The average monthly net salary rose 100 euros -to 1,142 -in 2024. It was the biggest climb of the last decade, but is far from resolving inequalities.
O average salary Monthly net of workers due to others in Portugal last year-indicated the National Institute of Statistics (INE), this Friday.
This means a climb of 100 euros, thus resulting in a Net average salary of 1,142 euros.
According to calculations made by the newspaper, this was the higher rise in the average monthly net salary of the last decade.
“O 9.6% increase was historicalGiven that the annual variations have always been around 2% and 3% ”, analyzes the same newspaper. Contrary to what has been happening, all Professions saw the average net salary grow above inflation.
O minimum wage increase (7.8% in 2023 and 7.9% in 2024) and appreciation of public administration careers There were two main drivers of this increase in the average liquid salary.
The military of Armed Forces had the largest increase Salary (21.7%). Farmers and qualified workers of agriculture, fishing and forest were followed (10%); and closing the podium, the technicians and intermediate level professions (9.8%).
However, as analyzed the, the gross compensation average monthly only 6.4% grewreaching 1,640 euros. Already the real growth, adjusted to inflation, was 3.6%.
That is, the Salary appreciation does not always translate into real improvement From purchasing power, nor does it eliminate the structural disparities of the Portuguese labor market – noticed the same magazine.
Inequalities increase
As the INE, the Salary inequality between men and womenwho in 2023 was in the 178 euros, worsened for 206 euros.
Men received an average of 1249 euros, which is equivalent to an increase of 10.14% (115 euros), while women earned an average of 1043 euros, which corresponds to a lower rise of 9.1% (87 euros).
If we only consider the gross salary, after discounts and contributions, the difference is smaller. But even so, A woman continues to gain less 179 euros than a man. In 2022 this difference was 166 euros.
