These states have a minimum wage value higher than the national floor

Recently, in the state of São Paulo, a bill was sanctioned that increases the minimum wage in the federative unit. Now, the workers' monthly wage floor, instituted on July 11, 2007, had an increase of 10.3%. Understand below the reason for this readjustment.

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First of all, it is important to understand that the national minimum wage is R$ 1,212.00 for 2022. However, many states use their own readjustment methods. Because of this, São Paulo is not the only state that has a minimum wage higher than that established by the government. Are they:

• Rio de Janeiro – State payments follow the values ​​of the 2019 floor, which vary between R$ 1,238.11 and R$ 3,158.96;
• Rio Grande do Sul – Published in December last year, the minimum wage amounts in the state reach R$ 1,654.50;
• Paraná – The state uses the same national readjustment percentage, but its minimum wage already varies between R$ 1,600 and R$ 1,870;
• Santa Catarina – Unlike Paraná, the readjustment here is above 10%, as announced in February 2022. Now, salaries reach R$ 1,621.00.

The minimum wage in the state of São Paulo

As there was a new adjustment above 10%, the minimum wage will be slightly higher than the national minimum wage. Because of this, workers who are part of track 1 of the São Paulo floor should receive R$ 1,284. Meanwhile, those who are part of the second bracket will have a salary of R$ 1,306.

This calculation in the readjustment was based on the IPC/FIPE (Consumer Price Index), which reached the same value of 10.3%. In addition, thanks to Complementary PL 10/22, the readjustment in the wage bonus of public servants in the state received a positive sign and became equivalent to the new minimum wage in São Paulo.