Data released today by the EU statistical office, Eurostat, reveals that last year the average annual full-time adjusted salary for workers in the EU was 39,800 euros, marking a 5.2% increase from the 37,800 euros recorded in 2023.
In Portugal, this figure was 24,818 euros in 2024, compared to 23,184 in 2023 and 21,131 euros in 2022.
Portugal ranks as the 10th country with the lowest average annual salary, surpassed by countries such as Bulgaria (15,387), Greece (17,954), Hungary (18,461), Slovakia (20,287), Romania (21,108), Poland (21,246), Latvia (22,262), Croatia (23,446), and the Czech Republic (23,998).
The highest adjusted annual average salary in the EU was recorded in Luxembourg (83,000 euros), followed by Denmark (71,600 euros) and Ireland (61,100 euros).
