Salário Mínimo foi criado em maio de 1940 por decreto de Getúlio Vargas
Autor: Daniel Fernandes | Publicado: 2011-05-28T11:39:00-07:00

Você já se perguntou quanto era o salário mínimo há 40 ou 50 anos atrás?
O salário mínimo – com valor atual de R$ 545 – surgiu no Brasil em meados da década de 30, mas somente no dia 1º de maio de 1940, com a assinatura do Decreto-Lei 2.162, pelo então presidente Getúlio Vargas, foram fixados os valores do piso, que passaram a vigorar a partir do mesmo ano.
Vejamos a evolução dos valores:


SALÁRIO MÍNIMO BRASILEIRO
VIGÊNCIA FUNDAMENTO LEGAL VALOR 
04/07/40DL 2.162/40240 mil réis
01/01/43DL 5.670/43Cr$ 300,00
01/12/43DL 5.977/43Cr$ 380,00
01/01/52D 30.342/51Cr$1.200,00
04/07/54D 35.450/54Cr$ 2.400,00
01/08/56D 39.604/56Cr$ 3.800,00
01/01/59D 45.106-A/58Cr$ 6.000,00
18/10/60D 49.119-A/60Cr$9.600,00
16/10/61D 51.336/61Cr$ 13.440,00
01/01/63D 51.631/62Cr$ 21.000,00
24/02/64D 53.578/64Cr$ 42.000,00
01/02/65D 55.803/65CR$66.000,00
01/03/66D 57.900/66Cr$ 84.000,00
01/03/67D 60.231/67NCr$105,00
26/03/68D 62.461/68NCr$ 129,60
01/05/69D 64.442/69NCr$ 156,00
01/05/70D 66.523/70NCr$ 187.20
01/05/71D 68.576/71Cr$ 225,60
01/05/72D 70.465/72Cr$ 268,80
01/05/73D 72.148/73Cr$312,00
01/05/74D 73.995/74Cr$ 376,80
01/12/74Lei 6.147/74Cr$ 415,20
01/05/75D 75.679/75Cr$ 532,80
01/05/76D 77.510/76Cr$ 768,00
01/05/77D 79.610/77Cr$ 1.106,40
01/05/78D 81.615/78Cr$ 1.560,00
01/05/79D 84.135/79Cr$ 2.268,00
01/11/79D 84.135/79Cr$ 2.932,80
01/05/80D 84.674/80Cr$ 4.149,60
01/11/80D 85.310/80Cr$ 5.788,80
01/05/81D 85.950/81Cr$ 8.464,80
01/11/81D 86.514/81Cr$ 11.928,00
01/05/82D 87.139/82Cr$ 16.608,00
01/11/82D 87.743/82Cr$ 23.568,00
01/05/83D 88.267/83Cr$ 34.776,00
01/11/83D 88.930/83Cr$ 57.120,00
01/05/84D 89.589/84Cr$ 97.176,00
01/11/84D 90.301/84Cr$ 166.560,00
01/05/85D 91.213/85Cr$ 333.120,00
01/11/85D 91.861/85Cr$ 600.000,00
01/03/86DL 2.284/86Cz$ 804,00
01/01/87Portaria 3.019/87Cz$ 964,80
01/03/87D 94.062/87Czr 1.368,00
01/05/87Portaria 3.149/87Cz$ 1.641,60
01/06/87Portaria 3.175/87Cz$1.969,92
10/08/87DL 2.351/87Cz$ 1.970,00
01/09/87D 94.815/87Cz$2.400,00
01/10/87D 94.989/87Cz$ 2.640,00
01/11/87D 95.092/87Cz$ 3.000,00
01/12/87D 95.307/87Cz$3.600,00
01/01/88D 95.479/87Cz$ 4.500,00
01/02/88D 95.686/88Cz$ 5.280,00
01/03/88D 95.758/88Cz$6.240,00
01/04/88D 95.884/88Cz$ 7.260,00
01/05/88D 95.987/88Cz$ 8.712,00
01/06/88D 96.107/88Cz$ 10.368,00
01/07/88D 96.235/88Cz$ 12.444,00
01/08/88D 96.442/88Cz$ 15.552,00
01/09/88D 96.625/88Cz$ 18.960,00
01/10/88D 96.857/88Cz$ 23.700,00
01/11/88D 97.024/88Cz$ 30.800,00
01/12/88D 97.151/88Cz$ 40.425,00
