Working in Portugal

Sorting out the paperwork to work in Portugal isn’t glamorous, but it’s manageable if you understand the system.

For most residents who file their tax return in Portugal, the Tax Authority already holds much of the information needed for the automatic IRS return, based on invoices and data reported by employers, banks and other entities. However, some types of income and deductions are not filled in autom

Filing your IRS tax return in Portugal is rarely anyone’s favourite task, but the system is more straightforward than it first appears.

In Portugal, the 2026 IRS season for income earned in 2025 runs from 1st April to 30th June, when residents must file their annual personal income tax return online.During this window, taxpayers who are resident in Portugal must submit their annual IRS return online via the Portal das Finanças, eith

Average salaries across Europe in 2024 draw a stark map of wage inequality.

If you’re moving to Portugal or planning to work there, you’ll quickly come across the term Segurança Social. But what exactly is it, and how does it affect you?

Portugal’s been quietly climbing the economic ranks over the past few years.

The average gross monthly salary per employee in Portugal increased in the second quarter of 2025, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE).

Thinking about life as a digital nomad in Portugal? While Lisbon and Porto often top lists of the best places in Portugal for digital nomads—with all the perks and some rapidly rising rents—they’re far from your only options.

Remote work in Portugal has truly taken off in recent years, and it’s easy to see why so many people are choosing the country as their base.

Portugal has introduced the Tax Incentive for Scientific Research and Innovation (IFICI), commonly referred to as NHR 2.0, to replace the previous Non-Habitual Resident (NHR) tax regime.

(Figure 1. Percentiles and average of monthly TCO gain (€), Portugal, 2021 Average  Percentile Rate of change 2019-2021 (%).

Among the most favourable cities for the development of startups in 2023, Lisbon occupies the 62nd position worldwide. And it is not the only Portuguese city in this global ranking.

The 4-day work week in Portugal has been in the headlines for several months, and finally, it's a reality. As of 5th June 2023, a pilot project for the 4-day work week in Portugal has been underway, starting with a trial in 46 companies.

For the first time Portugal has 5 schools in the top 95 of the best management schools in Europe, a ranking carried out every year by the Financial Times (FT).

More than 50% of workers in Portugal received salaries lower than 1,000 euros per month in 2022, a percentage that rises to 65% in the case of young people under 30, according to data from the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security.    Portugal salaries in 2022 What's the

The Portuguese government is interested in attracting more and more digital nomads to the country and is preparing, for example, a programme with tourism organisations to welcome and guide these professionals in the territory, announced the Secretary of State for Tourism, Rita Marques.

The 4-day work week in Portugal is starting its pilot project in June 2023 in private companies who have volunteered to take part, with a duration of six months and without public financial incentives, extending later to the public sector, if it has a "satisfactory evolution".

How can a digital nomad move to Portugal? The famous Portuguese visa law for digital nomads, which is attracting attention from abroad, came into force on 30th October 2022 and will allow foreigners to stay for a year in Portugal working remotely.

Azores digital nomads: the municipality of Ribeira Grande, in the Azores, has created an online platform to attract digital nomads, a "strategic claim" of the executive of the municipality on the north coast of the island of São Miguel in the Azores.

Are you thinking of changing jobs or are moving to Portugal and looking for a job? It's time to find out which are the highest paid jobs in Portugal.

Portugal has taken what could be the first steps towards making a four-day working week a reality.