A person working in Developers and Programmers in Brazil typically earns around 7,850 BRL per month. Salaries range from 6,370 BRL (lowest average) to 10,800 BRL (highest average, actual maximum salary is higher).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Salaries vary drastically between different Developers and Programmers careers. If you are interested in the salary of a particular job, see below for salaries for specific job titles.
Job Title | Average Salary |
ABAP Developer | 7,890 BRL |
Android Developer | 8,260 BRL |
Angular Developer | 7,770 BRL |
AS400 Programmer | 9,040 BRL |
Avaloq Developer | 7,690 BRL |
BizTalk Developer | 9,190 BRL |
Build and Release Engineer | 7,540 BRL |
Business Intelligence Developer | 9,150 BRL |
Business Objects Developer | 7,910 BRL |
C# Developer | 8,850 BRL |
C++ Developer | 9,190 BRL |
CMS Developer | 7,250 BRL |
Curam Developer | 6,690 BRL |
Developer / Programmer | 8,790 BRL |
Flash Developer | 7,040 BRL |
Front End Developer | 6,790 BRL |
Full Stack Developer | 8,670 BRL |
Game Developer | 7,620 BRL |
GIS Developer | 8,270 BRL |
Graphical User Interface ( GUI ) Programmer | 7,370 BRL |
Graphics Programmer | 7,510 BRL |
Imaging Programmer | 7,590 BRL |
IOS Developer | 9,460 BRL |
Java Developer | 8,740 BRL |
Javascript Developer | 8,490 BRL |
Lead Developer | 9,260 BRL |
Mobile Developer | 8,530 BRL |
Multimedia Developer | 7,290 BRL |
Nodejs Developer | 9,020 BRL |
Oracle Developer | 9,020 BRL |
Perl Developer | 7,290 BRL |
PHP Developer | 7,100 BRL |
Python Developer | 9,190 BRL |
Remedy Developer | 6,480 BRL |
Ruby Developer | 7,900 BRL |
Salesforce Developer | 6,280 BRL |
SAS Programmer | 7,890 BRL |
Sharepoint Developer | 8,750 BRL |
Software Development Manager | 11,500 BRL |
Software QA Engineer | 7,460 BRL |
Software Test Engineer | 7,260 BRL |
Teradata Developer | 6,590 BRL |
TIBCO Developer | 7,360 BRL |
User Experience Designer | 7,660 BRL |
VB Developer | 6,370 BRL |
VB.NET Developer | 8,670 BRL |
Developers and Programmers salaries in Brazil range from 6,370 BRL per month (minimum average salary) to 10,800 BRL per month (maximum average salary, actual maximum is higher).
The median salary is 8,480 BRL per month, which means that half (50%) of people working in Developers and Programmers are earning less than 8,480 BRL while the other half are earning more than 8,480 BRL. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of people working in Developers and Programmers are earning less than 6,680 BRL while 75% of them are earning more than 6,680 BRL. Also from the diagram, 75% of people working in Developers and Programmers are earning less than 10,400 BRL while 25% are earning more than 10,400 BRL.
Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both of the average and the median then you are doing very well. If your salary is lower than both, then many people are earning more than you and there is plenty of room for improvement. If your wage is between the average and the median, then things can be a bit complicated. We wrote a guide to explain all about the different scenarios. How to compare your salary
The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher the wage.
Generally speaking, employees having experience from two to five years earn on average 32% more than freshers and juniors across all industries and disciplines.
Professionals with experience of more than five years tend to earn on average 36% more than those with five years or less of work experience.
As you hit the ten years mark, the salary increases by 21% and an additional 14% for those who have crossed the 15 years mark.
Those figures are presented as guidelines only. The numbers become more significant if you consider one job title at a time.
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male employees in Brazil who work in Developers and Programmers earn 16% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 8,420 BRL | |
Female | -14% | 7,280 BRL |
Developers and Programmers professionals in Brazil are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 10% every 17 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 9% granted to employees every 16 months.
The term 'Annual Salary Increase' usually refers to the increase in 12 calendar month period, but because it is rarely that people get their salaries reviewed exactly on the one year mark, it is more meaningful to know the frequency and the rate at the time of the increase.
