SAO PAULO / SALARY
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SALARY SURVEYS

349

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax) 4.77 BRL = 1 USD
302,158 BRL $63,347 USD		152,636 BRL $32,000 USD		Gross income Net (after tax) 4.77 BRL = 1 USD

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Average Salary / Sao Paulo

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Average salary in Sao Paulo is 302,158 BRL per year. The most typical earning is 152,636 BRL. All data are based on 349 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 308,135 BRL. Women receive a salary of 232,294 BRL.

The most paid careers are Health Care & Medical with average income 804,681 BRL and Automobile with income 506,086 BRL.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 413,550 BRL. The second most paid education level is Doctorate Degree with salary of 401,625 BRL.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 466,496 BRL. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 445,985 BRL.

Levels / Sao Paulo (Gross BRL)

Salary Levels (BRL) per Year	Surveys	[%]
14,300 BRL - 23,799 BRL	0	n/a
23,800 BRL - 47,699 BRL	2	100% 0.57%
47,700 BRL - 71,499 BRL	16	99.43% 4.58%
71,500 BRL - 95,399 BRL	23	94.84% 6.59%
95,400 BRL - 119,199 BRL	22	88.25% 6.3%
119,200 BRL - 143,099 BRL	23	81.95% 6.59%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
143,100 BRL - 166,899 BRL	38	75.36% 10.89%
166,900 BRL - 190,799 BRL	18	64.47% 5.16%
190,800 BRL - 214,599 BRL	18	59.31% 5.16%
214,600 BRL - 238,499 BRL	19	54.15% 5.44%
238,500 BRL - 262,299 BRL	20	48.71% 5.73%
262,300 BRL - 286,199 BRL	20	42.98% 5.73%
286,200 BRL - 309,999 BRL	16	37.25% 4.58%
310,000 BRL - 333,899 BRL	10	32.66% 2.87%
333,900 BRL - 357,699 BRL	5	29.8% 1.43%
357,700 BRL - 381,599 BRL	2	28.37% 0.57%
381,600 BRL - 405,399 BRL	3	27.79% 0.86%
405,400 BRL - 429,299 BRL	11	26.93% 3.15%
429,300 BRL - 453,099 BRL	8	23.78% 2.29%
453,100 BRL - 476,999 BRL	2	21.49% 0.57%
477,000 BRL - 500,799 BRL	7	20.92% 2.01%
500,800 BRL - 524,699 BRL	7	18.91% 2.01%
524,700 BRL - 548,499 BRL	4	16.91% 1.15%
548,500 BRL - 572,399 BRL	11	15.76% 3.15%
572,400 BRL - 596,199 BRL	9	12.61% 2.58%
596,200 BRL - 620,099 BRL	7	10.03% 2.01%
620,100 BRL - 643,899 BRL	1	8.02% 0.29%
643,900 BRL - 667,799 BRL	3	7.74% 0.86%
667,800 BRL - 691,599 BRL	3	6.88% 0.86%
691,600 BRL - 715,499 BRL	1	6.02% 0.29%
HIGH SALARIES
715,500 BRL - 763,199 BRL	7	5.73% 2.01%
763,200 BRL - 810,899 BRL	4	3.72% 1.15%
810,900 BRL - 858,599 BRL	1	2.58% 0.29%
858,600 BRL - 906,299 BRL	2	2.29% 0.57%
906,300 BRL - 953,999 BRL	0	n/a
954,000 BRL - 1,001,699 BRL	1	1.72% 0.29%
1,001,700 BRL - 1,049,399 BRL	0	n/a
1,049,400 BRL - 1,097,099 BRL	0	n/a
1,097,100 BRL - 1,144,799 BRL	0	n/a
1,144,800 BRL - 1,192,499 BRL	0	n/a
1,192,500 BRL - 1,669,499 BRL	5	1.43% 1.43%

Gender / Sao Paulo (Gross BRL)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	274	308,135 BRL
2	Women	53	232,294 BRL

Education / Sao Paulo (Gross BRL)

