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DevOps Engineer Salary in Portugal

The Portugal median is $120,734 per year, with observed city pay up to Lisbon at $88,461.

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DevOps Engineer in Portugal: read the median against a +21% outlook

The Portugal national median for a devops engineer is 104 000 € a year. Among 2 metros with observed data, pay runs from about 66 300 € in Porto to 76 200 € in Lisbon (1.1×).

DevOps engineers automate infrastructure, deployment, and monitoring to ship software reliably. Common screening skills include CI/CD, Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS.

A modeled national band runs about 66 600 €–149 800 € around that midpoint. Licensing and immigration rules are independent of this cash sort. Employment outlook for the occupation is sketched at +21% over a decade — a national demand guess, not a hiring guarantee in every Portuguese city.

Lisbon sits -27% vs the national median; Porto sits -36%. Relocating inside Portugal for this title can move cash more than a small raise at the same desk. Open a city page for take-home and rent context — this national page is the map, not the offer.

Portugal shows about 2.3% CPI in 2025. A devops engineer raise that trails inflation is a real-pay cut even if it still beats last year’s peers. This occupation is also covered in 39 other countries — useful for remote or relocation shortlists, after FX and local tax. Nearby technology titles on this site include Software Engineer, Frontend Developer, Backend Developer, and Data Scientist.

How to use DevOps Engineer pay data in Portugal

Start with the national median (104 000 €), then pick the metro where you would actually work. Observed city rows below are stronger than a pay-index guess. If your city is missing, stay on this page for the country figure and check the Portugal hub for other careers.

Convert gross through the salary calculator before comparing two cities — tax and rent often reorder a cash ranking. Figures are estimates for research, not employer bands.

National band vs top metro

National sketch: 66 600 € (10th) → 104 000 € (median) → 149 800 € (90th). Lisbon’s observed median is 76 200 €, with a local band about 49 300 €–118 000 €. If an offer is “at the Portugal median” but the job is in Lisbon, you may still be under local market.

National median
$120,734
per year
Monthly (national)
$10,100
per month, before tax
Highest-paying city
$88,461
Lisbon, PT
Hourly (national)
$58.04
varies by city

DevOps Engineer salary by city in Portugal

Cities below have observed metro percentiles for this role. Prefer these over national-only estimates when you are relocating to a specific market.

CityPer year
Lisbon, PT$88,461
Porto, PT$76,968

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a devops engineer make in Portugal?
The national median is about 104 000 € per year. Across 2 observed cities, pay ranges from about 66 300 € to 76 200 €.
Which Portugal city pays devops engineers the most?
Lisbon, PT leads observed metros at about 76 200 € per year (-27% vs national).
Which Portugal city pays devops engineers the least?
Among observed cities, Porto, PT is on the lower end at about 66 300 € per year.
How many Portugal cities have devops engineer salary data?
2 metros list observed devops engineer percentiles in EUR on this site.
Is devops engineer in demand in Portugal?
Occupation-level employment is projected at about +21% over ten years. Local hiring still follows Portuguese industry mix.