In Portugal, published rates for a reporter start at €903 a month on staff.
Pay rates for journalists in Portugal, as published by unions, governments and surveys, each quoted as printed and turned into a day's pay to compare. How the pay guide works →
Each published rate as a day's pay
US$ a day at the ECB rate for the month. A month is 12 payments over 260 working days, or 13 or 14 where the agreement says so; a year is 260 days; a shift counts as a day.
| Type of work | What | As printed | US$ a day | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On staff | Target minimum salary on entering the profession | €1,000 a month | $51.72 | SJ · Union demand · 1 Jan 2026 |
| On staff | Jornalista, 1 a 4 anos | €903 a month | $54.49 | SJ · Collective agreement · 13 Aug 2023 |
| On staff | Jornalista, 10 a 12 anos | €1,095 a month | $66.08 | SJ · Collective agreement · 13 Aug 2023 |
| On staff | Jornalista, 40 a 42 anos | €2,051 a month | $123.77 | SJ · Collective agreement · 13 Aug 2023 |
Journalism in Portugal
Leading news outlets
The highest-ranked news sites based in Portugal in EventRegistry's news-source ranking, most important first. Updated monthly.
In the 2026 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Portugal ranks 10 of 180, with a score of 83.7 out of 100. Down 2 places on the year before.
RSF World Press Freedom Index ↗By job type
Rates documents 4
Unions and bodies in Portugal
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Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ a day.
About this data. These rates are compiled from publicly available sources and quoted as printed, with their date. We do not guarantee the accuracy of any figure. For information only: Journalist.net does not recommend or set rates. How we count