How much does an intern earn in Brazil? Guia 2025 brings the averages by course, sector and region

A Internship Company, leader in recruitment and selection of trainees, trainees and young apprentices, in for the tenth consecutive year, the Guide Scholarship-Internship Aid 2025, with data that reveal the averages paid to students in internship opportunities in different regions of the country, courses and economic sectors. The survey considers exclusively the internal database of the company, with vacancies open and managed throughout 2024 and 2025, ranging from small to large companies throughout Brazil.

The data illustrate that the Southeast remains with the highest average grant-aid in the country, reaching R$2.074,05 in 2025, with growth in 5,90% in relation to the previous year. The value reflects the economic profile of the region, which concentrates a significant part of the corporate opportunities of the country. However, draws attention the performance of the Northeast, which presented an average of R$1,592.88 and annual growth of 4.60%, practically tying with the South region (R$1,599.69).The Midwest had a slight retraction of 0.34%, with average of scholarship equivalent to R$1,544T14,14014.14014014.

The scholarship is paid to students who perform non-compulsory internship, that is, outside the workload required in some undergraduate courses for the completion of the same. According to the Internship Law (no 11,788/08), there is no fixed amount defined for this remuneration, which means that the amounts can vary greatly according to the course, region and segment of the company.

CEO and founder of the Internship Company, Tiago Mavichian comments on the importance of the survey: “This guide is important for companies to understand the values practiced by the market, helping to define the strategy of attraction and permanence of talents. Despite the young look first for learning and development, remuneration and benefits comes soon after in the scale of items most considered at the time of applying. For young people, this material is useful to analyze which areas pay better in each region of the country, serving as a comparative for him to understand whether or not what he is receiving is within the average.”

Financial market and technology sector

From the point of view of the economic sectors, the ones that offer the largest exchanges are those linked to the financial sector and technology. Financial companies lead with an average of R$2,926.07, followed by consultancies (R$2,850.38), investment banks (R$2,587.58) and technology companies (R$2,392.00). At the other end are sectors such as fashion (R$1,400,00000), metallurgical (R14T1.51.15).1501.15).15.15).

Regarding specific courses, nursing is among those with higher appreciation from beginning to end of graduation. With an initial average of R$1,584.78, the average value of the grant jumps to R$2,384.78 in the final periods of the course, which represents a growth of 51%. Although traditional areas such as Law, Civil Engineering, Economics and Communication are among the most sought after when choosing a degree, their scholarship-aid values remain below technical and administrative areas.

Technology and industry-focused courses lead compensation in technical education

Also noteworthy are the courses focused on industry and technology are those that provide the highest values for technical education students, such as Industrial Automation (R$ 1,425.40), Environment (R$1,400.00), Mechatronics (R$1,333.46) and Electroelectronics (R$1,456.83). However, in technical education, Informatics (R$1,194T1,14T14T14T1), medium-14T14T1).

On the other hand, courses such as Pharmacy Technician (R$676,24), Secretariat (R$750,00) and Nutrition (R$950,00) have the lowest values (a difference greater than R$700,00 in relation to the highest paid, which reinforces the disparity in opportunities and can impact the permanence of students in technical education.

For more information on the subject, please visit the link below Guide Scholarship-Internship Aid 2025.