Software engineering in Brazil
Hire software developers in Brazil
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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
What does a software developer cost in Brazil?
Software engineers in Brazil earn $4,200 to $9,400 gross per month depending on seniority. Add 55–75% in statutory employer burden and a 15% service fee for a landed cost of $7,486 to $18,918 per month. 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
Engineering cost 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | $4,200 to $9,400 | $7,486 to $18,918 |
Hiring engineers in Brazil
- Junior $4,200 to $5,136, mid $5,344 to $6,384, senior $7,944 to $8,984 gross per month.
- Timezone. BRT, 1 to 2 hours ahead of US Eastern.
- Technical screening to your stack, with work sample evidence before you interview.
- Employ directly, through an employer of record, or as a managed pod with SILA accountable for delivery.
- Scale the team or transfer it into your entity without re-contracting.
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Software engineering in Brazil, answered
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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