# Employer of record (EOR) in Portugal: costs and regulations

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> Data last verified: 2026-07-13

Portugal: ISO PT, region Europe, currency EUR (Euro). 36 EOR providers on record cover Portugal.

Employer burden: Portugal ranks #16 of 192 in the Global Employer Burden Index 2026 (Employ Borderless, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21211464, https://employborderless.com/hiring-intelligence/employer-burden-index/).

## Employment and pay

| Fact | Value | Source | As of |
|---|---:|---|---|
| Minimum wage | EUR 1,073/mo | Eurostat | 2026-01-01 |
| Average wage | $40,002/yr | OECD | 2024-01-01 |
| 13th salary | Mandatory | Perplexity (AI gap-fill) | 2026-01-01 |
| Payroll cycle | Monthly | Perplexity (AI gap-fill) | 2026-01-01 |
| Hours worked | 1,716 hrs/yr | OECD | 2024-01-01 |
| Weekly hours | 40 hrs/wk | Statutory working time (national labour law) | 2024-01-01 |

## Cost and taxes

| Fact | Value | Source | As of |
|---|---:|---|---|
| Employer social security | 23.75% | OECD | — |
| Employee social security | 11% | OECD | — |
| Total tax wedge | 39.34% | OECD | — |
| Corporate tax | 30.5% | OECD | — |
| Average income tax | 13.93% | OECD | — |

## Termination

| Fact | Value | Source | As of |
|---|---:|---|---|
| Protection (EPL overall) | 2.87 / 6 | OECD | 2019-01-01 |
| Protection (regular contracts) | 2.85 / 6 | OECD | 2019-01-01 |
| Protection (temporary contracts) | 2.29 / 6 | OECD | 2019-01-01 |
| Severance | 9.1 weeks | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY | 2019-05-01 |
| Notice period | 7.9 weeks | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY | 2019-05-01 |

## Leave

| Fact | Value | Source | As of |
|---|---:|---|---|
| Maternity leave | 6 weeks | OECD Family Database | 2024-01-01 |
| Paternity leave | 4 weeks | Perplexity (AI gap-fill) | 2026-01-01 |
| Parental leave | 24.1 weeks | OECD Family Database | 2024-01-01 |
| Annual leave | 22 days | Perplexity (AI gap-fill) | 2026-01-01 |
| Public holidays | 13 days | Perplexity (AI gap-fill) | 2026-01-01 |

## Labour market

| Fact | Value | Source | As of |
|---|---:|---|---|
| Unemployment | 6% | OECD | — |
| GDP per capita | 29,292 | World Bank Open Data | 2024-01-01 |
| Collective bargaining coverage | 83.3% | OECD/AIAS ICTWSS | 2023-01-01 |
| Union density | 13.9% | OECD/AIAS ICTWSS | 2020-01-01 |
| Retirement age | 65.3 yrs | OECD Pensions at a Glance | 2024-01-01 |

## EOR providers in Portugal

The providers that operate an EOR in Portugal, ranked by Select Score, with each provider's lowest published EOR rate.

