerR$29,330
- Metal furnace operatorR$37,590
- Metal molderR$24,920
- Metal workerR$25,830
- MetallurgistR$38,030
- MetalworkerR$27,040
- MeteorologistR$63,100
- Meter readerR$18,620
- MidwifeR$58,220
- Midwife assistantR$35,260
- Military officerR$77,830
- Mine engineerR$68,600
- Mine supervisorR$42,580
- MinersR$36,320
- Mining assistantR$23,240
- Mixed farmerR$19,740
- Motorcyle courierR$26,570
- Museum curatorR$51,150
- Museum technicianR$30,580
- Music teacherR$47,670
- MusicianR$47,370
- Network engineerR$37,520
- Networks engineerR$63,220
- Nursing assistantR$21,860
- Nursing associate professionalsR$33,030
- Nursing home managerR$60,480
- Odd job personsR$19,310
- Office clerkR$23,990
- Office managerR$36,420
- Operations managerR$73,390
- OpticianR$29,220
- OptometristR$55,540
- Other artistic and cultural associate professionalsR$34,180
- Paper makerR$30,500
- ParamedicR$38,440
- Paramedical practitionersR$63,230
- Passport officerR$35,630
- Pastry cookR$20,940
- Patent agentR$40,990
- PawnbrokerR$19,600
- Payroll clerkR$26,540
- PerformerR$37,500
- Personal care attendantR$21,310
- Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classifiedR$21,820
- Personnel clerksR$25,420
- Pest control technicianR$23,450
- Petty officerR$64,410
- PharmacistR$61,520
- Photo retoucherR$25,450
- PhotographerR$30,210
- Physical therapistR$50,560
- Piano tunerR$26,370
- Picker and packerR$16,750
- PlastererR$24,910
- PlumberR$27,860
- Police detectiveR$47,360
- Police officerR$31,090
- Policy analystR$56,330
- PotterR$23,250
- Poultry sexerR$18,510
- Power plant operatorR$42,000
- Prepress technicianR$24,020
- Preschool teacherR$45,430
- Preschool teaching assistantR$20,340
- Primary school managerR$66,380
- Print operatorR$23,370
- Prison teacherR$48,810
- Process operatorR$46,240
- Product designerR$52,320
- Product managerR$72,170
- Production line coordinatorR$27,060
- Production supervisorR$39,830
- ProfessorR$58,470
- Project managerR$66,160
- Promotions demonstratorR$18,670
- ProofreaderR$25,470
- PsychologistR$58,020
- Public health inspectorR$57,240
- Public relations professionalsR$52,950
- Pulp control workerR$32,360
- Quality inspectorR$37,610
- Radiologic technologistR$39,050
- Rail conductorR$22,360
- Real estate agentR$35,960
- ReceptionistR$19,990
- Registered nurseR$58,770
- Regulatory government associate professionals not elsewhere classifiedR$33,880
- Religious professionalsR$46,080
- Religious workerR$30,350
- Rental sales workerR$21,490
- Restaurant managerR$44,110
- Retail sales associateR$21,150
- Retail store supervisorR$24,020
- Riding instructorR$26,240
- Rig drillerR$36,410
- RiggerR$29,650
- RooferR$20,970
- Runway modelR$19,070
- Sales engineerR$60,900
- Sales representativeR$37,770
- Sawmill operatorR$28,490
- Scribes and related workersR$24,560
- SecretaryR$24,660
- Security guardR$23,130
- Senior government officialsR$76,480
- Set designerR$30,740
- Sewing machine operatorR$23,080
- Sex workerR$19,110
- Shelf stackerR$15,870
- Ship pilotR$40,220
- Ships’ deck crews and related workersR$31,350
- ShoemakerR$21,340
- Shop keeperR$28,810
- Sign installerR$23,820
- SignalmanR$36,620
- Slitter operatorR$28,300
- Social care workerR$31,900
- Social media managerR$73,110
- Social services managerR$58,700
- Social workerR$51,660
- Software developerR$65,270
- Software programmerR$60,260
- Software testerR$62,290
- SoldierR$69,130
- SorterR$19,620
- Special needs teacherR$54,440
- Specialist doctorR$97,290
- Speech therapistR$52,140
- Sport coachR$25,550
- StatisticianR$39,350
- Steel erectorR$28,030
- Stock coordinatorR$23,350
- Stone fabricatorR$30,100
- Stone planerR$30,330
- StonemasonR$26,470
- Store managerR$55,330
- Street and related service workersR$18,580
- Street sweeperR$19,240
- Street vendorR$18,520
- Subsistence crop farmersR$17,250
- Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherersR$19,150
- Subsistence livestock farmersR$17,440
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmersR$17,270
- Survey enumeratorR$22,840
- SurveyorR$57,620
- Switchboard operatorR$24,670
- Systems administratorR$60,880
- Systems analystR$66,180
- TailorR$18,910
- TannerR$22,930
- Tax officerR$37,640
- Taxi driverR$25,360
- Technical aideR$37,520
- Telecom administratorR$39,400
- TellerR$25,400
- Tent builderR$26,550
- Test engineerR$64,030
- Textile braiderR$25,630
- Textile machine operatorR$24,910
- Therapy assistantR$26,130
- Tile installerR$24,890
- Tobacco dryerR$23,560
- Trades union officialR$69,070
- Traditional chiefs and heads of villageR$77,140
- Traditional therapistR$44,400
- Train driverR$41,950
- TranslatorR$48,920
- Transport clerksR$26,780
- Travel agentR$22,680
- Tree doctorR$18,240
- Truck driverR$30,880
- TypistR$22,890
- Underwater welderR$28,860
- UpholstererR$22,010
- Urban plannerR$58,740
- UX designerR$48,830
- Vet technicianR$27,110
- VeterinarianR$59,980
- Vocational teacherR$52,970
- WaiterR$18,010
- Warehouse workerR$19,640
- Waste collectorR$19,570
- Watch makerR$25,880
- Water and firewood collectorsR$18,320
- Water plant operatorR$36,080
- Water-based fisheries workerR$17,580
- Web developerR$60,320
- Web technicianR$40,790
- WelderR$26,330
- Wind technicianR$32,840
- Winder operatorR$25,140
- Window washerR$18,310
- Wood treaterR$24,270
- WoodworkerR$22,840
- ZoologistR$58,960
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT), pay by major occupation group. How we calculate