Net annual earnings in Portugal
A single worker on average pay in Portugal took home €21,449 per year in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Portugal, 2025
€21,449
Change from 2024
+6.7%
European Union, 2025
€29,954 per year
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
€25,273 per year
Net annual earnings in Portugal over time
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Euro per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €21,449 per year | €29,954 per year |
| 2024 | €20,099 per yearb (break in time series) | €28,777 per yearb (break in time series) |
| 2023 | €15,301 per year | €28,324 per year |
| 2022 | €14,214 per year | €26,654 per year |
| 2021 | €13,503 per year | €25,104 per year |
| 2020 | €12,935 per year | €24,047 per year |
| 2019 | €12,823 per year | €23,850 per year |
| 2018 | €12,402 per year | €23,167 per year |
| 2017 | €11,938 per year | €22,597 per year |
| 2016 | €11,704 per year | €22,240 per year |
| 2015 | €11,536 per year | €21,954 per year |
| 2014 | €11,664 per year | €21,608 per year |
| 2013 | €11,729 per year | €21,324 per year |
| 2012 | €12,253 per year | – |
| 2011 | €12,008 per year | – |
| 2010 | €12,190 per year | – |
| 2009 | €12,006 per year | – |
| 2008 | €11,715 per year | – |
| 2007 | €11,363 per year | – |
| 2006 | €10,883 per year | – |
| 2005 | €10,587 per year | – |
| 2004 | €10,159 per year | – |
| 2003 | €9,843 per year | – |
| 2002 | €9,499 per year | – |
| 2001 | €9,176 per year | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +6.7% from €20,099 per year in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was €11,536 per year, the figure has changed by +85.9%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was €29,954 per year.