What Portugal pays
Real salary ranges from active job ads — by role, industry, city and career level. No surveys, no estimation models: we only show what employers themselves put in the ad.
| Roles | n | Range p25 – p75 | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| software developer | 31 | 43,225 € – 50,800 € | 43,225 € |
| Industry | n | Range p25 – p75 | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software | 74 | 43,225 € – 62,500 € | 47,000 € |
| Financial Services | 42 | 32,000 € – 125,775 € | 55,087 € |
| Retail | 36 | 15,750 € – 17,500 € | 17,500 € |
| City | n | Range p25 – p75 | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon | 59 | 17,500 € – 50,000 € | 40,750 € |
| Lisbon, Portugal | 35 | 34,213 € – 58,250 € | 49,600 € |
| Portugal | 30 | 14,478 € – 41,444 € | 15,826 € |
| Departments | n | Range p25 – p75 | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software | 79 | 42,250 € – 61,400 € | 43,225 € |
| Engineering | 41 | 15,652 € – 61,000 € | 30,000 € |
| Career level | n | Range p25 – p75 | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | 94 | 30,362 € – 54,602 € | 43,225 € |
| Senior | 67 | 43,225 € – 62,500 € | 47,500 € |
| Skills | n | Range p25 – p75 | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI | 119 | 38,350 € – 62,500 € | 49,600 € |
| Cloud | 85 | 42,500 € – 80,000 € | 52,000 € |
| Fintech | 76 | 40,506 € – 62,500 € | 50,000 € |
| Security | 68 | 42,125 € – 91,250 € | 55,000 € |
| Backend | 55 | 43,225 € – 67,850 € | 47,500 € |
| Python | 49 | 43,225 € – 110,000 € | 60,050 € |
| Data | 46 | 34,000 € – 59,625 € | 46,500 € |
| AWS | 44 | 43,225 € – 95,750 € | 62,500 € |
| Healthtech | 44 | 48,521 € – 125,775 € | 62,500 € |
| Google cloud | 43 | 43,225 € – 95,500 € | 52,000 € |
| Kubernetes | 41 | 43,225 € – 70,000 € | 55,000 € |
| CI/CD | 40 | 43,219 € – 62,500 € | 50,000 € |
| Frontend | 40 | 43,225 € – 62,500 € | 45,362 € |
| E-Commerce | 35 | 17,500 € – 58,500 € | 37,000 € |
| Docker | 34 | 43,225 € – 66,625 € | 52,500 € |
| Mobile | 34 | 19,239 € – 43,225 € | 43,225 € |
Median annual salary by country
EUR/year, converted to EUR · Click opens the country page with all roles, industries and cities
Median annual salary by country
| Country | n | Range p25 – p75 | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 84,335 | 34,578 € – 50,100 € | 41,340 € |
| Germany | 63,743 | 27,520 € – 45,600 € | 33,540 € |
| Austria | 61,306 | 30,800 € – 43,746 € | 36,008 € |
| United States | 57,509 | 62,608 € – 168,350 € | 116,025 € |
| France | 53,011 | 22,360 € – 33,000 € | 25,632 € |
| Singapore | 47,435 | 26,112 € – 46,920 € | 33,456 € |
| Remote | 15,482 | 75,075 € – 168,350 € | 120,589 € |
| Czechia | 15,168 | 13,776 € – 20,418 € | 17,220 € |
| United Kingdom | 9,695 | 34,515 € – 70,200 € | 48,298 € |
| Spain | 5,106 | 18,547 € – 28,000 € | 22,274 € |
Frequently asked questions
Where does the salary data come from?
From active job ads in which the employer states a salary range — currently 278 in Portugal. We take the midpoint of the range, convert foreign currencies and monthly/hourly wages to EUR/year, and show the median as well as p25–p75.
Why do some values seem low?
In Portugal, only 12.1 % of ads state a salary — with a disproportionate share of collective-agreement and public-sector ads among them. Jobs without a stated salary are missing. The values therefore describe the transparent part of the market; that's why we always show n and the range.
When do we show a value?
Only from 30 ads per combination (e.g. role × city). Below that, a median isn't robust and individual salaries could be inferred.
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