How much does it cost for a gardener in Portugal

You can hire a gardener in Portugal in different ways. You may get a full time gardener, 8 hours a day and 5 days a week, or you can have them come over to your house on a monthly basis. The minimum wage for a full time a gardener is US $432 (£287) to $649 (£431) a month. If you are hiring a full time gardener, you have to pay for their Social Security and other benefits.
 
If you do outsourcing, you can hire a gardener or a maintenance man, who will come in 2 days a...

You can hire a gardener in Portugal in different ways. You may get a full time gardener, 8 hours a day and 5 days a week, or you can have them come over to your house on a monthly basis. The minimum wage for a full time a gardener is US $432 (£287) to $649 (£431) a month. If you are hiring a full time gardener, you have to pay for their Social Security and other benefits.
 
If you do outsourcing, you can hire a gardener or a maintenance man, who will come in 2 days a week or once a week and you don’t have to pay for the Social Security or have any type of contract with them. They just come and cut your grass, tidy up the garden, etc. Their wage varies, but the minimum is $216 (£144) a month.
 
The average daily wage or a gardener here is €60 (US$ 65 or £43) a day.  

 

(House covered with vines in the Azores, Portugal, pictured.)

We have a one acre property in the countryside 30 minutes from Lisbon. We pay our local gardening team 10 Euros per person per hour (about US $11).  Usually two of them come for two to three hours once a month throughout the year.

 

(Alentejo, Portugal, pictured.)

We have a one acre property in the countryside 30 minutes from Lisbon. We pay our local gardening team 10 Euros per person per hour (about US $11).  Usually two of them come for two to three hours once a month throughout the year.

 

(Alentejo, Portugal, pictured.)