About 20 Professions did not receive a minimum wage Last year, that is, workers from these areas earned less than $ 1,412 per month in 2024. This is what the survey of economist Bruno Imaizumi, from the LCA 4intelligence consultancy, which brought together information available from 428 occupations in the fourth year last year.
Brazil’s average salary in 2024 was R $ 3,225-the highest recorded in the historical series-however, forty professions earned more than R $ 10,000 in the period, opening that the country’s salary reality is alarming. THE Profession with worse salary receives just over $ 400 per month.
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Those who had payments closer to the minimum wage It was the caregivers of children. In the fourth quarter of 2024, they had an average income of $ 1,395 per month.
At the same time, companions and private servants received an average of R $ 405 monthly. While the first Valor profession has R $ 17 difference to the minimum wagethe last one is distanced at R $ 1,007.
Smoking and cigarette preparation workers, arts and museum galleries technicians, driving driving drivers or arms, couturiers and street vendors also entered the ranking of Professions that paid less than one minimum wage in 2024.
| Profession | Average salary in 2024 |
|---|---|
| Children’s caregivers | R $ 1,395 |
| Qualified workers of the preparation of smoke and its products | R $ 1,370 |
| Technicians in art galleries, museums and libraries | R $ 1,353 |
| Elementary Workers of Building Building | R $ 1,318 |
| General domestic services workers | R $ 1,237 |
| Street vendors for food services | R $ 1,233 |
| Stone artisans, wood, wicker and similar materials | R $ 1,220 |
| Elementary forest workers | R $ 1,175 |
| Tissue artisans, leather and similar materials | R $ 1,161 |
| Elementary Agriculture Workers | R $ 1,151 |
| Drivers of pedal or arms -driven vehicles | R $ 1,149 |
| Elementary workers of livestock | R $ 1,110 |
| Conservation workers of fruits, vegetables and the like | R $ 1,104 |
| Couturiers, embroidery and the like | R $ 992 |
| People who perform various tasks | R $ 954 |
| Walking workers of services and the like | R $ 916 |
| Fishermen | R $ 849 |
| Elementary hunting, fishing and aquaculture workers | R $ 832 |
| Water chargers and wood collectors | R $ 579 |
| Escorts and private servants | R $ 405 |
Source: LCA 4INTELLIGENCE