Brazil · Salaries
Typical salaries by role in Brazil — pay ranges, taxes, and cost-of-living context.
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Brazil has a statutory national minimum wage set by federal decree, and the decree itself carries official daily and hourly reference values — so you do not have to derive sub-monthly figures yourself. Above that sit two further layers: states can set higher regional wage floors, and collective agreements can set category-specific floors. Use IBGE and official labour sources for wage statistics, and avoid proprietary salary tables for anything that is a compliance decision.
Brazil has a statutory national minimum wage. For 2026, the federal decree sets the salario minimo at R$1,621.00 per month from 1 January 2026; some states and categories may apply higher regional or collective floors.
- The 2026 federal minimum wage is R$1,621.00 monthly, with official daily and hourly reference values in the decree.
- States can set higher regional wage floors, and collective agreements can set category-specific pay floors.
- Use IBGE and official labour sources for wage statistics; avoid proprietary salary tables for compliance decisions.
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Start from the federal decree
The national minimum wage is set by federal decree. That document is the primary source, so read it rather than a summary when the figure matters.
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Use the decree's daily and hourly values
The decree carries official daily and hourly reference values alongside the monthly figure. Using them avoids the rounding errors that come from dividing a monthly amount yourself.
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Check your state's regional floor
States can set higher regional wage floors. Where yours has, the state figure governs above the federal one, so the national number is a starting point rather than the answer.
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Then check your category's collective floor
Collective agreements can set category-specific pay floors. That is a third layer above the federal and state ones, and it is the one most tied to what you actually do.
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Keep proprietary tables out of compliance work
Use IBGE and official labour sources for wage statistics, and avoid proprietary salary tables for compliance decisions. For market context they may inform you; for a legal floor they cannot.
- Federal decree consulted as primary source
- Official daily and hourly values taken from the decree
- State regional floor checked
- Category collective floor checked
- Highest of the three layers applied
- IBGE used for wage statistics
- Proprietary tables excluded from compliance decisions
- Decreto 12.797/2025 — salario minimo 2026
Official decree setting the 2026 national minimum wage.
- IBGE
Official statistics institute for labour and price indicators.
- Ministerio do Trabalho e Emprego
Official labour ministry.
Frequently asked questions
How many minimum wage layers does Brazil have?
Three. The federal decree sets the national figure, states can set higher regional wage floors above it, and collective agreements can set category-specific floors on top of that — so the national number is where you start, not where you finish.
Do I need to calculate a daily rate myself in Brazil?
No — the federal decree carries official daily and hourly reference values alongside the monthly figure. Using those avoids the rounding errors that come from dividing the monthly amount yourself.
Can I use a salary website for Brazilian compliance?
No. Use IBGE and official labour sources for wage statistics, and avoid proprietary salary tables for compliance decisions. They may inform market context, but they cannot establish a legal floor.
Government portals
- gov.br — Brazilian Government Portal — Single portal for federal services, with the gov.br digital identity used across them.
- Receita Federal — CPF and CNPJ registration, income tax filing, and federal customs.
- Federal Police — Migration — Foreigner registration (CRNM), residence applications, passports and entry records.