Salaries in Portugal - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Portugal is, by default, in the range of 12,696 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 51,780 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:

13K - 52K EUR

10% earn less lthan 13K EUR

10% earns more than 52K 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 22K

Median 20K

10% 12K

25% 15K

75% 26K

90% 33K

25-34

Average 29K

Median 26K

10% 12K

25% 18K

75% 37K

90% 50K

35-44

Average 33K

Median 29K

10% 14K

25% 20K

75% 41K

90% 56K

45-54

Average 31K

Median 27K

10% 12K

25% 18K

75% 40K

90% 56K

55+

Average 29K

Median 26K

10% 12K

25% 17K

75% 37K

90% 51K

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

Men

31,488 EUR

26,760 EUR

Women

In general, in Portugal, men earn 17.7% 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

1,157,691 EUR

2. Managing Director Top Management

986,059 EUR

3. IT Director Top Management

971,518 EUR

4. Leasing Director Leasing

943,890 EUR

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

930,527 EUR

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

880,384 EUR

7. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

805,949 EUR

8. Lead developer Information Technology

803,467 EUR

9. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

785,913 EUR

10. Plant manager Top Management

780,427 EUR

11. IT Architect Information Technology

750,660 EUR

12. Head of product development Management

746,398 EUR

13. Sales Director Top Management

743,838 EUR

14. Finance Manager Management

698,036 EUR

15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

690,038 EUR

16. Publishing House Director Top Management

687,583 EUR

17. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

685,980 EUR

18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

680,044 EUR

19. Marketing Director Top Management

664,170 EUR

20. Logistics Director Top Management

663,618 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

150,792 EUR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

167,354 EUR

3. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

172,369 EUR

4. Porter, Information Staff General labour

172,875 EUR

5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

177,903 EUR

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

178,937 EUR

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

179,568 EUR

8. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

181,319 EUR

9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

182,402 EUR

10. Housekeeper Service Industries

183,928 EUR

11. Packer Production

184,365 EUR

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

184,488 EUR

13. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

186,263 EUR

14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

188,427 EUR

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

188,571 EUR

16. Receptionist I Administration

189,183 EUR

17. Security Guard Security & Protection

189,910 EUR

18. Cleaner General labour

190,140 EUR

19. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

192,541 EUR

20. Receptionist Administration

193,465 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

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The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Seller / Cashier
Commerce

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Porto

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,086 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

935 EUR

Anually salary

13,032 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

1,161 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,000 EUR

Anually salary

13,932 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

1,715 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,477 EUR

Anually salary

20,580 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

7,451 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,417 EUR

Anually salary

89,412 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

3,484 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,000 EUR

Anually salary

41,808 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

3,097 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,667 EUR

Anually salary

37,164 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

3,367 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,900 EUR

Anually salary

40,404 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

1,600 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,378 EUR

Anually salary

19,200 USD

Anually salary

16,536 EUR

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

Product owner
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Lisbon

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,960 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,410 EUR

Anually salary

47,520 USD

Anually salary

40,920 EUR

Posted: 2025-10-18 09:14:18

Assistant to a Tax Advisor
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Lisbon

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,742 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,500 EUR

Anually salary

20,904 USD

Anually salary

18,000 EUR

Posted: 2025-10-17 12:29:34

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Salaries in Portugal - Paylab.com

Distribution of employees in Portugal into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in Portugal by age in EUR.

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

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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