Hiring in Europe in 2025? Get our free guide to employment costs, net pay, and salary benchmarks across 36 European countries.
Download NowSocial insurance: 23.75% (22.3% for nonprofit companies)
Labour Accident Insurance: 1.75%
Wage Guarantee Fund: 1%
Social insurance: 11%
Solidarity tax - 2.5% for taxpayers with an aggregated taxable income between EUR 80,000 and EUR 250,000
GROSS INCOME | PROGRESSIVE TAX RATE |
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Up to €8,059 | 13% |
€8,060 - €12,160 | 16.5% |
€12,161 - €17,233 | 22% |
€17,234 - €22,306 | 25% |
€22,307 - €28,400 | 32% |
€28,401 - €41,629 | 35.5% |
€41,630 - €44,987 | 43.5% |
€44,988 - €83,696 | 45% |
More than €83,696 | 48% |
Paid time off: 22 days + bank holidays
Paternity leave: 28 days
Sick leave: 1,095 days
Parental leave: 120-150 days
Maternity leave: 30 days before birth and 42 after birth
As with every other country, there are certain costs associated with employing a worker in Portugal that come on top of the gross salary you are offering. In Portugal those are social insurance, labour accident insurance, and contributions to the Wage guarantee fund. To view the exact percentages and amounts given the salary you are planning to offer, you can use our handy calculator tool.
In Portugal, both employers and employees have to pay taxes. For employers, these include social insurance contributions, labour accident insurance, and contributions to the Wage guarantee fund, and for employees, they include social insurance, solidarity tax and Income tax. To get a clear overview with both employee and employer taxes, use our salary breakdown calculator, submitting any additional data needed and get a downloadable pdf like this one.
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