In Portugal, published rates for a reporter start at €903 a month on staff.
What reporter work in Portugal pays, according to the documents that set rates there, each quoted as printed. How the pay guide works →
What the published rates say
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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 | $123.77 | SJ · Collective agreement · 13 Aug 2023 |
Every figure, as printed
Open a row for the wording in the document and its dates.
1a4 903,00€DocumentPress collective agreement (APImprensa and Sindicato dos Jornalistas), journalists' seniority pay scale · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 13 Aug 2023 Entry minimum (index 100). Scale is an imperative minimum on base pay (cl. 12.ª n.º 1). 14 payments = 12 months + subsídio de férias + subsídio de Natal (one month).
10 a 12 1095,00€DocumentPress collective agreement (APImprensa and Sindicato dos Jornalistas), journalists' seniority pay scale · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 13 Aug 2023
40 a 42 2051,00€DocumentPress collective agreement (APImprensa and Sindicato dos Jornalistas), journalists' seniority pay scale · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 13 Aug 2023
Grande repórter e redator principal - 2051,00 €.DocumentPress collective agreement (APImprensa and Sindicato dos Jornalistas), journalists' seniority pay scale · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 13 Aug 2023 Chefia de redação, editoria, diretor-adjunto e subdiretor: 2052,00 €.
um salário nunca inferior a mil eurosDocumentSindicato dos Jornalistas 2026 plan: entry salary target · Union demand StatusIn talks · 1 Jan 2026
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In Portugal, published rates for a reporter start at €903 a month on staff.
SJ, in 2 documents.
A reporter's minimum nearby
Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ a day.
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