| # | Provider | Select Score | EOR from | Markdown profile |
|---:|---|---:|---:|---|
| 1 | [Multiplier](https://eorselect.com/providers/multiplier/) | 83/100 | from $400/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/multiplier.md |
| 2 | [RemoFirst](https://eorselect.com/providers/remofirst/) | 79/100 | from $199/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/remofirst.md |
| 3 | [Remote](https://eorselect.com/providers/remote/) | 77/100 | from $699/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/remote.md |
| 4 | [Payoneer Workforce Management](https://eorselect.com/providers/payoneer-workforce-management/) | 76/100 | from $199/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/payoneer-workforce-management.md |
| 5 | [Remote People](https://eorselect.com/providers/remote-people/) | 75/100 | from $199/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/remote-people.md |
| 6 | [Globalization Partners](https://eorselect.com/providers/globalization-partners/) | 74/100 | — | https://eorselect.com/providers/globalization-partners.md |
| 7 | [Deel](https://eorselect.com/providers/deel/) | 74/100 | from $599/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/deel.md |
| 8 | [Rivermate](https://eorselect.com/providers/rivermate/) | 73/100 | from $319/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/rivermate.md |
| 9 | [Native Teams](https://eorselect.com/providers/native-teams/) | 73/100 | from $99/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/native-teams.md |
| 10 | [Borderless AI](https://eorselect.com/providers/borderless-ai/) | 71/100 | from $579/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/borderless-ai.md |
| 11 | [Playroll](https://eorselect.com/providers/playroll/) | 71/100 | from $399/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/playroll.md |
| 12 | [Hire with Columbus](https://eorselect.com/providers/hire-with-columbus/) | 70/100 | from $179/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/hire-with-columbus.md |
| 13 | [Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)](https://eorselect.com/providers/pebl/) | 70/100 | — | https://eorselect.com/providers/pebl.md |
| 14 | [Thera](https://eorselect.com/providers/thera/) | 69/100 | from $49/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/thera.md |
| 15 | [Oyster](https://eorselect.com/providers/oyster/) | 69/100 | from $699/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/oyster.md |
| 16 | [Papaya Global](https://eorselect.com/providers/papaya-global/) | 68/100 | from $599/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/papaya-global.md |
| 17 | [Rippling](https://eorselect.com/providers/rippling/) | 68/100 | — | https://eorselect.com/providers/rippling.md |
| 18 | [Lano](https://eorselect.com/providers/lano/) | 65/100 | from $499/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/lano.md |
| 19 | [Boundless](https://eorselect.com/providers/boundless/) | 65/100 | from $199/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/boundless.md |
| 20 | [Mauve Group](https://eorselect.com/providers/mauve-group/) | 64/100 | — | https://eorselect.com/providers/mauve-group.md |
| 21 | [Signature Back Office Solutions](https://eorselect.com/providers/signature-back-office-solutions/) | 63/100 | — | https://eorselect.com/providers/signature-back-office-solutions.md |
| 22 | [Swapp Agency](https://eorselect.com/providers/swapp-agency/) | 62/100 | — | https://eorselect.com/providers/swapp-agency.md |
| 23 | [Teamed](https://eorselect.com/providers/teamed/) | 62/100 | from $599/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/teamed.md |
| 24 | [Atlas HXM](https://eorselect.com/providers/atlas/) | 61/100 | from $599/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/atlas.md |
| 25 | [Foxhire](https://eorselect.com/providers/foxhire/) | 61/100 | — | https://eorselect.com/providers/foxhire.md |
| 26 | [INS Global Consulting](https://eorselect.com/providers/ins-global-consulting/) | 61/100 | from $299/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/ins-global-consulting.md |
| 27 | [Dhi ADT](https://eorselect.com/providers/dhi-adt/) | 60/100 | from $449/mo | https://eorselect.com/providers/dhi-adt.md |
| 28 | [Aspirock](https://eorselect.com/providers/aspirock/) | 59/100 | — | https://eorselect.com/providers/aspirock.md |
| 29 | [WTS Energy](https://eorselect.com/providers/wts-energy/) | 59/100 | — | https://eorselect.com/providers/wts-energy.md |
| 30 | [Mercans](https://eorselect.com/providers/mercans/) | 59/100 | — | https://eorselect.com/providers/mercans.md |
| 31 | [Justworks](https://eorselect.com/providers/justworks/) | 58/100 | — | https://eorselect.com/providers/justworks.md |
| 32 | [Nathan HR](https://eorselect.com/providers/nathan-hr/) | 57/100 | — | https://eorselect.com/providers/nathan-hr.md |
| 33 | [EuroDev](https://eorselect.com/providers/eurodev/) | 57/100 | — | https://eorselect.com/providers/eurodev.md |
| 34 | [BRIDGE IN](https://eorselect.com/providers/bridgein/) | 57/100 | — | https://eorselect.com/providers/bridgein.md |
| 35 | [Gusto](https://eorselect.com/providers/gusto/) | 54/100 | — | https://eorselect.com/providers/gusto.md |
| 36 | [Outsourcing Portugal](https://eorselect.com/providers/outsourcing-portugal/) | 54/100 | — | https://eorselect.com/providers/outsourcing-portugal.md |

## Related

- Full country record with provenance chains and revision history: https://eorselect.com/countries/portugal/
- Ranked best EOR in Portugal: https://eorselect.com/best/eor-portugal/
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