The new value of the minimum wage will come into force on January 1, 2026, i.e. R$1,621. The value experienced an adjustment of 6.79% compared to the previous floor, or R$103 more. The adjustment directly impacts the pockets of INSS workers, retirees and retirees who receive the minimum amount.
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From now on, the minimum daily value will correspond to R$54.04 and the hourly value will correspond to R$7.37.
In addition to workers who, by contract, receive a minimum wage, or multiples of this amount, the minimum wage serves as a reference for retirees, pensioners and beneficiaries of social programs, such as the Continuous Payment Benefit (BPC).
This new value influences the benefits of the National Social Security Institute (INSS), the payment of the Continuous Payment Allowance (BPC/Loans), unemployment insurance (minimum payment) and the amount of the social contribution of individual micro-entrepreneurs (MEI). The adjustment also affects compensation paid by special courts to those who win legal cases.
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Of the 40.7 million in Social Security and assistance benefits, 28.5 million are worth up to a minimum wage. Therefore, these people will receive R$1,621 on the January payroll (paid between the last five working days of January and the first five of February).
The new minimum was lower than the latest projection of the Federal Government, which estimated the value at R$1,627 for 2026. The reduction is linked to the behavior of inflation — one of the factors taken into account in the calculation of the new floor —, which is expected to end the year below initial forecasts.
To calculate the adjustment, inflation measured by the National Consumer Price Index (INPC) accumulated over 12 months until November is taken into account, the percentage of which published in December by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) was 4.18%.
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