Latin America · Salary · 2026
Brazil salary levels, 2026
Monthly gross ranges for a role at a foreign-invested or multinational employer in the city named on the row.
Figures are monthly gross base pay in local currency, before bonus, allowances and employer social contributions. Statutory extras — a 13th month, THR, Aguinaldo, or Spain’s 14 payments — sit outside the monthly number unless the country note says otherwise.
Pay bands
Role × monthly gross
Low / typical / high. USD typical is a conversion used in this guide — not a live FX feed.
| Role | Low | Typical | High | USD typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Country general manager General management | R$45,000 | R$65,000 | R$95,000 | $12,695 |
Country CFO / finance head Finance | R$40,000 | R$55,000 | R$80,000 | $10,742 |
Finance manager / controller Finance | R$20,000 | R$28,000 | R$38,000 | $5,469 |
Plant director Manufacturing | R$33,000 | R$42,000 | R$58,000 | $8,203 |
Operations director Manufacturing | R$33,000 | R$44,000 | R$62,000 | $8,594 |
EHS manager Manufacturing | R$20,000 | R$27,000 | R$38,000 | $5,273 |
Supply chain head Manufacturing | R$30,000 | R$42,000 | R$62,000 | $8,203 |
Regulatory / product-registration lead Regulatory | R$25,000 | R$32,000 | R$42,000 | $6,250 |
Government relations lead Government relations | R$20,000 | R$28,000 | R$42,000 | $5,469 |
Commercial director FMCG & commercial | R$38,000 | R$52,000 | R$75,000 | $10,156 |
Sales head FMCG & commercial | R$28,000 | R$38,000 | R$55,000 | $7,422 |
Trade marketing manager FMCG & commercial | R$19,000 | R$26,000 | R$35,000 | $5,078 |
Shared-service / BPO team lead Volume and shared services | R$13,000 | R$17,500 | R$24,000 | $3,418 |
Plant HR / admin manager Volume and shared services | R$13,000 | R$17,000 | R$23,000 | $3,320 |
- Brazilian monthly figures exclude the statutory 13th salary.
On top of base
Statutory burden
Employer social charges, 13th-month rules and wage floors sit on the hiring guide — not in the table above.
| Federal minimum wage 2026 | BRL 1,621 / month from 1 January 2026 |
| INSS employer | Generally 20% of remuneration, uncapped, plus RAT 1–3% and Sistema S by activity |
| FGTS | 8% of remuneration each month, including on the 13th salary |
| 13th salary | One extra month for a full year, usually two instalments (30 Nov and 20 Dec) |
Full labour-law stack: hiring guide for Brazil.
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