Portugal salary guide published
Desk Report: Salaries paid in various sectors in Portugal have been revealed for 2024.
Consultancy Adecco has published the Portugal salary guide for 2024, which reveals how much workers can, on average, receive in gross terms this year.
According to a report by Dinheiro Vivo, 13 economic areas were analysed, with the financial sector, including banking, offering the highest salaries. On the other hand, the retail and construction sectors have the lowest salaries among the 13 areas analysed.
The guide highlights that companies are going through a period of "accelerated transformation" as a response to "high inflation, the global energy crisis and the restrictive policies of central banks, factors that have contributed to a slowdown in global economic growth". The Adecco report indicates that companies today face difficulties in attracting and retaining workers.
Bernardo Samuel, recruitment director at Adecco, quoted in a statement, "It is essential that companies adopt innovative employability strategies".
The salary guide analysed 13 sectors - finance and banking; human Resources; Supervisor; shared services; Sales and Marketing; retail; hospitality; health; energy; industry; construction; logistics; and supply chain.
On average, the highest salaries (in gross and annual terms) are found in the financial sector, including banking, according to Adecco's 2024 Salary Guide, considering top professional roles.
In the financial sector, the roles with the highest salaries include the financial director, with salaries ranging between 40 thousand euros and 120 thousand euros. Another relevant role is controlling, which allows salaries to be reached between 40 thousand euros and 90 thousand euros. The roles with the lowest salaries in this sector are the credit and collections technician (from 18,200 euros to 32 thousand euros) and the accounting technician, who receives between 19,600 euros and 40 thousand euros.
In banking, top positions can guarantee a salary of between 21 thousand euros and 90 thousand euros per year.
As for the shared services center sector, the highest salaries can range between 47 thousand euros and 154 thousand euros. The lowest salaries in this sector correspond to the roles of travel & expenses specialist, with a salary range of 18 thousand euros to 28 thousand euros, and the accounts payable specialist, who earns between 21 thousand euros and 30 thousand euros, per year.
In retail, the best-paid positions are the Store Director, whose annual salary varies between 25.2 thousand euros and 49 thousand euros, and the store supervisor, whose annual salary varies between 28.5 thousand euros and 52 thousand euros. On the other hand, even though they are managerial roles, store managers (18 thousand euros to 26.6 thousand euros) and assistant store managers (16.8 thousand euros to 22.4 thousand euros) earn less.
Hotel and construction
In the hotel and restaurant sector, salaries can range from 19.6 thousand euros, in the case of a restaurant manager, to 126 thousand euros, in the case of a hotel director.
In the construction sector, according to Adecco, a construction supervisor can earn between 25.2 thousand euros and 49 thousand euros, while a construction director can earn between 19.6 thousand euros and 42 thousand euros.
As for human resources, the sector offers salaries between 18 thousand euros, in the case of a payroll technician, and 75 thousand euros, in the case of a human resources director.
In the sales and marketing sector, an e-commerce manager can earn between 42 thousand and 75 thousand euros, while a marketing director receives between 28 thousand euros and 80 thousand euros. A commercial/account can receive, on average, between 14 thousand euros and 25 thousand euros annually.
In the health sector, salaries range from 19.6 thousand euros, in the case of a pharmacy delegate, to 70 thousand euros, in the case of a head of sales.
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