Salaries in Portugal - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Portugal is, by default, in the range of 1,232.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 5,023.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.

Gross salary in Portugal is

80% of people earn:

1,232 - 5,023 USD

10% earn less lthan 1,232 USD

10% earns more than 5,023 USD

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Distribution of employees in Portugal into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Portugal by age in USD.

<24

Average 2,097

Median 1,947

10% 1,158

25% 1,487

75% 2,542

90% 3,215

25-34

Average 2,832

Median 2,494

10% 1,202

25% 1,718

75% 3,563

90% 4,867

35-44

Average 3,194

Median 2,822

10% 1,377

25% 1,954

75% 4,014

90% 5,460

45-54

Average 3,042

Median 2,632

10% 1,187

25% 1,758

75% 3,864

90% 5,390

55+

Average 2,832

Median 2,473

10% 1,155

25% 1,677

75% 3,577

90% 4,938

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Portugal (USD).

Men

3,054 USD

2,596 USD

Women

In general, in Portugal, men earn 17.6% more than women.

The best paid positions in Portugal

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Portugal (USD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

6,923.46 USD

2. Managing Director Top Management

5,897.03 USD

3. IT Director Top Management

5,810.07 USD

4. Leasing Director Leasing

5,644.84 USD

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

5,564.92 USD

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

5,265.05 USD

7. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

4,819.90 USD

8. Lead developer Information Technology

4,805.06 USD

9. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

4,700.08 USD

10. Plant manager Top Management

4,667.27 USD

11. IT Architect Information Technology

4,489.25 USD

12. Head of product development Management

4,463.76 USD

13. Sales Director Top Management

4,448.45 USD

14. Finance Manager Management

4,174.53 USD

15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

4,126.71 USD

16. Publishing House Director Top Management

4,112.02 USD

17. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

4,102.44 USD

18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

4,066.94 USD

19. Marketing Director Top Management

3,972.00 USD

20. Logistics Director Top Management

3,968.70 USD

The worst paid positions in Portugal

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Portugal (USD)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

901.80 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

1,000.84 USD

3. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

1,030.84 USD

4. Porter, Information Staff General labour

1,033.86 USD

5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,063.93 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,070.12 USD

7. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

1,073.89 USD

8. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,084.36 USD

9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,090.84 USD

10. Housekeeper Service Industries

1,099.97 USD

11. Packer Production

1,102.57 USD

12. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,103.32 USD

13. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

1,113.93 USD

14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,126.87 USD

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

1,127.73 USD

16. Receptionist I Administration

1,131.39 USD

17. Security Guard Security & Protection

1,135.74 USD

18. Cleaner General labour

1,137.12 USD

19. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

1,151.47 USD

20. Receptionist Administration

1,157.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bulgaria

1,733 USD (net)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

CNC Programmer
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Leiria

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,571 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,350 EUR

Anually salary

18,852 USD

Anually salary

16,200 EUR

Posted: 2025-10-26 21:48:06

Retail Store Manager
Commerce

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Porto Covo

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

2,976 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,557 EUR

Anually salary

35,712 USD

Anually salary

30,684 EUR

Posted: 2025-10-26 10:51:26

Seller / Cashier
Commerce

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Porto

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,088 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

935 EUR

Anually salary

13,056 USD

Anually salary

11,220 EUR

Posted: 2025-10-24 12:03:59

HR Officer
Human Resources

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Leca da Palmeira

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,164 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,000 EUR

Anually salary

13,968 USD

Anually salary

12,000 EUR

Posted: 2025-10-23 16:03:14

CNC Programmer
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Lousa

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,719 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,477 EUR

Anually salary

20,628 USD

Anually salary

17,724 EUR

Posted: 2025-10-22 22:40:41

Cloud Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Lisbon

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

7,469 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,417 EUR

Anually salary

89,628 USD

Anually salary

77,004 EUR

Posted: 2025-10-21 01:11:34

Android Developer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Porto

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,492 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,000 EUR

Anually salary

41,904 USD

Anually salary

36,000 EUR

Posted: 2025-10-20 23:49:41

Team leader
Management

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Setúbal

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,104 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,667 EUR

Anually salary

37,248 USD

Anually salary

32,004 EUR

Posted: 2025-10-20 16:29:57

IT Product Manager
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Lisbon

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,376 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,900 EUR

Anually salary

40,512 USD

Anually salary

34,800 EUR

Posted: 2025-10-19 12:52:05

Optometrist
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Aveiro

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,604 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,378 EUR

Anually salary

19,248 USD

Anually salary

16,536 EUR

Posted: 2025-10-18 11:56:07

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Salaries in Portugal - Paylab.com

Distribution of employees in Portugal into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Portugal by age in USD.

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Portugal (USD).

The best paid positions in Portugal

The worst paid positions in Portugal

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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