Cost calculator
Employment cost calculator
Brazil
See what it actually costs to employ someone in Brazil. Enter a gross salary and get the full statutory breakdown, line by line — statutory rates from our country guides, checked July 2026.
Enter the salary
Enter what you'd pay before any statutory deductions — we compute the rest.
Your employer cost, employee deductions, and estimated net all appear here.
From January 2026 (Law 15,270/25), a rebate exempts income up to BRL 5,000/month, phasing out to BRL 7,350/month — these bands apply in full only above that range, so no net figure is computed here.
These bands are shown for reference — not auto-computed above.
Frequently asked questions
Employer statutory contributions add roughly 34.8%–36.8% on top of gross salary. See the itemized breakdown above for each line.
Employee-side statutory deductions (before income tax) run roughly 0%+ of gross salary. See the itemized breakdown above for each line.
Yes — income tax in Brazil is progressive across 5 bands, from 0% to 27.5%. The bands are listed above as a reference table.
Statutory baseline, checked July 2026 — from the statutory data in our country guides. These are estimates, not tax or legal advice. For an exact quote, book a demo with our team.
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