Portuguese sectors ranked by mean monthly employee earnings; euros per month, 2024.
Portuguese economic sectors are ranked by average monthly employee earnings in 2024. The comparison uses the same mean monthly euro measure and excludes the overall total and international-bodies categories. Electricity, gas and water ranks first at €3,320.8 per month, €602.8 above financial and insurance activities. Health and social work ranks ninth at €1,396.0 per month.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electricity, gas and water | 3,320.8 | 2024 |
| 2 | Financial and insurance activities | 2,718 | 2024 |
| 3 | Mining and quarrying | 2,021.2 | 2024 |
| 4 | Transportation and storage | 1,856.5 | 2024 |
| 5 | Education | 1,682.5 | 2024 |
| 6 | Manufacturing | 1,521.4 | 2024 |
| 7 | Public administration and defence | 1,479.7 | 2024 |
| 8 | Wholesale and retail trade | 1,471.3 | 2024 |
| 9 | Health and social work | 1,396 | 2024 |
The measure is mean monthly earnings for employees and is not median pay. Sector definitions follow the official activity classification.
The 2024 mean monthly earnings measure is compared across economic-activity sectors. The all-sector total and international-bodies category are excluded before ranking the nine highest sectors.
All nine sectors use the same source year, employee coverage, mean measure and euro-per-month unit.
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