Data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE) reveals a group of just seven municipalities where the so-called "net income per person," which corresponds to the annual gross salary after IRS (Income Tax), exceeds 13,000 euros per year.

Oeiras and Lisbon top the list for workers' incomes, with the municipality led by Isaltino Morais being the only one earning above 15,000 euros per year: 15,862 euros. Just below, more than 10% behind, Lisbon residents reported incomes of 14,282 euros. On the opposite side of the Tagus, Alcochete comes in with a median of 13,654 euros, followed by Cascais (13,406), Coimbra (13,241), and two municipalities that might be considered less obvious.

The sole municipality on the island of Porto Santo, in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, with fewer than 6,000 inhabitants, has a median net income per capita of 13,089 euros. Right behind it is the last municipality on the list earning above 13,000 euros, Évora, which only makes it into this ranking by three euros.

By region, Alto Tâmega e Barroso (€9,449) and Tâmega e Sousa (€9,819) are those with the lowest declared salaries. Conversely, the North presents a more penalizing situation, with the entire region registering fewer municipalities above the national average than those concentrated solely in Greater Lisbon.

All nine municipalities in the capital area and the nine in the Setúbal Peninsula are among the 71 with a median net income per capita above the national average of €11,446. In the same situation, only Faro stands out in the Algarve, while Madeira has three municipalities, half of the Azores, the Center has 17, the West and Tagus Valley have a dozen, while in the Alentejo and the North, only eight municipalities each have income above the national average. In the Porto Metropolitan Area, the highest median values are in Maia (€12,726), Porto (€12,460), and Matosinhos (€12,266).