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Salaries in Portugal - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Portugal is, by default, in the range of 14,868 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 60,108 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 24K
10% 14K
25% 18K
75% 30K
90% 38K
25-34
 
 
Average 33K
Median 30K
10% 15K
25% 21K
75% 42K
90% 56K
35-44
 
 
Average 39K
Median 35K
10% 18K
25% 25K
75% 49K
90% 66K
45-54
 
 
Average 37K
Median 32K
10% 15K
25% 22K
75% 46K
90% 63K
55+
 
 
Average 33K
Median 29K
10% 15K
25% 20K
75% 41K
90% 56K

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

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Men
36,816 USD
31,008 USD
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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 (USD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
1,362,816 USD
2. Managing Director Top Management
1,146,528 USD
3. IT Director Top Management
1,111,536 USD
4. Leasing Director Leasing
1,068,912 USD
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,048,608 USD
6. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
944,784 USD
7. Lead developer Information Technology
941,760 USD
8. Plant manager Top Management
895,392 USD
9. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
892,368 USD
10. IT Architect Information Technology
860,544 USD
11. Head of product development Management
858,960 USD
12. Sales Director Top Management
842,112 USD
13. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
808,992 USD
14. Publishing House Director Top Management
793,872 USD
15. Finance Manager Management
785,376 USD
16. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
785,088 USD
17. Operations Manager Top Management
761,616 USD
18. Technical Director Top Management
760,752 USD
19. Marketing Director Top Management
759,168 USD
20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
750,384 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
174,096 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
193,104 USD
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
199,584 USD
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
206,496 USD
5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
206,496 USD
6. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
210,528 USD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
210,528 USD
8. Packer Production
214,272 USD
9. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
214,992 USD
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
217,440 USD
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
217,728 USD
12. Security Guard Security & Protection
218,304 USD
13. Florist Service Industries
220,032 USD
14. Receptionist I Administration
220,176 USD
15. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
221,184 USD
16. Cleaner General labour
221,328 USD
17. Receptionist Administration
221,616 USD
18. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
222,048 USD
19. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
222,192 USD
20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
224,064 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

EstoniaEstonia
28,371 USD (net)
HungaryHungary
31,338 USD (gross)
RomaniaRomania
20,676 USD (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
28,599 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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IT/Technical Support Specialist
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Porto
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,491 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,250 EUR
Anually salary
17,892 USD
Anually salary
15,000 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-28 15:25:29
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Production Planner
Production
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Porto
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
1,730 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,450 EUR
Anually salary
20,760 USD
Anually salary
17,400 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-28 00:11:00
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Frontend developer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Vila Nova de Gaia
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,175 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,500 EUR
Anually salary
50,100 USD
Anually salary
42,000 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-27 17:03:02
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Production Director
Top Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Vila Nova de Gaia
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,308 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,935 EUR
Anually salary
27,696 USD
Anually salary
23,220 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-27 02:29:09
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Production Director
Top Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Vila Nova de Gaia
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,937 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,300 EUR
Anually salary
47,244 USD
Anually salary
39,600 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-26 19:53:26
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Transport manager
Management
Age group
55+
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Faro
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,431 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,200 EUR
Anually salary
17,172 USD
Anually salary
14,400 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-26 17:56:42
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Agricultural Engineer, Agronomist
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Santa Cruz
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,859 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,558 EUR
Anually salary
22,308 USD
Anually salary
18,696 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-26 15:17:20
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Branch Director
Top Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Vila Nova de Gaia
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,751 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,983 EUR
Anually salary
57,012 USD
Anually salary
47,796 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-26 13:48:56
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Account Manager
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Lagoa
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,670 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,400 EUR
Anually salary
20,040 USD
Anually salary
16,800 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-26 11:20:01
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Junior Project Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Lisbon
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,312 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
1,100 EUR
Anually salary
15,744 USD
Anually salary
13,200 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-24 14:07:28
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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 2,916 USD.

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, Seamstress, Tailor.

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 15.78% less than men.

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