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Cost to hire in Portugal
True employer cost in Portugal is gross salary plus ~24% employer social contributions and 13th & 14th-month pay, plus vacation accrual. Use the calculator below.
Gross salary$60,000
Employer contributions (~24%)$14,400
13th + 14th-month pay$10,000
Vacation accrual (~1 month)$5,000
True annual employer cost$89,400
That's a 49.0% uplift over gross salary. Compared to the US, total cost is ~55% of equivalent US total-cost.
How to hire
Use an Employer of Record to hire in 5–10 business days without setting up a local entity. Entity setup only pays off after ~15 employees.
How EOR works →Full country guide
Working hours, leave, notice, minimum wage, and misclassification risk for Portugal.
Read the Portugal guide →Other countries
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