#Salários

There are three markets running in parallel for AI Engineers in Brazil, and each one has its own range, tax rate and negotiation criteria: CLT (salaried employment), PJ (contractor) and foreign contracts through an EOR. Here are the three 2026 ranges by level, with sources, plus the 1.5x ratio between CLT and PJ, the all-in cost a foreign employer actually pays for you, and the three specializations that move the number more than stack or tenure.