01/01/89D 97.385/88NCz$ 63,90
01/05/89D 97.696/89NCz$ 81,40
01/06/89Lei 7.789/89NCz$ 120,00
03/07/89D 97.915/89NCz$ 149,80
01/08/89D 98.006/89NCz$ 192,88
01/09/89D 98.108/89NCz$ 249,48
01/10/89D 98.211/89NCz$ 381,73
01/11/89D 98.346/89NCz$ 557,31
01/12/89D 98.456/89NCz$ 788,12
01/01/90D 98.783/89NCz$ 1.283,95
01/02/90D 98.900/90NCz$ 2.004,37
01/03/90D 98.985/90NCz$ 3.674,06
01/04/90Portaria 191-A/90Cr$ 3.674,06
01/05/90Portaria 289/90Cr$ 3.674,06
01/06/90Portaria 308/90Cr$ 3.857,66
01/07/90Portaria 415/90Cr$ 4.904,76
01/08/90Portaria 429/90 e 3.557/90Cr$ 5.203,46
01/09/90Portaria 512/90Cr$ 6.056,31
01/10/90Portaria 561/90Cr$ 6.425,14
01/11/90Portaria 631/90Cr$ 8.329,55
01/12/90Portaria 729/90Cr$ 8.836,82
01/01/91Portaria 854/90Cr$ 12.325,60
01/02/91MP 295/91 (Lei 8.178/91)Cr$ 15.895,46
01/03/91Lei 8.178/91Cr$ 17.000,00
01/09/91Lei 8.222/91Cr$ 42.000,00
01/01/92Lei 8.222/91 e Port. 42/92 - MEFPCr$ 96.037,33
01/05/92Lei 8.419/92Cr$ 230.000,00
01/09/92Lei 8.419/92 e Port. 601/92 - MEFPCr$ 522.186,94
01/01/93Lei 8.542/92Cr$ 1.250.700,00
01/03/93Port. Interministerial 04/93Cr$ 1.709.400,00
01/05/93Port. Interministerial 07/93Cr$ 3.303.300,00
01/07/93Port. Interministerial 11/93Cr$ 4.639.800,00
01/08/93Port. Interministerial 12/93CR$5.534,00
01/09/93Port. Interministerial 14/94CR$ 9.606,00
01/10/93Port. Interministerial 15/93CR$ 12.024,00
01/11/93Port. Interministerial 17/93CR$ 15.021,00
01/12/93Port. Interministerial 19/93CR$ 18.760,00
01/01/94Port. Interministerial 20/93CR$ 32.882,00
01/02/94Port. Interministerial 02/94CR$ 42.829,00
01/03/94Port. Interministerial 04/94URV 64,79 = R$ 64,79
01/07/94MP 566/94R$ 64,79
01/09/94MP 637/94R$ 70,00
01/05/95Lei 9.032/95R$ 100,00
01/05/96&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R$ 112,00
01/05/97&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R$ 120,00
01/05/98&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R$ 130,00
01/05/99&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R$ 136,00
03/04/00MP 2019 de 23/03/00 e 2019-1 de 20/04/00 Convertidas na Lei nº 9971, de 18/05/2000. R$ 151,00
01/04/01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R$ 180,00
01/04/02MP n° 35
publicada no D.O.U. em 28.03.2002R$ 200,00
01/04/03Lei n° 10.699,
de 09.07.2003R$ 240,00
01/05/04Lei n° 10.888,
de 24.06.2004R$ 260,00
01/05/05Lei nº 11.164,
de 18.08.2005R$ 300,00
01/04/2006Lei nº 11.321,
de 07.07.2006R$ 350,00
01/04/2007Lei nº 11.498,
de 28.06.2007R$ 380,00
01/03/2008MP 421/2008R$ 415,00
01/02/2009MP 456/2009 R$ 465,00 
01/01/2010MP 474/2009 R$ 510,00 
01/01/2011MP 516/2010R$ 540,00
01/03/2011Lei 12.382/2011R$ 545,00