#		Surveys
1	Masters Degree	124	413,550 BRL
2	Doctorate Degree	17	401,625 BRL
3	Bachelors Degree	171	236,110 BRL
4	Some College	26	197,473 BRL
5	High School	10	178,394 BRL
6	Bellow H. School	1	51,514 BRL

Experience / Sao Paulo (Gross BRL)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	38	466,496 BRL
2	16-20 Years	39	445,985 BRL
3	12-16 Years	58	357,742 BRL
4	8-12 Years	75	287,624 BRL
5	4-8 Years	74	241,356 BRL
6	1-2 Years	18	162,653 BRL
7	0-1 Year	14	155,498 BRL
8	2-4 Years	33	153,113 BRL

Age / Sao Paulo (Gross BRL)

#		Surveys
1	56-60	3	647,752 BRL
2	61-65	2	642,505 BRL
3	51-55	7	472,696 BRL
4	66-70	1	442,169 BRL
5	46-50	21	403,533 BRL
6	n/a	22	398,286 BRL
7	36-40	58	365,851 BRL
8	41-45	39	346,771 BRL
9	31-35	95	310,520 BRL
10	26-30	77	179,348 BRL
11	21-25	21	134,034 BRL
12	14-20	3	124,494 BRL

Work Type / Sao Paulo (Gross BRL)

#		Surveys
1	Permanent	307	311,474 BRL
2	Self Employed	8	257,097 BRL
3	Contract	28	234,202 BRL
4	Part Time	6	191,749 BRL

Career Groups / Sao Paulo (Gross BRL)

#		Surveys
1	Health Care & Medical	5	804,681 BRL
2	Automobile	2	506,086 BRL
3	Insurance	2	478,420 BRL
4	Management & Business	71	444,554 BRL
5	Finance & Banking	24	400,671 BRL
6	Construction & Labor Workers	1	383,022 BRL
7	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	30	348,202 BRL
8	Media	3	309,089 BRL
9	Health Care & Medical II	4	301,934 BRL
10	Human Resources	17	286,193 BRL
11	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	1	285,239 BRL
12	Customer Services	5	272,838 BRL
13	Accounting & Administration	17	270,930 BRL
14	Engineers & Technicians	20	257,574 BRL
15	Engineers & Technicians IV	4	239,925 BRL
16	Engineers & Technicians V	5	234,202 BRL
17	Properties & Real Estates	2	227,047 BRL
18	IT & Programming	57	221,323 BRL
19	Engineers & Technicians III	1	220,846 BRL
20	Salesmen & Saleswomen	9	214,645 BRL
21	IT & Programming II	29	208,444 BRL
22	Arts, Culture, Performance	3	200,812 BRL
23	Making Design	1	176,963 BRL
24	Logistics, Road, Railway	7	166,946 BRL
25	Engineers & Technicians II	2	163,607 BRL
26	Education & University	5	152,636 BRL
27	Aviation & Shipping	2	150,728 BRL
28	Law	6	139,758 BRL
29	Architect Constructions	5	133,557 BRL
30	Hotels & Tourism	2	108,276 BRL
31	Organization & Coordination	4	104,460 BRL
32	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	1	69,640 BRL
33	Agriculture & Fishing	1	55,330 BRL
34	Public Sector	1	51,514 BRL

Careers / Sao Paulo (Gross BRL)

