Cost to hire in Brazil
What it costs to hire in Brazil
Salary is never the number you budget. This page shows gross salary, the statutory employer burden you add on top, and the monthly landed cost per seat in Brazil for the roles SILA places.
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- Statutory employer burden
- 55–75%
- Time to start
- 7–15 business days for an identified candidate
- Payroll currency
- BRL
Brazil at a glance
How much does it cost to hire an employee in Brazil?
Budget gross salary plus 55–75% in statutory employer burden in Brazil, then a 15% blended service fee. Bilingual customer support lands at $1,782 to $4,226 per month, all in. Salary alone understates the real cost by roughly a third. Figures last verified 2026-08-21.
- Coverage status
- SILA launch-ready
- Service fee assumption
- 15% blended, on salary plus burden
- Data last verified
- 2026-08-21
Salary and landed cost per role in Brazil
Gross monthly salary, USD equivalent, before employer burden. Landed cost adds statutory employer burden and a blended service fee. Verified 2026-08-21.
| Role | Gross monthly salary | Monthly landed cost |
|---|---|---|
| Bilingual customer support | $1,000 to $2,100 | $1,782 to $4,226 |
| Software engineering | $4,200 to $9,400 | $7,486 to $18,918 |
| Accounting & finance | $1,650 to $4,000 | $2,942 to $8,050 |
| Executive & virtual assistants | $1,050 to $2,400 | $1,872 to $4,830 |
| Sales development | $1,200 to $3,000 | $2,139 to $6,037 |
| Healthcare back office | $1,200 to $2,750 | $2,139 to $5,535 |
What drives the number in Brazil
- Statutory employer burden of 55–75%, covering CLT contract, FGTS, 13th salary, INSS.
- Seniority, which moves salary far more than market choice does.
- Employment model. Direct employment, employer of record and contractor routes carry different cost and different risk.
- Currency basis. BRL.
- Attrition and replacement cost, which a low salary benchmark quietly hides.
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Sources and last verification
Last verified 2026-08-21. Every launch-ready statutory assumption resolves to the institution that administers the contribution or the labour code that creates the entitlement. Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti remain SILA feasibility-review markets: their employer cost is confirmed during the feasibility review, not published as a standard payroll benchmark.
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Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social (INSS)Employer social security contributions.
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Caixa Econômica Federal — FGTSFGTS employer deposits.
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Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho (CLT)13th salary, vacation plus one third, union terms.
Machine-readable registry: latam-workforce-source-registry-2026.json
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