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Salaries in Portugal - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Portugal is, by default, in the range of 14,784 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 60,276 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual 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:
15K - 60K USD
10% earn less lthan 15K USD
10% earns more than 60K 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 25K
Median 23K
10% 14K
25% 18K
75% 31K
90% 39K
25-34
 
 
Average 34K
Median 30K
10% 14K
25% 21K
75% 43K
90% 58K
35-44
 
 
Average 38K
Median 34K
10% 17K
25% 23K
75% 48K
90% 66K
45-54
 
 
Average 37K
Median 32K
10% 14K
25% 21K
75% 46K
90% 65K
55+
 
 
Average 34K
Median 30K
10% 14K
25% 20K
75% 43K
90% 59K

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

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Men
36,648 USD
31,152 USD
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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
996,978 USD
2. Managing Director Top Management
849,172 USD
3. IT Director Top Management
836,650 USD
4. Leasing Director Leasing
812,857 USD
5. Call Centre Director Top Management
801,349 USD
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
758,168 USD
7. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
694,066 USD
8. Lead developer Information Technology
691,928 USD
9. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
676,811 USD
10. Plant manager Top Management
672,086 USD
11. IT Architect Information Technology
646,452 USD
12. Head of product development Management
642,782 USD
13. Sales Director Top Management
640,577 USD
14. Finance Manager Management
601,133 USD
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
594,246 USD
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
592,131 USD
17. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics
590,751 USD
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
585,639 USD
19. Marketing Director Top Management
571,968 USD
20. Logistics Director Top Management
571,493 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
129,859 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
144,122 USD
3. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care
148,441 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
148,876 USD
5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
153,206 USD
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
154,097 USD
7. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care
154,640 USD
8. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
156,148 USD
9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
157,081 USD
10. Housekeeper Service Industries
158,395 USD
11. Packer Production
158,771 USD
12. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
158,877 USD
13. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
160,405 USD
14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
162,269 USD
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
162,393 USD
16. Receptionist I Administration
162,920 USD
17. Security Guard Security & Protection
163,546 USD
18. Cleaner General labour
163,745 USD
19. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
165,812 USD
20. Receptionist Administration
166,608 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

BulgariaBulgaria
20,801 USD (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
13,258 USD (net)
LatviaLatvia
23,958 USD (net)
HungaryHungary
29,206 USD (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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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
ClockPosted: 2025-10-26 21:48:06
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-10-26 10:51:26
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-10-24 12:03:59
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-10-23 16:03:14
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-10-22 22:40:41
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-10-21 01:11:34
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-10-20 23:49:41
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-10-20 16:29:57
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-10-19 12:52:05
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-10-18 11:56:07
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