Average salary in Portugal (2025)

Statistical averages from Eurostat. Figures in euros; local currency shown where useful.

Average gross / month

€2,314

Average net / month

€1,787

Minimum wage / month

€1,073

About 55.7% of the average wage

Real change (3y)

+11.6%

Wage growth after inflation

Job marketEmployment, vacancies, inflation and working patterns

Inflation right now

2.4%

As of 2025-12

Unemployment rate

6.0%

Share of the active workforce

Youth unemployment

19.5%

Ages 15–24

Employment rate

79.6%

Ages 20-64, share of the population in work

Job vacancy rate

1.4%

As of 2025-Q4

Part-time workers

6.8%

Share of employment, ages 20-64

Usually work from home

8.9%

Plus 12.4% sometimes (2025)

Income, tax & workHousehold income, tax burden, time and employer cost

Median income / year

€14,465

Household equivalised, after tax

Tax wedge

32.5%

Tax + social contributions on labour

Usual weekly hours

39.8 h

Main job, ages 20–64

Labour cost / hour

€18

Total cost to employ (gross + employer)

Compared with the EU average

Deviation from the simple average of all covered countries. Green means better for workers: higher pay and employment, lower costs, unemployment and tax.

Average net / month€1,787 vs EU €2,592 · -31.1%

Average gross / month€2,314 vs EU €3,309 · -30.1%

Cost of living85 vs EU 98 · -13.1%

Unemployment rate6.0% vs EU 6.3% · -4.0%

Employment rate79.6% vs EU 75.8% · +5.0%

Tax wedge32.5% vs EU 35.6% · -8.8%

Net salary trend

Average net monthly salary in euros.

Cost of living by category

Price level relative to the EU average (EU = 100). Above the line is pricier than the EU norm; below is cheaper.

Food & non-alcoholic drinks102

Alcohol & tobacco91.7

Clothing & footwear91.4

Housing & utilities81.1

Furnishings & household equipment97.4

Health89.2

Transport87.9

Information & communication110.4

Recreation & culture82.6

Education75.7

Restaurants & hotels73.6

Other goods & services85.6

Housing

House prices (1-year change)

+17.6%

Annual change in the house price index

Housing cost overburden

6.3%

Share of people spending over 40% of income on housing

Work incentives

How much of extra earnings is lost to taxes and withdrawn benefits. Lower is better: it means taking a job or a raise pays off.

Low-wage trap

31.8%

Lost when pay rises from a low wage

Unemployment trap

81.5%

Lost when taking a job from unemployment

Gender pay gap by sector

Unadjusted gap in average gross hourly pay between men and women, by economic sector.

Health & social work29.6%

Financial services20.1%

Manufacturing19.8%

Information & communication16.7%

Professional & scientific15.0%

Education11.3%

Wholesale & retail trade11.1%

Construction-14.7%

Pay by occupation

Monthly earnings by ISCO-1 occupation group. Click headers to sort.

Occupation		Median	P10	P90
Managers	€3,270	€2,801	€1,057	€5,950
Professionals	€2,077	€1,792	€973	€3,478
Technicians and associate professionals	€1,660	€1,372	€800	€2,855
Clerical support workers	€1,117	€945	€702	€1,762
Craft and related trades workers	€958	€844	€680	€1,382
Plant and machine operators and assemblers	€948	€843	€680	€1,348
Service and sales workers	€912	€826	€650	€1,230
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	€830	€749	€680	€1,110
Elementary occupations	€791	€737	€637	€1,000

Occupation-level figures come from the 2022 Structure of Earnings Survey, the latest round of this four-yearly survey. The next round covers 2026.

Managers€3,270