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Minimum wage and pay scales in Portugal

Statutory minimum wage in Portugal and the minimum pay in the main collective agreements, from official sources, with the net pay for each amount.

Data as of 11 November 2026

Statutory minimum wage

since 1 January 2026
Rateper monthBasisCalculator
RMMG – mainland Portugal€920gross per month, paid 14× per year (incl. holiday and Christmas allowances)Calculate
RMMG – Autonomous Region of Madeira€980gross per month, 14×Calculate
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Collective agreements

AgreementSectorTable validGenerally binding
AHRESP – SITESE collective agreement for restaurants, cafés and bars (food & beverage)Contrato coletivo AHRESP – SITESE (restauração e bebidas)Hotels and restaurants1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026partly
AICCOPN – SETACCOP et al. collective agreement for building and civil engineering (construction)Contrato coletivo AICCOPN – SETACCOP e outros (construção civil e obras públicas)Public sectorsince 31 July 2026partly
AIMMAP metalworking and metal-mechanical industry collective agreement (with SINDEL; identical 2026 table with SIMA)Contrato coletivo de trabalho para o setor metalúrgico e metalomecânico AIMMAP – SINDEL (e AIMMAP – SIMA)Metal and electrical industrysince 1 April 2026partly
APED – SITESE collective agreement (modern retail distribution: supermarkets, hypermarkets, large retail chains)Contrato coletivo APED – SITESE (distribuição moderna / comércio retalhista e grossista de produtos de grande consumo)Retail and wholesalesince 1 March 2026partly
Portuguese Public Administration Single Pay Scale (TRU) 2026Tabela Remuneratória Única (TRU) da Administração Pública 2026Public sector1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026yes
Sources (3)

Legal basis: Decreto-Lei n.º 139/2025, de 29 de dezembro (DR 1.ª série n.º 249) – art. 3 RMMG €920 (mainland, art. 2); Decreto Legislativo Regional n.º 1/2026/M, de 3 de fevereiro – Madeira €980, effects 1 Jan 2026. Código do Trabalho art. 273.

Notes

Azores regional value not verified – omitted. 2027: the 2025–2028 tripartite agreement sets a trajectory of +€50/year (€970 in 2027 per Government statements), but no decree-law fixing the 2027 RMMG had been published by 2026-11-11 – not listed as 'next'.