Average hourly earnings of STEM employees in Brazil
Brazil: Average hourly earnings of STEM employees was 35.27 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average hourly earnings of STEM employees in Brazil, 2012–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, average hourly earnings of stem employees in Brazil stood at 35.27. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 98.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly earnings of stem employees in Brazil peaked at 35.27 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.83, in 2012.
That places Brazil 25th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Average hourly earnings of STEM employees in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14.83 | — |
| 2013 | 15.14 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 16.68 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 17.75 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 19.9 | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 22.31 | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 23.27 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 25.25 | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 26.2 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 24.1 | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 27.4 | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 30.26 | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 32.89 | +8.7% |
| 2025 | 35.27 | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.39 | 14.83 | 25.25 | 8 |
| 2020s | 29.35 | 24.1 | 35.27 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 22 United States of America 56.25 compare
- 23 Switzerland 52.27 compare
- 24 Zambia 48.67 compare
- 26 Egypt 35.2 compare
- 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 32.03 compare
- 28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26.34 compare
More work & labour data for Brazil
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7065 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7581 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1001 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 215,063 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 17,625 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 82,304 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 81,060 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 163,364 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly earnings of stem employees in Brazil?
- Average hourly earnings of stem employees in Brazil was 35.27 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly earnings of stem employees recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 35.27 in 2025.
- What is the lowest average hourly earnings of stem employees recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.83 in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for average hourly earnings of stem employees?
- Brazil ranks 25th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average hourly earnings of stem employees rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average hourly earnings of STEM employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The earnings of employees relate to the gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.