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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Brazil? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Brazil ≈ $513/mo; top 10% above $1,758/mo, minimum $262/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Brazil

# What is a good salary in 🇧🇷 Brazil (São Paulo)?

The median is about **$513/month**; top-10% earners clear **$1,758/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $925 | $11,100 | 5,168 BRL/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $262 | $3,144 | 1,464 BRL/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $513 | $6,156 | 2,866 BRL/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $981 | $11,772 | 5,481 BRL/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,758 | $21,096 | 9,822 BRL/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $4,795 | $57,540 | 26,790 BRL/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $10,550 (2025) and Gini 50.3. Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=BR).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇹🇻 Tuvalu](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/tuvalu/) — median $512/mo
- [🇩🇯 Djibouti](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/djibouti/) — median $504/mo
- [🇹🇴 Tonga](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/tonga/) — median $529/mo
- [🇯🇴 Jordan](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/jordan/) — median $542/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Brazil](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-brazil/) · [a fair US → Brazil salary](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-brazil/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Brazil?**: The median wage is about $513/month ($6,156/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $981/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,758/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Brazil?**: Roughly $1,758/month ($21,096/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $4,795/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Brazil?**: About $262/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these Brazil salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($10,550, 2025) and the Gini index (50.3). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=BR.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/brazil/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=BR