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Portugal edition2026 IRS + employee Social Security

Tech Salaries & Take-Homein Portugal, 2026

Verified salary benchmarks and contractor day rates, plus free take-home calculators for 51 technology roles across Portugal.

51roles4cities€47Kmedian salary€371/daymedian day rate

Software Engineer, PortugalData Engineer, PortugalSolutions Architect, PortugalAI / ML Engineer, PortugalAI Product Manager, PortugalAI Research Scientist, Portugal

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Most searched roles in Portugal

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The roles people in Portugal look up most often when researching pay, benchmarked against live 2026 market data.

Software Engineer

Software EngineeringMidPortugal

€47K

per year

Median salary

€35K – €63K

+6.5%
High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only.
2026

Data Engineer

Data & AnalyticsMidPortugal

€42K

per year

Median salary

€33K – €55K

+7.5%
High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only.
2026

Engineering Manager

Software EngineeringMidPortugal

€51K

per year

Median salary

€43K – €63K

+6.5%
High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only.
2026

AI / ML Engineer

Artificial Intelligence & Machine LearningMidPortugal

€54K

per year

Median salary

€39K – €63K

+9.8%
High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only.
2026

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Cybersecurity & GRCMidPortugal

€61K

per year

Median salary

€54K – €78K

+7.8%
High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only.
2026

SAP S/4HANA Lead

Enterprise SystemsMidPortugal

€56K

per year

Median salary

€51K – €63K

+7.8%
High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only.
2026

Local benchmarks

Tech salaries by city in Portugal

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Momentum to watch

Fastest pay growth in Portugal

Salaries don't move evenly across the board. These roles have seen the sharpest year-on-year rises.

AI Strategy & Solutions Architect+10.4%MLOps Engineer+10.0%AI / ML Engineer+9.8%Cybersecurity Specialist / Architect+9.8%AI Research Scientist+9.6%Cloud Security Specialist+9.6%

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Take-Home & Tax Calculators for Portugal

A salary is only as good as what lands in your account. These free tools show exactly what you keep after tax, whether you're salaried, contracting, or hiring in Portugal.

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Portugal Salary Calculator

IRS Escalões · Segurança Social 11%

€60K gross → net after IRS + SS

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Portugal Severance Calculator

Despedimento Coletivo · Caducidade · Ilícito

€2,500/month, 6 years, caducidade → fully IRS-exempt compensação

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Portugal Contractor Day Rate Calculator

Agency vs Recibos Verdes

€350/day, 218 days → agency vs recibos verdes net compared

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Portugal Employer Cost Calculator

23.75% Uncapped · 14 Payments/Year

€3,000/month salary → ~€51,975 true cost of employment (1.44×)

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Offer Checker

Is This a Good Offer? · Real Market Percentiles · Real Take-Home

£85K Software Engineer offer UK → In Market, 8% above median

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Am I Underpaid? Salary Checker

Salary Percentile · Seniority Ladder · City Adjusted

Senior Software Engineer, UK, 10% under median → in line, ~38th percentile

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Beyond the payslip

Contracting and market data for Portugal

Deeper signals behind the headline salary numbers: day rates for contractors, and where demand is shifting.

Contractor day rates

Benchmarks for contractors in Portugal, with IR35 and tax take-home tools.

Market intelligence

Fastest-growing jobs, in-demand skills, and top-paying skills across Portugal.

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Median pay, ranges, and growth for two roles at once. Useful for a lateral move or a specialism switch.

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Fresh off the data desk

Pay Insights for Portugal

All Portugal insights

What the numbers actually mean for your career or your hiring plan, written by people who spend their day inside this data.

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