Payroll in Portugal runs in EUR on a monthly, with the holiday and christmas subsidies typically paid in june and november or december cycle, with statutory employer contributions and two mandatory extra payments per year, the holiday subsidy and the christmas subsidy, each equal to one month's salary. Gracemark operates it end-to-end, humans, not tickets.
Currency
EUR, Euro
Payroll cycle
Monthly, with the holiday and Christmas subsidies typically paid in June and November or December
Working week
Ordinary maximum of 40 hours per week and 8 hours per day, with capped and premium-paid overtime
Minimum wage
RMMG is EUR 920 per month gross effective 1 January 2026 under Decreto-Lei n.º 139/2025
13th-month
Two mandatory extra payments per year, the holiday subsidy and the Christmas subsidy, each equal to one month's salary
Employer cost
Employer social security (TSU) is 23.75% of gross salary for standard employment contracts; other regimes carry different rates
Probation
Generally 90 days for permanent contracts, up to 180 days for technically complex or trust roles and 240 days for senior management
Notice period
Notice scales with tenure from 15 to 75 days; severance for objective dismissal is generally 12 days' base pay per year of service for post-2012 contracts
Two ways to run payroll in Portugal
Own-entity payroll
For long-term presence in Portugal. Gracemark manages statutory filings, pay runs, and year-end reporting under your entity, with a named operator on Southern Europe time.
EOR-run payroll
No entity in Portugal? Employ and pay talent under Gracemark's local infrastructure via EOR, onboard in 1–2 weeks (eor), no local incorporation.
Compliance essentials in Portugal
14-payment salary structure (holiday and Christmas pay)
Booming remote/nomad hub with strong tax incentives
Generous shared parental leave
Probation can be long for senior roles
Right-to-disconnect rules for remote workers
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