TRU (Portugal) vs GS-12 (United States)
Tabela Remuneratória Única — single unified salary scale covering all Portuguese central public administration carreiras gerais. 115 níveis remuneratórios ranging from BRAP (Base Remuneratória) at level 5 to the highest-paid senior civil servants at level 115. Each carreira/categoria is mapped to a specific range of TRU levels by its estatuto remuneratório.
GS-12 — senior specialist or first-line supervisor in most occupations.
How they compare
A TRU in the Portugal federal civil service earns between €12,298 and €97,530 per year at base rates, while a GS-12 in the United States federal civil service earns between $76,463 and $99,404. Both figures are annual base in each country’s currency, before locality adjustments, allowances, or bonuses.
Responsibilities at these grades are not directly comparable — each country’s civil service uses its own classification framework. See the linked authoritative sources for role scoping.