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I believe the legal minimum wage is about 1.4 million Guaranies which is about US $290 per month.  Of course this is the LEGAL minimum wage - there are many people who are paid much, much less. For example I recently was told that the going rate for a day maid in Caaguazu is 200,000 Guaranies which is like $53 per month. Much like your nephew many people survive with additional help from relatives working abroad (mostly in Spain and/or Argentina).   

Speaking of law vs. social conventions: Even if you manage to get a high paying job here there is no guarantee that your salary won't slowly diminish or plain old disappear within a couple of months. Foreigners looking to work in Paraguay should be aware of this. Unless you are a direct hire from a US or other foreign employer you will be subject to the same shenanigans many Paraguayans in white collar jobs have to deal with.

Thanks, that was interesting.

The discrepancy between the minimum wage in the US $7 and the negotiated wage $5 is 7 to 5.

The ratio in Paraguay may be as high as G1,400,000 legal min wage to G200,000 for the maid in Caaguazu is 7 to 1.

In the US a negotiated wage of less than the minimum would never be advertised. Never.

Do people in Paraguay openly advertise a wage less than the legal minimum?  I would thin not, but....?