Salaries · Bookkeeper · Brazil · Updated November 2026
Bookkeeper salary in Brazil
Foreign businesses that hire a bookkeeper in Brazil directly pay $655 a month full-time, in published job ads and salary guides. Local employers there pay $1.84–$2.92 an hour ($319–$507 a month full-time).
The numbers
| What you're looking at | Per hour | Per month, full-time | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiring directly: full-time pay | $3.78 | $655 | 1 published figure |
| Local employers in Brazil | $1.84–$2.92 | $319–$507 | 3 published figures |
| For comparison: employees in the US | $20.92–$29.55 | $3,626–$5,122 | Wages only, before benefits and payroll taxes |
For this role, direct-hire pay in Brazil runs about 1.6× local pay, midpoint to midpoint. Budget from the direct-hire figures, not the local ones.
Brazil against other countries
Of the 8 countries with published direct-hire figures for this role, Brazil has the lowest starting figure.
Every figure behind these numbers
Hiring directly (remote work for foreign businesses)
- range · full-time payR$3,300/month OverseasJobs.com job ad (search snippet) (ad posted 2024-11-23 (expired by 2026-10-28)). Checked Oct 2026. Monthly BRL pay published in 1 remote job ad by a US bookkeeping firm for a junior bookkeeping associate in Brazil, about 120 hours of work a month, paid as a contractor (own CNPJ).
Local employers
- average · local employersR$2,211/month Indeed Brasil, 'Auxiliar contábil' salary page (updated 18 Oct 2026). Checked Oct 2026. Average base pay for 'auxiliar contábil' in Brazil, from about 2,300 reported salaries ('2.3k salários informados')
- middle 50% · local employersR$1,607–R$2,553/month Glassdoor Brasil, 'Auxiliar Contábil' salary page (page dated Dec 2025). Checked Oct 2026. Snippet: 'faixa salarial anual típica nessa localização (Brasil) varia entre R$ 1.607 (25º percentil) e R$ 2.553 (75º percentil). As estimativas de salários têm como base 3068 salários'. The page says 'anual' but the values are monthly pay.
- average · local employersR$2,156/month Catho, 'Auxiliar Contábil' profession guide (not dated (checked Oct 2026)). Checked Oct 2026. 'Média Salarial' on Catho's profession guide; no sample size, date or method shown
What an agency charges for this role
Published by Outsourcing Insider, a VA MASTERS company. The example below is VA MASTERS' own published rate card, shown because it's public; other agencies' prices vary. About us
| Agency | Per hour | Per month, 160 hours | What's included |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA MASTERS Parent company | $7.50–$14.00 | $1,200–$2,240 | Recruitment, contract and payments, time tracking, an account manager and replacement at no extra cost. No setup fee. Source: VA MASTERS pricing page, checked Oct 2026. |
Hiring a bookkeeper
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Cost guides
FAQ
How much does a bookkeeper cost in Brazil?
Hiring directly, foreign businesses pay $655 a month full-time (OverseasJobs.com job ad, checked Oct 2026). Local employers in Brazil pay $1.84–$2.92 an hour ($319–$507 a month full-time), which is local pay, not the rate for remote work for a foreign client.
What is the monthly salary of a bookkeeper in Brazil?
Published full-time pay for remote work for foreign businesses is $655 a month. Local employers pay $319–$507 a month. Both use 40 hours a week and are in USD.
Why is hiring directly different from local pay in Brazil?
They measure two different markets. Local pay is what employers in Brazil pay local staff. Direct-hire figures come from job ads, salary guides and surveys for remote work for foreign businesses. For this role the second runs about 1.6× the first, midpoint to midpoint, so local pay isn't a good guide to what a remote hire will cost.
How does Brazil compare with hiring a bookkeeper in the US?
Employees' wages in the US run $20.92–$29.55 an hour for the middle 50% of workers, before benefits and payroll taxes. Hiring directly in Brazil, published figures come to $3.78 an hour, with full-time pay converted to an hourly figure. That's pay only: you'd still do the recruiting, contract and payments yourself.
What does an agency charge for a bookkeeper?
Agencies set their own prices, and many don't publish them. As one published example, VA MASTERS (the parent company of this site's publisher) lists $7.50–$14.00 an hour for its Finance & Accounting category, all-inclusive. Ask any agency what its rate covers: recruiting, replacement, payroll and fees.