Is my Portuguese payslip right?

Copy the figures from your payslip. We check the minimum wage, your Social Security deduction and whether the money you received adds up. Figures stay on this device.

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Where you work

Working hours per week

Base salary (€)

Overtime paid (€)

Bonuses and other pay (€)

Holiday/Christmas pay in twelfths (€)Part of your holiday and Christmas pay paid every month (duodécimos), if that is your case.

Meal allowance per day (€)

Days of meal allowance

Paid by

Social Security deducted (€)

Income tax withheld (€)

Other deductions (€)

Paid into your account (€)

Result

Checks out Your base salary (€920.00) is not below the minimum for 40 hours a week in Mainland (€920.00).
Checks out Social Security deducted (€101.20) matches 11% of €920.00.
Checks out The amount you received (€950.80) matches what the payslip shows (€950.80).
Good to know To check whether the income tax withheld is right, use the net salary calculator. →

If something does not add up

Ask your employer, in writing, to explain the payslip.
Check on Segurança Social Direta that your contributions were paid in.
You can file a complaint with the ACT (labour inspectorate).
A CLAIM centre can help you for free to work out what to do.

Payslip lines, explained

Vencimento base: Base salary agreed in your contract, before deductions.
Subsídio de alimentação: Meal allowance per day worked. Not required by law, but common.
Horas extra / trabalho suplementar: Overtime. Up to 100 hours a year: on a working day +25% for the 1st hour and +37.5% after that; on a rest day or public holiday +50%. Above 100 hours a year: +50% and +75% on a working day, +100% on a rest day or holiday (Labour Code, art. 268). Your sector's collective agreement may give more.
Duodécimos: Holiday and Christmas pay split into 12 parts and paid with your salary.
Segurança Social (TSU): 11% of your pay, for your pension, sick pay and unemployment benefit. Your employer pays another 23.75% on top.
Retenção de IRS: Income tax paid in advance every month, settled in the next year's tax return.
Líquido a receber: Net pay: what should reach your account.

Official sources

Reviewed on 31 October 2026. General information, not legal advice.