Payment of the 13th salary should inject R$4.3 billion into the RN economy in 2026

Of the total number of people who should receive the benefit, 765,167 are formal market workers, equivalent to 57.4%. Retirees and pensioners from the National Social Security Institute (INSS) represent 42.6%, with 568,823 beneficiaries.

The amount represents approximately 3.4% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Rio Grande do Norte and corresponds to 6.4% of the total forecast for the Northeast region. The estimated average value per beneficiary in RN is R$2,827.08.

Payment of the 13th salary must occur in two installments. The first has a deadline of November 30th, and the second must be paid by December 18th. This year, the deadline for the second installment, December 20th, falls on a Sunday, so payment is brought forward to the 18th.

Formalized workers must receive 65.9% of the entire amount provided for by the state. INSS beneficiaries receive 21.5%. Retirees and pensioners in the state-owned regime receive 11.1%, while those in the municipal-owned regimes receive 1.5%.

Across Brazil, the payment of the 13th salary is expected to generate R$399.1 billion in 2026. The amount corresponds to approximately 2.9% of the national GDP and should benefit 99.7 million people.

The estimated national average is R$3,720.24 per beneficiary. Of the total forecast, R$287.4 billion should be allocated to workers in the formal market and R$111.6 billion to retirees and pensioners.