#		Surveys
1	Doctor Specialist	4	964,473 BRL
2	Marketing	3	687,342 BRL
3	Director	13	659,677 BRL
4	General Manager	8	607,208 BRL
5	MBA	2	579,065 BRL
6	Other Automobile Career	2	506,086 BRL
7	Engineering Manager	3	495,115 BRL
8	Human Resources Manager	7	454,571 BRL
9	Business Manager	3	454,094 BRL
10	Business Development Manager	5	438,830 BRL
11	Manager	16	426,905 BRL
12	Product Manager	2	414,027 BRL
13	Sales Manager	4	408,780 BRL
14	Accountant	2	395,424 BRL
15	Marketing Manager	10	337,708 BRL
16	IT Manager	14	328,169 BRL
17	Banks	2	315,290 BRL
18	Audit Manager	4	302,888 BRL
19	Project Manager	5	298,118 BRL
20	Mechanical Engineer	3	298,118 BRL
21	Finance Manager	3	297,164 BRL
22	Other Sales Career	6	275,223 BRL
23	Other IT Career	4	272,361 BRL
24	Plant Manager	3	271,884 BRL
25	Other Engineer Career	4	264,729 BRL
26	Customer Consultant	3	258,051 BRL
27	IT Coordinator	3	251,373 BRL
28	SAP Consulting	3	246,126 BRL
29	Lead Developer	4	243,264 BRL
30	Research Engineer	2	237,540 BRL
31	IT Project Manager	5	236,110 BRL
32	Logistics Manager	2	235,633 BRL
33	Other Management Career	5	234,679 BRL
34	Sales Representative	2	225,616 BRL
35	System Administrator	2	204,628 BRL
36	Human Resource Hunter	3	200,335 BRL
37	Other Arts Career	2	194,611 BRL
38	Financial Analyst	4	193,180 BRL
39	Human Resource	4	189,841 BRL
40	Software Engineer	10	187,457 BRL
41	C-Sharp Developer	2	180,302 BRL
42	Engineer	6	166,469 BRL
43	Software Developer	11	153,113 BRL
44	Other Marketing Career	3	149,297 BRL
45	J2EE Developer	2	145,958 BRL
46	Coordinator	2	145,004 BRL
47	System Analyst	3	142,142 BRL
48	Java Developer	4	139,758 BRL
49	Financial Coordinator	3	136,896 BRL
50	Database Administrator	2	136,896 BRL
51	Electrical Technician	2	135,942 BRL
52	Architect	5	133,557 BRL
53	Web Administrator	2	124,494 BRL
54	Lawyer	2	123,540 BRL
55	Relationship Manager	2	103,029 BRL
56	Web Developer	2	93,967 BRL
57	Logistics Administration	2	65,824 BRL
58	Human Resource Administrator	2	55,807 BRL

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Finance Manager

Posted 17 November 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accountability, Receivables and Payables, treasury, taxes."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	247,000 BRL

Investment Banking Analyst

Posted 22 August 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"M&A and project finance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	300,000 BRL

Team Lead

Posted 27 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Team management, java development, Solution Architecture."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	322,800 BRL

Credit Risk Modeling Consultant

Posted 08 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Credit Risk Modeling."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	166,000 BRL

Administradora

Posted 07 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"HR & Accounting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	66,400 BRL

Foreign Trade Analyst

Posted 05 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Coordination of shipments."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	62,300 BRL

Criminal Lawyer

Posted 30 August 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Criminal law."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	168,500 BRL

Postdoctoral Researcher

Posted 21 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Doctorate Degree	1-2 Years	Expert	84,500 BRL

Tech Lead

Posted 17 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lead a development team."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	629,500 BRL

Sales Manager - Engineering And Equipment

Posted 12 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Cement, Mining, Ore, Combustion, Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	294,500 BRL

Managing Director

Posted 13 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"In charge of business in brazil P&L."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	589,200 BRL

Managing Director

Posted 13 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing the entire subsidiary (sales, service, administration)."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	299,400 BRL

Software Engenieer

Posted 29 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Programing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	146,100 BRL

Fp&a Coordinator

Posted 16 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Financial management, corporate finance, budgeting, forecasting, reporting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	109,600 BRL

Secretary

Posted 18 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Business administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Some College	0-1 Year	Basic	33,900 BRL

Project Manager

Posted 11 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	166,400 BRL

Hr Specialist

Posted 20 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Compensation and Analytcis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	52,700 BRL

Especialista De Ti

Posted 17 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Linux, Unix, SQL, Grafana, ElasticSearch, Weblogic, Shell Scripting, Python."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	158,000 BRL

Director

Posted 16 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Director of Strategy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	319,700 BRL

Senior Devops Engineer

Posted 14 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Jenkins, cloud, terraform, aws, gcp, azure."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Some College	4-8 Years	Advanced	277,100 BRL

