Minimum Wage – Brazil

The current minimum wage in Brasil is R$1,412.00 per month in 2024. It became valid on January 1, 2024.
  • Valid on march 2024
  • The amounts are in Brazilian Real.

State

Per month
Parana - for the agriculture sector
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,383.80
Brazil - General Minimum Wage
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2024 Minimum Wages - last checked - 1/15/24
R$1,412.00
Acre
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,212.00
Alagoas
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,212.00
Amapa
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,212.00
Amazonas
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,212.00
Bahia
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,212.00
Ceara
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,212.00
Distrito Federal
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,212.00
Espirito Santo
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,212.00
Goias
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,212.00
Maranhao
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,212.00
Mato Grosso
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,212.00
Minas Gerais
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,212.00
Para
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,212.00
Paraiba
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,212.00
Parana - for the 2nd salary range
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,436.60
Parana - for the production of industrial goods and services
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,487.20
Parana - for mid-level technicians
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,599.40
Pernambuco
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,212.00
Piaui
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,212.00
Rio de Janeiro - for the 1st salary range
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,238.11
Rio de Janeiro - for the 2nd salary range
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,283.73
Rio de Janeiro - for the 3rd salary range
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,375.01
Rio de Janeiro - for the 4th salary range
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,665.93
Rio de Janeiro - for the 5th salary range
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$2,512.59
Rio de Janeiro - for the 6th salary range
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$3,158.96
Rio Grande do Norte
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,212.00
Rio Grande do Sul - for the 1st salary range
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,237.15
Rio Grande do Sul - for the 2nd salary range
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,265.63
Rio Grande do Sul - for the 3rd salary range
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,294.34
Rio Grande do Sul - for the 4th salary range
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,346.46
Rio Grande do Sul - for the 5th salary range
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,567.81
Rondonia
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,212.00
Roraima
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,212.00
Santa Catarina - for the 1st salary range
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,215.00
Santa Catarina - for the 2nd salary range
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,260.00
Santa Catarina - for the 3rd salary range
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,331.00
Santa Catarina - for the 4th salary range
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,391.00
Sao Paulo - for the 1st salary range
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,163.55
Sao Paulo - for the 2nd salary range
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,183.33
Sergipe
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,212.00
Tocantins
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2022 Minimum wage with effect till December 31, 2022 Minimum Wages - last checked - 11/1/23
R$1,212.00

Working hours

  • Minimum wages are calculated on an hourly, weekly and monthly basis. The basis of minimum wage per hour applies to the workers who work less than eight hours or less than forty four hours weekly, in part-time. To the domestic workers, the minimum wage is calculated by the hours worked. The Consolidation of Labour Laws provided the minimum wage per hour to the lowest-apprentice workers for a maximum workweek of 30 hours, in part-time (Salário mínimo especial - Regime Geral de Previdência Social (RGPS) - Portal Brasil, Federal Goverment - Art. 428 of the CLT).
    The minimum wage is fixed in full-time in 8 hours per day of working or 44 weekly hours. Can be reduced to part-time workers (Portal Brasil, Federal Goverment).

Definitions

Brasil has a government-mandated minimum wage. No worker in Brasil can be paid less then this mandatory minimum rate of pay.
Employers in Brasil who fail to pay the Minimum Wage may be subject to punishment by the government of Brasil.

Source

The minimum wage, determined by the Law 12.382/2011 is related with a monthly value uprating annually in base of accumulated inflation rate of last year according to National Consumer Price Index (INPC - Índice Nacional de Preço ao Consumidor-IBGE) more net gain in accordance with the variation of the penultimate year in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the penultimate year (Ministry of Labour and Employment). The annual promotion of the uprating of minimum wage provides the month, day and hour values.

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