The total gross monthly earnings per employee (per job) increased by 5.0%, to €1,611, in the quarter ended in March 2026 (1st quarter of the year), compared to the same period of 2025. The regular and the base components of those earnings both increased by 5.1%, reaching €1,428 and €1,335, respectively. In real terms, considering the Consumer Price Index change, the total gross monthly earnings increased by 2.7%, while its regular and base components both increased by 2.8%. These results cover 4.8 million jobs, corresponding to Social Security beneficiaries and to Caixa Geral de Aposentações subscribers, an increase of 1.9% from the same period of 2025.
Compared to March 2025, 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, forestry and fishing” activities (section A; 10.0%), in enterprises of 10 to 19 employees (6.0%), in the private sector (5.3%), and in enterprises in “High-technology manufacturing industries” (7.2%).
