Payroll in Brazil
Payroll in Brazil
Pay your team in Brazil correctly, on the local calendar, with every statutory contribution filed. SILA runs the payroll whether we employ the team or you already do.
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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 are employer payroll contributions in Brazil?
Employer payroll contributions in Brazil run 55–75% of gross salary, covering CLT contract, FGTS, 13th salary. Payroll is denominated in BRL. Add a 15% blended service fee for managed delivery. 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 payroll 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 payroll in Brazil includes
- CLT contract. The standard employment relationship, with registered work card and defined protections.
- FGTS. 8% of monthly salary deposited into the employee's severance fund.
- 13th salary. An additional month of salary paid in two installments.
- INSS. Employer social security contributions on top of salary.
- Union conventions. Sector agreements can mandate extra benefits, minimums and annual adjustments.
- Statutory filings and payment on the local calendar, with a monthly register you can reconcile.
- One regional relationship covering every market you pay in.
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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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