Cross-country comparison

C-TRADUTOR-INTERPRETE-DE-LINGUAGEM-SINAIS (Brazil) vs GS-12 (United States)

Brazil · Registry of Federal Employees

C-TRADUTOR-INTERPRETE-DE-LINGUAGEM-SINAIS

TRADUTOR INTERPRETE DE LINGUAGEM SINAIS — career-level aggregate across 828 federal employees (SIAPE, 202602). Monthly × 13 to include Gratificação Natalina.

R$35,039 – R$170,202

FY 2026 · annual base · BRL

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United States · General Schedule (GS)

GS-12

Senior specialist and first-line supervisor level. Most common grade for experienced federal professionals.

$76,463 – $99,404

FY 2026 · annual base · USD

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How they compare

A C-TRADUTOR-INTERPRETE-DE-LINGUAGEM-SINAIS in the Brazil federal civil service earns between R$35,039 and R$170,202 per year at base rates, while a GS-12 in the United States federal civil service earns between $76,463 and $99,404. Both figures are annual base in each country’s currency, before locality adjustments, allowances, or bonuses.

Responsibilities at these grades are not directly comparable — each country’s civil service uses its own classification framework. See the linked authoritative sources for role scoping.

Sources: Controladoria-Geral da União · Portal da Transparência and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Data refreshed weekly via automated fetch from government publishers.