Pricing
The salary is not the cost
An in-house seat in Portugal costs considerably more than the salary on the contract. This page shows how much, line by line, and sets it against the cost of the same work across our network.
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The calculator works without registration and without asking for your details. If you then want a proposal, that is a separate and voluntary step.
Why comparing salaries always gives the wrong answer
Because it compares different things. A gross salary is what the employee sees; the employer's cost includes social security, the fourteen annual payments, the meal allowance and everything needed for the person to work. Setting a Portuguese salary against a supplier's rate always flatters the supplier.
The fourteen payments are what international comparisons most often miss. In Portugal the holiday and Christmas subsidies are not discretionary bonuses: they are pay, they attract social security, and they add two months to the annual cost before any other charge.
So this calculator loads both sides the same way and shows every line, including the ones that make our own number less favourable. If an honest comparison narrows the gap, we would rather you saw that here than discovered it halfway through a contract.
Savings calculator
Savings calculator
Choose the role, the city, the working arrangement and the delivery model. Statutory values are sourced; the rest are our own estimates and are marked as such.
In-house cost breakdown, per year per person
- Salary, 14 paymentssourced
- €15,400
- Employer social securitysourced
- €3,658
- Meal allowancesourced
- €2,531
- Workplace accident insuranceestimate
- €231
- Workspaceestimate
- €1,872
- Equipment and licencesestimate
- €1,060
- Recruitment and attritionestimate
- €591
- Supervision and administrationestimate
- €3,041
Total cost is 2.15 times the twelve-month salary. This is the figure most internal budgets do not show.
Cost per productive hour, after holidays, public holidays and absence: €16.78.
Estimated annual saving
€78,057
55 % saving · €15,611 per person
- In-house cost in Portugal, per year
- €141,922
- Cost with Corpshore, per year
- €63,865
- Cumulative saving over three years
- €234,172
- Personal data
- Outside the EEA. Requires standard contractual clauses and a transfer impact assessment.
An estimate for comparison, not a proposal. The per-role figures are Corpshore estimates anchored on the INE average base salary and are pending validation against real salary data.
Data updated 20/09/2026. Reviewed monthly.
What is and is not in the price
Included
- Recruitment, employment, initial training and replacements
- Performance management, supervision and quality control
- Workspace, equipment and operating licences
- Monthly reporting and a single point of contact
- A data processing agreement and the applicable transfer instruments
Not included
- Software licences that are yours and named, such as your CRM
- Travel and physical presence at your premises beyond what is agreed
- Legal, tax or accounting advice
- VAT where applicable, which is added to the figure shown
Sources and values used
The statutory and statistical values below carry an identified source and a verification date. They live in the site's reference file and are reviewed monthly by a process that opens a change for human approval rather than updating the site silently.
- National minimum wage, mainland, 2026
- 920 €
- Employer social security, for-profit entities
- 23.75 %
- Payments per year
- 14
- Tax-exempt meal allowance per day, on card
- 10.46 €
- Average total monthly gross pay, Q2 2026
- 1835 €
- Average monthly base pay, June 2026
- 1342 €
The per-role figures used in the calculator are Corpshore estimates anchored on the average base pay published by INE. They are not published per-role data and are marked as estimates in the breakdown.
Frequently asked questions
Why is total cost so much higher than the salary?
Because it includes fourteen payments a year, 23.75 per cent employer social security on those payments, the meal allowance, space, equipment, recruitment, attrition and supervision. Typically between 1.8 and 2.2 times the twelve-month salary. The proportion is highest on the lowest-paid roles, because workspace, equipment and supervision cost much the same whatever the role.
Are the per-role figures official?
No. They are Corpshore estimates anchored on the INE average base salary, marked as estimates in the breakdown. The statutory values are sourced.
Does the calculator ask for my details?
No. It works without registration. Requesting a proposal is a separate and voluntary step.
Is the figure shown a proposal?
No. It is an estimate for comparison. A proposal depends on volumes, hours, languages and compliance requirements.
Is VAT included?
No. Figures exclude VAT, which is added where applicable.
Does the working arrangement change the cost much?
It changes the workspace cost. Hybrid reduces it by around 40 per cent and remote removes it, while equipment and licences remain.
Why does the saving vary so much between destinations?
Because the cost index runs from 33 to 100 depending on destination. The choice also depends on language, time zone and what the data category permits, not only on price.
How often are the values reviewed?
Monthly. The review opens a change for approval rather than updating the site automatically, so no figure changes without someone seeing it.
What the team you want costs
Build the team role by role and see what it costs per month in each delivery model. Data residency sits next to the price, because the cheapest model is rarely cheapest once compliance is counted.
| Role | People | Remove |
|---|---|---|
The same group in each model
| Onshore, in Portugal | €17,963 | Inside the EEA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearshore, Portugal to Europe | €17,244 | Inside the EEA | |
| Poland | €14,011 | Inside the EEA | |
| Brazil | €8,083 | Standard contractual clauses | |
| Lusophone corridor | €9,700 | Standard contractual clauses | |
| Latin America | €7,904 | Standard contractual clauses | |
| Uzbekistan | €6,287 | Standard contractual clauses | |
| Philippines | €5,928 | Standard contractual clauses |
Estimated from our reference file, with date and source shown in the methodology section of this page. This is not a quotation. A real price depends on scope, service levels and process complexity, and comes out of a conversation.
Without JavaScript this calculator does not run. The index table by delivery model is published in the methodology section, and the commercial team will work it through with you.
Let us look at the numbers for your case
Tell us which processes you want to outsource, in which languages and at what volume. We come back with a euro estimate and an operating design, with no commitment.
We reply within 6 hours on working days. If you would rather write: info@corpshore.solutions