In 2024, there were about 4.75 million workers in Portugal, an increase of 2.7%, compared to 2023, according to IA data, which analyzes 20 sectors of activity.
Only about 273,800 workers in Portugal had a regular gross remuneration over two thousand euros per month, corresponding to four sectors of activity, according to Lusa calculations based on the data released by .
In 2024, the average monthly regular remuneration per worker grew 6.4%, compared to 2023, to 1,294 euros, but advanced only 3.9% in real terms, according to data released on Friday by the National Statistics Institute ( INE).
Note that regular monthly gross remuneration, in addition to base salary, includes other regular remuneration components, such as food allowance, awards, bonuses, among others.
In 2024, there was about 4.75 million workers in Portugalan increase of 2.7%, compared to 2023, according to IA data, which analyzes 20 sectors of activity.
Of this total, only about 273,800 workers (the equivalent of 5.77% of the total) had, last year, a regular monthly remuneration average of more than 2,000 euros, covering four sectors of the Portuguese economy, according to Lusa’s analysis based on in the data mentioned above.
I.e, Only 5.77% of workers had, in 2024, a regular monthly gross remuneration for 2,000 euros, While the remaining 94.23% of workers, from a set of 16 sectors, had an average salary below this bar.
And if we look only at the Base Gross Remuneration, there are only two sectors with an average base salary over 2,000 euros gross per month.
In which sectors the salary Is medium higher?
The sector of electricity, gas, vapor, hot and cold water and cold air This is where the average salary is higher, with the average regular remuneration to rise 2.9% in 2024, compared to the same period, to 2,773 euros gross per month.
Follow the activities financeiras and insurances, whose average regular remuneration rose 3.5% last year, compared to 2023, to 2,335 euros gross per month and by activities of international organizations e other extraterritorial institutions, whose average regular remuneration rose 5.5% in 2024, compared to the same period, to 2,149 euros gross per month, according to IA data.
Still, from the 2,000 euros gross a month, there are information and communication activities, whose average remuneration rose 5.2% last year, compared to 2023, to 2,095 gross euros per month.
On the other hand, there are five sectors whose average regular remuneration was below 1,100 gross euros per month, covering more than 1.3 million workers, according to Lusa calculations, based on statistics office data. That is, more than a quarter of the population employed (28% of the total).
Agriculture, animal production, hunting, forest and fishing was the sector whose average salary was lower, with the average regular remuneration to rise 7% in 2024, compared to the same period, to 827 euros gross per month, ie little more than that the minimum wage of height (820 euros).
Administrative and support services are followed, whose average remuneration rose 8.2% in 2024, compared to the same period, for 885 euros gross per month, accommodation, restoration and the like (with a rise of 6.9 % for 896 euros gross per month), construction (also with a rise from 6.9% to 1,003 euros gross) and other service activities (with a climbing from 5.7% to 1,071 euros gross).
The total remuneration and base remuneration increased 6.3% and 6.2%, respectively, to 1,602 euros and 1,213 euros, respectively.
In real, in real terms, the average total monthly remuneration grew by 3.8% and its base component rose 3.7%.
