🇵🇹 Market Updated March 2, 2026

Legal Salaries in Portugal

Explore comprehensive salary data, career paths, and job opportunities in the legal sector across Portugal based on real-time market data.

Avg Category Salary / year
38,705 EUR
Highest Salary / year
101,840 EUR
Entry Level / year
12,180 EUR

Job Roles & Compensation

Job TitleSalary / year (EUR)Salary / year (USD)National Tier
Magistrate Judge 101,840 EUR $109,305.53 Top 10%
Crown Prosecution Service Lawyer 88,580 EUR $95,073.48 Top 10%
Administrative Law Judge 83,760 EUR $89,900.15 Top 10%
General Counsel 82,200 EUR $88,225.79 Top 10%
Litigation Attorney 76,280 EUR $81,871.82 Top 10%
Legal Services Manager 72,180 EUR $77,471.26 Top 10%
Legal Services Director 67,320 EUR $72,254.99 Top 10%
Judge Advocate 66,000 EUR $70,838.23 Top 10%
Attorney 63,320 EUR $67,961.76 Top 10%
Lawyer 59,660 EUR $64,033.46 Top 10%
Legal Executive 57,080 EUR $61,264.33 Top 10%
Staff Attorney 52,180 EUR $56,005.13 Middle 40%
Patent Attorney 48,560 EUR $52,119.76 Middle 40%
Counsel 46,720 EUR $50,144.88 Middle 40%
In House Counsel 46,040 EUR $49,415.03 Middle 40%
Corporate Counsel 45,000 EUR $48,298.79 Middle 40%
Immigration Executive 43,340 EUR $46,517.1 Middle 40%
Legal Counsel 42,960 EUR $46,109.24 Middle 40%
Associate Attorney 40,600 EUR $43,576.24 Middle 40%
Legal Consultant 39,080 EUR $41,944.82 Middle 40%
Legal Consultant 38,700 EUR $41,536.96 Middle 40%
Candidate Attorney 38,260 EUR $41,064.7 Middle 40%
Arbitrator 37,380 EUR $40,120.19 Middle 40%
Litigation Paralegal 36,720 EUR $39,411.81 Middle 40%
Legal Advisor 36,020 EUR $38,660.5 Middle 40%
Contracts Manager 34,120 EUR $36,621.22 Middle 40%
Intellectual Property Specialist 31,520 EUR $33,830.62 Middle 40%
Contracts Negotiator 29,540 EUR $31,705.47 Middle 40%
Conciliator 29,160 EUR $31,297.62 Middle 40%
Legislative Liaison 29,160 EUR $31,297.62 Middle 40%
Court Liaison Specialist 28,820 EUR $30,932.69 Middle 40%
Legal Editor 28,680 EUR $30,782.43 Middle 40%
Legal Associate 26,400 EUR $28,335.29 Middle 40%
Paralegal 24,840 EUR $26,660.93 Middle 40%
Court Reporter 24,280 EUR $26,059.88 Middle 40%
Court Judicial Assistant 22,400 EUR $24,042.06 Middle 40%
Contracts Associate 21,380 EUR $22,947.29 Middle 40%
Contracts Specialist 21,100 EUR $22,646.77 Middle 40%
Court Representative 19,640 EUR $21,079.74 Middle 40%
Legal Officer 19,020 EUR $20,414.29 Middle 40%
Bailiff 18,900 EUR $20,285.49 Middle 40%
Legal Assistant 18,260 EUR $19,598.58 Middle 40%
Legal Executive Secretary 18,260 EUR $19,598.58 Middle 40%
Conveyancing Secretary 17,540 EUR $18,825.8 Middle 40%
Barrister 15,700 EUR $16,850.91 Middle 40%
Legal Administrative Assistant 15,700 EUR $16,850.91 Middle 40%
Legal Secretary 15,700 EUR $16,850.91 Middle 40%
Court Clerk 14,660 EUR $15,734.67 Middle 40%
Legal IP Officer 14,660 EUR $15,734.67 Middle 40%
Law Clerk 12,580 EUR $13,502.2 Middle 40%
Legal Support Worker 12,180 EUR $13,072.87 Middle 40%

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