Salaries in Portugal - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Portugal is, by default, in the range of 1,212.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 4,943.00 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:

1,212 - 4,943 USD

10% earn less lthan 1,212 USD

10% earns more than 4,943 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 2,064

Median 1,916

10% 1,139

25% 1,463

75% 2,501

90% 3,164

25-34

Average 2,787

Median 2,454

10% 1,183

25% 1,691

75% 3,506

90% 4,790

35-44

Average 3,143

Median 2,777

10% 1,355

25% 1,923

75% 3,951

90% 5,374

45-54

Average 2,994

Median 2,591

10% 1,168

25% 1,730

75% 3,802

90% 5,304

55+

Average 2,787

Median 2,434

10% 1,137

25% 1,651

75% 3,521

90% 4,859

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

Men

3,006 USD

2,555 USD

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 (USD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

6,978.75 USD

2. Managing Director Top Management

5,944.12 USD

3. IT Director Top Management

5,856.47 USD

4. Leasing Director Leasing

5,689.92 USD

5. Call Centre Director Top Management

5,609.37 USD

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

5,307.10 USD

7. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

4,858.39 USD

8. Lead developer Information Technology

4,843.43 USD

9. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

4,737.61 USD

10. Plant manager Top Management

4,704.54 USD

11. IT Architect Information Technology

4,525.10 USD

12. Head of product development Management

4,499.41 USD

13. Sales Director Top Management

4,483.98 USD

14. Finance Manager Management

4,207.87 USD

15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

4,159.66 USD

16. Publishing House Director Top Management

4,144.86 USD

17. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

4,135.20 USD

18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

4,099.42 USD

19. Marketing Director Top Management

4,003.72 USD

20. Logistics Director Top Management

4,000.40 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

909.00 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

1,008.84 USD

3. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

1,039.07 USD

4. Porter, Information Staff General labour

1,042.12 USD

5. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,072.43 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,078.66 USD

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

1,082.47 USD

8. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,093.02 USD

9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,099.55 USD

10. Housekeeper Service Industries

1,108.75 USD

11. Packer Production

1,111.38 USD

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

1,112.13 USD

13. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

1,122.82 USD

14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,135.87 USD

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

1,136.74 USD

16. Receptionist I Administration

1,140.43 USD

17. Security Guard Security & Protection

1,144.81 USD

18. Cleaner General labour

1,146.20 USD

19. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

1,160.67 USD

20. Receptionist Administration

1,166.24 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Cook
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Lisbon

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,847 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,600 EUR

Anually salary

22,164 USD

Anually salary

19,200 EUR

Posted: 2025-11-25 02:44:17

Health and Safety Officer
Security & Protection

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Vila Nogueira de Azeitao

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,732 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,500 EUR

Anually salary

20,784 USD

Anually salary

18,000 EUR

Posted: 2025-11-24 20:35:55

ICT-specialist
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Lisbon

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,271 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,700 EUR

Anually salary

51,252 USD

Anually salary

44,400 EUR

Posted: 2025-11-24 19:44:47

Process Engineer
Production

Age group

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Carregado

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,126 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,708 EUR

Anually salary

37,512 USD

Anually salary

32,496 EUR

Posted: 2025-11-24 13:30:46

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Porto

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,027 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

890 EUR

Anually salary

12,324 USD

Anually salary

10,680 EUR

Posted: 2025-11-24 01:33:46

Kitchen Helper
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Azeitao

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

2,078 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,800 EUR

Anually salary

24,936 USD

Anually salary

21,600 EUR

Posted: 2025-11-23 20:52:50

Web Designer
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Lisbon

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,001 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,600 EUR

Anually salary

36,012 USD

Anually salary

31,200 EUR

Posted: 2025-11-22 20:23:29

Quality Control/ISO Manager
Top Management

Age group

55+

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Viana do Castelo

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,597 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,250 EUR

Anually salary

31,164 USD

Anually salary

27,000 EUR

Posted: 2025-11-21 18:10:14

Quality Manager
Management

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Leiria

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,742 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,375 EUR

Anually salary

32,904 USD

Anually salary

28,500 EUR

Posted: 2025-11-21 17:46:30

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Porto

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,020 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,750 EUR

Anually salary

24,240 USD

Anually salary

21,000 EUR

Posted: 2025-11-21 16:18:12

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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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