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Salaries in Portugal - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Portugal is, by default, in the range of 12,468 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 50,388 EUR (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:
12K - 50K EUR
10% earn less lthan 12K EUR
10% earns more than 50K EUR
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Distribution of employees in Portugal into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in Portugal by age in EUR.

<24
 
 
Average 21K
Median 20K
10% 12K
25% 15K
75% 26K
90% 32K
25-34
 
 
Average 28K
Median 25K
10% 13K
25% 18K
75% 35K
90% 47K
35-44
 
 
Average 33K
Median 29K
10% 15K
25% 21K
75% 41K
90% 55K
45-54
 
 
Average 31K
Median 27K
10% 13K
25% 18K
75% 39K
90% 53K
55+
 
 
Average 28K
Median 25K
10% 12K
25% 17K
75% 35K
90% 47K

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

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Men
30,864 EUR
25,992 EUR
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Women
In general, in Portugal, men earn 18.7% more than women.

The best paid positions in Portugal

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
1,151,424 EUR
2. Managing Director Top Management
968,688 EUR
3. IT Director Top Management
939,024 EUR
4. Leasing Director Leasing
903,024 EUR
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
886,032 EUR
6. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
798,192 EUR
7. Lead developer Information Technology
795,744 EUR
8. Plant manager Top Management
756,432 EUR
9. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
753,984 EUR
10. IT Architect Information Technology
727,056 EUR
11. Head of product development Management
725,760 EUR
12. Sales Director Top Management
711,504 EUR
13. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
683,424 EUR
14. Publishing House Director Top Management
670,752 EUR
15. Finance Manager Management
663,552 EUR
16. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
663,408 EUR
17. Operations Manager Top Management
643,536 EUR
18. Technical Director Top Management
642,816 EUR
19. Marketing Director Top Management
641,376 EUR
20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
634,032 EUR

The worst paid positions in Portugal

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
147,024 EUR
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
163,152 EUR
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
168,624 EUR
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
174,384 EUR
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
174,528 EUR
6. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
177,840 EUR
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
177,840 EUR
8. Packer Production
181,008 EUR
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
181,584 EUR
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
183,744 EUR
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
183,888 EUR
12. Security Guard Security & Protection
184,464 EUR
13. Florist Service Industries
185,904 EUR
14. Receptionist I Administration
186,048 EUR
15. Cleaner General labour
186,912 EUR
16. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
186,912 EUR
17. Receptionist Administration
187,200 EUR
18. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
187,632 EUR
19. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
187,776 EUR
20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
189,360 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

HungaryHungary
25,948 EUR (gross)
EstoniaEstonia
23,783 EUR (net)
PolandPoland
32,171 EUR (gross)
BulgariaBulgaria
18,284 EUR (net)

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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Architect
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Lisbon
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,603 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,380 EUR
Anually salary
19,236 USD
Anually salary
16,560 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-16 19:49:22
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Team leader
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Setúbal
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,646 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,417 EUR
Anually salary
19,752 USD
Anually salary
17,004 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-15 23:36:45
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Payroll Clerk
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Porto
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,788 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,400 EUR
Anually salary
33,456 USD
Anually salary
28,800 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-15 22:41:33
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Operations Manager
Top Management
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Santarém
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,836 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,302 EUR
Anually salary
46,032 USD
Anually salary
39,624 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-15 14:14:59
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CRM specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Lisbon
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,323 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,000 EUR
Anually salary
27,876 USD
Anually salary
24,000 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-14 22:54:28
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Car Fleet Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Lisbon
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,859 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,600 EUR
Anually salary
22,308 USD
Anually salary
19,200 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-14 18:48:08
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Administrative Worker
Administration
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Cascais
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,011 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
870 EUR
Anually salary
12,132 USD
Anually salary
10,440 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-14 13:52:11
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Civil Engineer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Fafe
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,336 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,150 EUR
Anually salary
16,032 USD
Anually salary
13,800 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-14 10:50:06
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Forest Engineer
Water Management, Forestry, Environment
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Ilhavo
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,372 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,042 EUR
Anually salary
28,464 USD
Anually salary
24,504 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-13 23:16:08
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Quality Control/ISO Manager
Top Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Sacavem
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,626 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,400 EUR
Anually salary
19,512 USD
Anually salary
16,800 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-13 22:47:04
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Portugal is 2,445 EUR.

The best-paid positions in the country Portugal are Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, IT Director, Leasing Director, Country Manager/Director.

The worst-paid positions in the country Portugal are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Social counselor, Porter, Information Staff, Tailor, Seamstress.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Portugal, regardless of the work they do, women earn 15.79% less than men.

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