Minimum wage is not adequate for a decent life
Portugal’s minimum wage is between 35% and 42% below what is necessary to provide a decent standard of living This is according to a study ‘Decent Salary in Portugal’ coordinated by the economist [...]
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Posted New minimum salary will cost companies €866 per year for each employee
Company bosses will have to fork out an extra €866 per annum for each employee because the minimum wage has gone up from €870 to €920 per month starting from January 1. The wage increase adds an [...]
Portugal approves minimum wage increase to €920 for 2026
Portugal’s government approved an increase in the national minimum wage by €50 in 2026 from €870 to €920 gross. The decision was announced by the Minister of the Presidency António Leitão Amaro [...]
Portugal in 11th place in EU wage ranking
Portugal comes in 11th place out of all the EU Member States on salaries according to its statistics organisation Eurostat, with a gross minimum wage of €957 per month. Immediately ahead of it [...]
Companies foresee salaries uptick of 4.2%
Portuguese companies are expecting salaries to go up by around 4.2%. That is still below the inflation rate but could be necessary to partly offset a continuing loss in purchasing power. Over the [...]
Public sector staff earn more than private
The average public sector worker earns more in Portugal than the average private sector employee according to the National Statistics Institute (INE). A public sector worker takes home an average [...]