The annual salary Increase in a calendar year (12 months) can be easily calculated as follows: Annual Salary Increase = Increase Rate x 12 ÷ Increase Frequency
Banking | 3% | |
Energy | 6% | |
Information Technology | 9% | |
Healthcare | 3% | |
Travel | 6% | |
Construction | 9% | |
Education | 3% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Brazil for the year 2022. Companies within thriving industries tend to provide higher and more frequent raises. Exceptions do exist, but generally speaking, the situation of any company is closely related to the economic situation in the country or region. These figures tend to change frequently.
Developers and Programmers is considered to be a moderate bonus-based field due to the generally limited involvement in direct revenue generation, with exceptions of course. The people who get the highest bonuses are usually somehow involved in the revenue generation cycle.
43% of surveyed staff in Developers and Programmers reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 57% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 2% to 7% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 57% | |
No Bonus | 43% |
The most standard form of bonus where the employee is awarded based on their exceptional performance.
Company Performance BonusesOccasionally, some companies like to celebrate excess earnings and profits with their staff collectively in the form of bonuses that are granted to everyone. The amount of the bonus will probably be different from person to person depending on their role within the organization.
Goal-Based BonusesGranted upon achieving an important goal or milestone.
Holiday / End of Year BonusesThese types of bonuses are given without a reason and usually resemble an appreciation token.
People tend to confuse bonuses with commissions. A commission is a prefixed rate at which someone gets paid for items sold or deals completed while a bonus is in most cases arbitrary and unplanned.
The main two types of jobs | |
Revenue Generators | Supporting Cast |
Employees that are directly involved in generating revenue or profit for the organization. Their field of expertise usually matches the type of business. | Employees that support and facilitate the work of revenue generators. Their expertise is usually different from that of the core business operations. |
Example: | Example: |
Revenue generators usually get more and higher bonuses, higher salaries, and more frequent salary increments. The reason is quite simple: it is easier to quantify your value to the company in monetary terms when you participate in revenue generation.
Top management personnel and senior employees naturally exhibit higher bonus rates and frequencies than juniors. This is very predictable due to the inherent responsibilities of being higher in the hierarchy. People in top positions can easily get double or triple bonus rates than employees down the pyramid.
The hourly wage is the salary paid in one worked hour. Usually jobs are classified into two categories: salaried jobs and hourly jobs. Salaried jobs pay a fix amount regardless of the hours worked. Hourly jobs pay per worked hour. To convert salary into hourly wage the above formula is used (assuming 5 working days in a week and 8 working hours per day which is the standard for most jobs). The hourly wage calculation may differ slightly depending on the worked hours per week and the annual vacation allowance. The figures mentioned above are good approximations and are considered to be the standard. One major difference between salaried employees and hourly paid employees is overtime eligibility. Salaried employees are usually exempt from overtime as opposed to hourly paid staff.
The average salary for Developers and Programmers is 9% less than that of Information Technology. Also, Information Technology salaries are 0% more than those of All Jobs.
City | Average Salary |
Aracaju | 7,850 BRL |
Belem | 8,500 BRL |
Belo Horizonte | 8,750 BRL |
Brasilia | 9,040 BRL |
Campinas | 8,240 BRL |
Cuiaba | 7,750 BRL |
Curitiba | 8,640 BRL |
Fortaleza | 8,870 BRL |
Goiania | 8,420 BRL |
Joao Pessoa | 7,910 BRL |
Londrina | 7,690 BRL |
Macapa | 7,630 BRL |
Maceio | 8,140 BRL |
Manaus | 8,760 BRL |
Maringa | 7,370 BRL |
Natal | 8,040 BRL |
Petrolina and Juazeiro | 7,180 BRL |
Porto Alegre | 8,270 BRL |
Recife | 8,540 BRL |
Rio de Janeiro | 9,070 BRL |
Salvador | 8,930 BRL |
Santos | 7,380 BRL |
Sao Luis | 8,220 BRL |
Sao Paulo | 9,140 BRL |
Teresina | 7,990 BRL |
Vale do Aco | 7,540 BRL |
Vitoria | 7,210 BRL |
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Brazil earn 6% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 8,330 BRL | |
Public Sector | +6% | 8,850 BRL |