Brazil
Hire developers directly from Brazil: test scores, salaries and a one-time 15% fee
Hire developers directly from Brazil: see every candidate's tests and scores free, pay a one-time 15% of first-year pay on hire, no monthly markup.
Software engineer pay in Brazil, per month
PayScale's senior average is an annual base salary in reais. The month column divides that figure by 12 and rounds to the nearest real.
PayScale, Brazil
60 salary profiles. Last reviewed 11 May 2026. PayScale.
Average base salary R$106,212 a year for a Senior Software Engineer in Brazil. The monthly figure is one twelfth of that annual average, rounded to the nearest real.
No reliable public figure was found for a junior software engineer in Brazil. The mid-career average is higher than the senior average, so that row is left out.
Brazil's clocks and the US workday
Brazil is not one time zone. São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Belo Horizonte, Recife, and Florianópolis are UTC−3. Manaus is UTC−4. Rio Branco, in Acre, is UTC−5. Fernando de Noronha is UTC−2. Brazil does not use daylight saving time.
For a team in São Paulo, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time is 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in New York during Eastern Standard Time, and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. during Eastern Daylight Time. The same São Paulo day is 4:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Los Angeles during Pacific Standard Time, and 5:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. during Pacific Daylight Time.
A developer in Manaus is one hour behind São Paulo. Read the hours on the profile. The city offset is not the person's schedule.
Cities hiring teams name in Brazil
São Paulo is the largest market. Florianópolis, Recife, Belo Horizonte, and Campinas are the other cities engineering managers usually mean when they say Brazil. Rio de Janeiro is on the same UTC−3 clock as São Paulo.
What the candidate tells us includes the English level they report and the hours they can work. A proctored English test is what the candidate shows us, and it is paid. This page does not claim a national English score.
15% once vs a monthly markup
Reais stay in the salary table. The fee example is the marketplace fee in US dollars, not a Brazilian salary.
On the marketplace, a hire costs a one-time 15% fee of first-year pay. Expected compensation of $3,000 a month is $36,000 of first-year pay. 15% of $36,000 is $5,400, paid once, and only if you hire someone Arca.ph introduced within 1 year of the introduction. There is a 3-month free replacement. A monthly markup is billed for as long as the person works. No markup rate is printed here.
Done-for-you is an option at 35% of first-year pay on hire. Pricing has the marketplace fee.
How you'll hire
A hire in Brazil still needs the profile's city and hours, because Acre and São Paulo are not the same offset.
- Sign up and sign the Arca.ph Client Agreement. Candidate data is free to view, including tests and scores already on the profile.
- Your AI assistant searches and sorts. Grok Bot can do that through MCP. Claude and ChatGPT can search the same profiles. Arca.ph does not shortlist.
- You interview the developers you want to meet. An introduction is when the developer says yes.
- You hire. On the marketplace, the fee is a one-time 15% fee of first-year pay, with a 3-month free replacement.
- A contractor engagement, or an employer of record you arrange, are options. On the marketplace, Arca.ph does not employ the developer.
What the candidate tells us, and what the candidate shows us
What the candidate tells us is free to view after you sign up and sign the Arca.ph Client Agreement: a resume, expected compensation, the English level they report, the hours they can work, and screening answers.
What the candidate shows us is paid. Proctored tests cover English, cognitive skill, and coding with no AI. You pay for the tests you order. Proctored tests lists the full set.
Related pages
Back to Latin America. The other country pages are Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina. Tests are on proctored tests, and the fee is on pricing.
Questions about hiring developers in Brazil
How do I hire developers in Brazil without a staffing agency?
Sign up on Arca.ph and sign the Arca.ph Client Agreement. Your AI assistant searches and sorts candidates in Brazil along with the rest of the marketplace. You interview and you hire. Arca.ph does not shortlist. On the marketplace there is no monthly markup.
What does PayScale report for software engineers in Brazil?
No reliable public figure was found for a junior software engineer in Brazil. The mid-career average is higher than the senior average, so it is not listed. PayScale's average base salary for a Senior Software Engineer is R$106,212 a year, from 60 salary profiles, last reviewed 11 May 2026. The monthly figure is one twelfth of that annual average.
Is Brazil on one time zone?
No. São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Brasília are UTC−3. Manaus is UTC−4. Rio Branco is UTC−5. Fernando de Noronha is UTC−2. Brazil does not use daylight saving time.
How much of the US day overlaps São Paulo?
A 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. day in São Paulo covers 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in New York during Eastern Standard Time, and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. during Eastern Daylight Time. Pacific Time overlap is the morning in Los Angeles.
What do proctored tests cover?
What the candidate shows us includes proctored tests in English, cognitive skill, and coding with no AI. You pay for the tests you order. Scores already on the profile are free to view after you sign up and sign the Arca.ph Client Agreement.
Can the engagement be a contractor?
Yes. After you hire on the marketplace, a contractor engagement or an employer of record you arrange are options. Arca.ph does not employ the developer on the marketplace.
What is the marketplace fee at $3,000 a month?
On the marketplace, a hire costs a one-time 15% fee of first-year pay, and only if you hire someone Arca.ph introduced within 1 year of the introduction. Expected compensation of $3,000 a month is $36,000 of first-year pay, so the fee is $5,400, paid once. There is no monthly markup. There is a 3-month free replacement. Done-for-you is an option at 35% of first-year pay on hire.
Hire developers directly from Brazil.
Profiles are free to view once you sign up and sign the Arca.ph Client Agreement.