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Calculators and guides for Portuguese net salary, sick pay, severance, holidays and unemployment benefit. Every answer is linked to the official source.
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Calc · Net salary
You take home each month
€1,166.83
IRS 2026 · Social Security 11% · Mainland · Single
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What will my net salary be?
Gross to net with the official 2026 IRS tables.
Calculate →I'm on sick leave
Find out who pays, how much, and from which day.
Calculate →I received a disciplinary notice
You have 10 working days to reply. Step-by-step guide.
Read guide →I'm leaving my job
Notice periods explained — what you owe and what you keep.
Read guide →Mutual agreement offered
What they won't tell you before you sign.
Read guide →My holidays were not paid
Unused holidays at the end of the contract — what you are owed.
Read guide →Calculators
See all →Portuguese Net Salary 2026
How much do you take home after IRS withholding and Social Security? With official 2026 tables for Mainland, Azores and Madeira.
30s · IRS 2026
Sick Pay Portugal
How much will you receive per day of sick leave? With the official DL 28/2004 daily rate table.
45s · Social Security 2026
Severance Pay
Estimate your severance based on seniority, salary and dismissal type. Arts. 366, 344 and 391 of the Labour Code.
1 min · Labour Code
Holiday Days
How many holiday days are you entitled to? First year, normal year, or pro rata on exit.
30s · Arts. 237–245
Christmas Bonus
Calculate your 13th month bonus (subsídio de Natal) based on time worked. Art. 263 of the Labour Code.
30s · Art. 263
Unemployment Benefit
Are you entitled to unemployment benefit after leaving your job? Diagnosis in under a minute.
1 min · IEFP
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Quick guideUnforeseeable absence in Portugal: how to notify the employer and prove it (Art. 253)
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Justify up to 3 sick days with no doctor, twice a year, on SNS 24. The 5 day deadline, the employer code, what is unpaid and what to do if you get worse.
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Built for expats
Working in Portugal but not sure of your rights?
Portugal has strong worker protections — generous holiday entitlements, sick pay from day one, strict dismissal rules. But it's hard to navigate if you don't read Portuguese. Everything here is based on the official Labour Code (Código do Trabalho) and translated for people who just need to understand what applies to them.
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