Pay transparency in Portugal
Draft stage
Portugal missed the 7 June 2026 deadline. A draft government bill partially transposing the Directive by amending Law 60/2018 was published for public consultation in the Labour Bulletin (BTE Separata No. 26, 5 August 2026; 20-day consultation). The government received over 20 opinions and signalled changes (September 2026); it still has to be approved by the Council of Ministers and submitted to Parliament.
Draft · legal review pending, not yet published.
Last checked: 10/11/2026. This overview is not legal advice. Laws change; the linked legal text is what counts.
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- Job ads
- No rule yet. No duty in force yet. The draft (new Art. 4-A of Law 60/2018) gives candidates a right to information on the initial pay or its range, and applicable collective-agreement terms, before the employment contract is concluded; it does not require the figure in the job ad.
- Asking about previous pay
- No legal ban yet
- Workers' right to information
- Under the draft, workers may request in writing their individual pay level and average pay levels by sex for equal or equal-value work, with a two-month deadline; employers must inform staff of this right annually. Not yet in force.
- Pay reporting
- The draft lowers the reporting threshold to 50 workers: 250+ by 7 June 2027 and annually; 150–249 by 7 June 2027 and every three years; 50–149 by 7 June 2031 and every three years.
- Penalties
- Draft: breaches classified as very serious, serious or minor administrative offences under the Labour Code; for repeat breaches, ancillary sanctions such as loss of tax and financial incentives and exclusion from public tenders for up to two years. Fine amounts follow the general Labour Code scale (not verified).
Not verified: No source found confirming Council of Ministers approval or submission to Parliament after early October 2026; the final bill may differ from the August draft.
20% of job ads in Portugal state pay
1,949 of 9,709 ads on employer career sites and applicant tracking systems in the last month; 14% for tech-related titles (166 of 1,158). Measured on 11/11/2026 via Active Jobs DB; includes pay read from the ad text.
IT salaries in PortugalSources
- Boletim do Trabalho e Emprego, Separata n.º 26 – Projeto de proposta de lei que transpõe parcialmente a Diretiva (UE) 2023/970 · Ministério do Trabalho, Solidariedade e Segurança Social (DGCP) · 05/08/2026
- Transparência salarial: Portugal apresenta proposta de lei de transposição parcial da Diretiva Europeia [SRS Legal Shots] · Câmara Portuguesa / SRS Legal · 12/08/2026
- Governo recebe pareceres sobre proposta para transparência salarial e admite alterações · Jornal Económico