The total gross monthly earnings per employee (per job) increased by 5.1%, to €1,877, in the quarter ended in December 2025 (4th quarter of the year), compared to the same period of 2024. The regular and the base components of those earnings increased by 5.1% and 5.4%, reaching €1,370 and €1,282, respectively. In real terms, considering the Consumer Price Index change, the total gross monthly earnings and it’s regular component both increased by 2.8%, and its base component increased by 3.0%. These results cover 4.9 million jobs, corresponding to Social Security beneficiaries and to Caixa Geral de Aposentações subscribers, an increase of 1.9% from the same period of 2024.

Compared to December 2024, the total gross monthly earnings increased in almost all dimensions of analysis of this Press release (economic activity, enterprise size, institutional sector, use of technology and knowledge intensity). The largest increases were observed in the “Agriculture, farming of animals, hunting and forestry” activities (section A; 13.4%), in enterprises of 5 to 9 employees (6.1%), in the private sector (5.3%), and in enterprises in “Low-technology manufacturing industries” (5.6%).

In 2025, the gross monthly earnings per employee increased, compared to 2024, to €1,694 (5.6%), the regular component increased to €1,365 (5.4%), and the base monthly earnings to €1,277 (5.2%). In real terms, the rate of change increased by 3.2%, 3.0% and 2.8%, respectively.