Lisbon salaries sit ~30% below the Portugal average
Lisbon, PT lists 75 careers with observed metro percentiles in EUR. Pay index 0.70 (30% below national); COL 100 vs a US baseline of 100.
Surgeon leads this Lisbon table at 156 000 € a year, with Radiologist at 154 000 € and Psychiatrist at 135 000 €. The midpoint of the listed set is Environmental Engineer at 50 200 € — a better “typical covered career here” than row #1 alone. Top-of-list mix: 4 healthcare, 4 technology, and 1 legal.
Population in the dataset is about 517,802. Larger labour markets usually support wider industry mix; smaller ones can look “high paying” on one clinical or tech title and thin everywhere else. Licensing and immigration rules are independent of this cash sort.
Portugal shows about 2.3% CPI in 2025. Open a role’s Lisbon salary page for p10–p90, take-home, and rent models — this hub is the directory. Missing careers may still have a national Portugal page even when this metro lacks observed percentiles.
Reading pay and COL together in Lisbon
Use pay index (0.70) for wage level vs Portugal, and COL (100) for prices. High on both is not the same as high real leftover.
Figures are observed metro medians where listed, in EUR, gross. They are market estimates — not a promise from any one employer.
What tops the Lisbon cash list
Surgeon: Surgeons perform operations to treat injuries, diseases, and deformities. Observed median here: 156 000 €. That lead reflects how this metro prices the occupation, not a recommendation to retrain tomorrow.