Check Fact. Average in Portugal is half of the Eurozone salary, but managers and more than in Finland, Sweden? – Observer
On Facebook, an image is being shared that compares the average paid in Portugal in countries such as France, Sweden and Finland. In that image, the user who, in Portugal, claims 55% of the worker who earns in the euro zone. On the other hand, Portuguese managers are, on average, 32% more than Americans, 22.5% more than French, 55% more than Finns and 56.5% more than Swedes.
Average salary in Portugal is half of the Eurozone?
Let’s start with the mediums. In a consultation with Eurostat data The reference to the hour in Portugal was 5.37 euros. In the Eurozone, an average was 14.51 euros. But there are countries with greater differences. In Denmark, the average salary was €27.24 an hour, in Luxembourg €19.59 an hour and in Switzerland €31.44 an hour.
This means that in Portugal, in 2018, the average salary was 63% lower than in the Eurozone, a percentage of which is above what is written in the image.
Managers earn more than in countries like France, Sweden and Finland?
Data from the European Union statistics office also help us to understand if this is really the case. In 2018, the Eurostat data showed that, in Portugal, a manager earned an average of 19.2 euros per hour. A figure that is below the salaries in the other countries mentioned: in France, a manager earned 31.51 euros per hour, in Finland 43.67 euros per hour and in Sweden 34.15 euros per hour. It is also below the European average, which this year was 28.62 euros per hour.
As for the USA, another mentioned in the publication, the average of entrepreneurs is also above what is paid in Portugal and even in the various EU countries. According to the North American website statist, a manager in 2020 earned USD 126,480 per year (about 116 thousand euros). Taking the monthly, daily and hourly average into account, we reached the value of 51.25 dollars per hour (47.16 euros). A value that is above the countries mentioned in the publication, including Portugal.
Conclusion:
The image that is shared on facebook is wrong in the various statistics it shows. The average salary in Portugal is even lower compared to the European average than what is claimed in the image. Furthermore, managers do not earn more in Portugal than any of the countries mentioned.
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