This article aims to analyze the dynamics of the basic teacher’s salary in the education system of the city of Sao Paulo from 1996 through 2016, in relation to the National Minimum Wage, the Necessary Minimum Wage by DIEESE (SMN) and national Professional Starting Salary (PSPN). It is a documental and bibliographical research focusing on national and municipal legislation and on the analysis of the initial and final teachers’ base salary. It was found that although the basic salary of municipal teachers was 40 percent higher than the PSPN in 2009, in 2016 it was only 11 percent higher. The Starting Salary was also below the SMN-DIEESE in November 2016, R$ 3,550.00 and R$ 3,940.41, respectively. O objetivo deste artigo é analisar a dinâmica do vencimento base dos professores da rede municipal paulistana no período de 1996 a 2016, em relação ao Salário Mínimo, ao Salário Mínimo Necessário do Dieese (SMN) e ao Piso Salarial Profissional Nacional (PSPN). Trata-se de pesquisa documental e bibliográfica, com foco na legislação nacional e municipal e na análise do vencimento base inicial e final dos professores. Constatou-se que, embora o vencimento base dos professores municipais fosse 40% superior ao PSPN em 2009, em 2016 foi apenas 11% superior. O Piso Salarial para jornada de 40 horas também se encontrava abaixo do SMN-Dieese em novembro de 2016, R$ 3.550,00 e R$ 3.940,41 respectivamente.