Revin Intelligence

Original data and analysis on software engineering, in Brazil and beyond. Full reports as free PDFs.

Charts under a magnifying glass: what the public data says about Brazilian developer pay and rates in 2026

Software Developer Rates in Brazil: the 2026 report

Senior CLT pay averages R$ 14,607, contractor (PJ) pay sits flat at R$ 13,436, and the same Brazilian engineer is billed abroad at anywhere from US$ 29 to US$ 99 an hour. We cross-checked 30+ public sources, from Código Fonte TV to Brazil's central bank, for Revin Intelligence's first report.

Why we publish this

Most numbers about software engineering in Brazil come from salary surveys built for recruiters or from vendor decks built to close a deal. Revin Intelligence is our attempt at something more useful: we gather public data, check it against what we see pricing and running squads every week, and say plainly where the data is weak.

Each report is a free PDF sent to your inbox, with no paywall and no sales call attached. The first edition covers developer rates in Brazil, both CLT and contractor, and what the same engineer costs when billed abroad. The next ones look at security practices and delivery benchmarks from remote teams.

We're a software company, not a research institute. Read the methodology section before quoting a number.