Employer of Record in Brazil
Employer of Record in Brazil
Hire and legally employ people in Brazil without opening a local entity. SILA holds the employment relationship, runs local payroll and statutory filings, and stays accountable for the team as it grows.
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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 an Employer of Record cost in Brazil?
Employing in Brazil through an Employer of Record costs gross salary plus 55–75% in statutory employer burden, plus a 15% blended service fee. Bilingual customer support lands at $1,782 to $4,226 per month, all in. Start time is 7–15 business days for an identified candidate. 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
Monthly 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 SILA carries in Brazil
- Local employment contracts, registration and statutory filings under Brazil law.
- Payroll, benefits administration and statutory contributions, paid on the local calendar.
- PJ (contractor) arrangements for full-time roles are a well-known labor-court exposure.
- Union convention terms override generic policies and vary by sector and state.
- One agreement covering every LATAM market you employ in, not a separate vendor per country.
- Transfer of the employment relationship into your own entity when you are ready.
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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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