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Portugal

Country: Portugal

Portugal’s minimum wage is €920 a month in 2026 – and on top of 12 monthly salaries you get a holiday allowance and a Christmas allowance. 79.6% of people aged 20–64 have a job, above the EU average. Find out where the shortages are, where to look for a job, how to apply (in Portuguese or, if needed, in English) and what to do in your first weeks.

Minimum wage (retribuição mínima mensal garantida): €920 a month from 1 January 2026 (Decree-Law 139/2025).
14 payments a year: besides 12 monthly salaries you are entitled to a holiday allowance (subsídio de férias), normally paid before your holidays, and a Christmas allowance (subsídio de Natal, the “13th month”) worth one month’s pay, paid by 15 December. That is why Eurostat shows the minimum wage as €1,073 a month spread over 12 months.
Collective agreements can set better pay and conditions for a sector – ask which one applies to your job.
Working time: normally at most 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week.
Holidays: at least 22 working days of paid leave a year. In your first year you earn 2 working days per month of your contract (up to 20 days), which you can take after 6 full months of work.
Help: the labour inspectorate ACT answers questions about your rights on 300 069 300 (weekdays 9:00–12:30).

published: 2014-09-03
last modification: 2026-10-03

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Key figures: Eurostat (population on 1 January 2026; unemployment and employment rates 2025; minimum wages July 2026); for the United Kingdom – Office for National Statistics; for Liechtenstein – national statistics. Country information: EURES – Living and working conditions, public employment services and the official government websites listed under each country. Rules, thresholds and amounts can change – check the official sources before you move. Updated: October 2026.

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