Not for every job. A 13th salary (an extra month's pay, usually in December) comes from your employment contract or a collective agreement. It is common in hotels, banks and the public sector, but a private employer without such an agreement does not have to pay it.
If a vacancy or offer mentions a 13th salary, ask for it in writing in the contract. To compare offers, put the monthly pay and 12 or 13 salaries into the salary calculator.
General information, checked against official sources on the date shown; not legal or tax advice. For your own case ask the official body named in the answer, a trade union or an accountant.
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