Audit Manager

Posted 14 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Audit."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	120,400 BRL

Broadcast Engineer

Posted 03 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Broadcast Engineer, Workflow, ."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	177,600 BRL

Writer

Posted 22 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research, linguistics skills."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	213,200 BRL

Especialist

Posted 09 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Relationship and partnership."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	144,300 BRL

Solutuions Archtect

Posted 03 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Understand all products necessities and design solution to code."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	106,600 BRL

Ios Developer

Posted 10 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop key features to mobile ios apps."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	High School	2-4 Years	Advanced	106,600 BRL

Lawyer

Posted 04 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lawyer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	79,000 BRL

Producer

Posted 22 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	266,400 BRL

Software Engineer

Posted 21 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sw developer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	127,900 BRL

It Manager

Posted 19 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Code implementation, Python and Shell script. 
? Ops practices, support all servers 24-7 
? Development new processes such as Exadata X8M installation, DTS implementation. 
? Risk management Processes & Analysis. Collaborated closely across teams bringing up 
visibility for all maintenance that happened in our environment. 
? Maintenance, Increase Capacity, Business Reporting and more."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	85,900 BRL

Senior

Posted 11 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Dtv manager project solution architect."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	133,200 BRL

Latin America Marketing Manager

Posted 09 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Marketing operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	159,900 BRL

Hse Leader

Posted 24 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"HSE, safety."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	164,300 BRL

Consulting Software Engineer

Posted 21 May 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Programmin in ECL and Python, Big Data, HPCC Platform, Software Architect."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	266,400 BRL

Contract Manufacturing Manager

Posted 07 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Contract managenent."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	196,300 BRL

Sales Manager

Posted 04 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Bachelor in International Relations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	209,500 BRL

Supply Chain Analyst

Posted 20 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"MBA
inventory management and planning."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	178,200 BRL

Doctor

Posted 07 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Postdoc cetificate."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	159,300 BRL

R&d Manager

Posted 28 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"R&D expertise and people management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	233,900 BRL

Associate Vice President

Posted 14 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project valuation, financial modelling, fundraising, mergers & acquisitions."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	587,400 BRL

Sustainability Coordinator

Posted 17 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Nothing relevant to add, just bachelor degree and working experience."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	211,600 BRL

Analista De Operaçoes

Posted 10 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Dotnet and Python."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	46,800 BRL

Senior Analyst

Posted 09 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Market Intelligence."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	94,700 BRL

Sales Manager

Posted 02 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Mostly in sales in the tech industry."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	668,300 BRL

Managing Director

Posted 22 June 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing 100 employees through 10 managers, sales, service, administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	227,200 BRL

Trader

Posted 02 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Languages: Portuguese, Spanish and English
Technology: MS Office and Google basic tools
Certificates: International trading undergraduate degree."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Some College	2-4 Years	n/a	67,800 BRL

Legal Annalist

Posted 29 April 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"I am lawyer with three years of communication experience and 11 months of legal experience. I have worked with civil law (contracts & family rights) and I perform brief activities as a dative lawyer in the criminal area. I have skills with drafting the initial procedural documents up to the appeal stage, and drafting a writ of mandamus. I have good communication in English (speaking, listening and writing)."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	72,400 BRL

System Integrator

Posted 17 March 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Java, Oracle, problem solving."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	122,500 BRL

Salesforce Developer

Posted 08 March 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Salesforce Platform development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	High School	20+ Years	n/a	200,500 BRL

Managing Director

Posted 26 February 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Architecture building and design services and sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sao Paulo	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	436,700 BRL

ECONOMY / Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo ranks as 10th richest city in the world, and is expected to be the 6th richest in 2025. The city has the largest worldwide concentration of German businesses and it is the largest Swedish industrial hub beside Gothenburg.

Education

More than 9/10 of the population is literate, and the same proportion of those are enrolled to school at 7 to 14 age. The largest and most esteemed is the state supported University of Sao Paulo - USP, established in 1934.

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