Average salary in Spain (2025)

Statistical averages from Eurostat. Figures in euros; local currency shown where useful.

Average gross / month

€2,923

Average net / month

€2,253

Minimum wage / month

€1,425

About 51.9% of the average wage

Real change (3y)

+3.2%

Wage growth after inflation

Job marketEmployment, vacancies, inflation and working patterns

Inflation right now

3.0%

As of 2025-12

Unemployment rate

10.5%

Share of the active workforce

Youth unemployment

24.9%

Ages 15–24

Employment rate

72.4%

Ages 20-64, share of the population in work

Job vacancy rate

0.9%

As of 2025-Q4

Part-time workers

13.1%

Share of employment, ages 20-64

Usually work from home

7.9%

Plus 7.8% sometimes (2025)

Income, tax & workHousehold income, tax burden, time and employer cost

Median income / year

€20,367

Household equivalised, after tax

Tax wedge

37.1%

Tax + social contributions on labour

Usual weekly hours

37.6 h

Main job, ages 20–64

Labour cost / hour

€26

Total cost to employ (gross + employer)

Compared with the EU average

Deviation from the simple average of all covered countries. Green means better for workers: higher pay and employment, lower costs, unemployment and tax.

Average net / month€2,253 vs EU €2,592 · -13.1%

Average gross / month€2,923 vs EU €3,309 · -11.7%

Cost of living91 vs EU 98 · -7.2%

Unemployment rate10.5% vs EU 6.3% · +68.0%

Employment rate72.4% vs EU 75.8% · -4.5%

Tax wedge37.1% vs EU 35.6% · +4.1%

Pay by age (2022)

Mean gross monthly pay by age band, all occupations.

Occupation-level figures come from the 2022 Structure of Earnings Survey, the latest round of this four-yearly survey. The next round covers 2026.

Net salary trend

Average net monthly salary in euros.

Cost of living by category

Price level relative to the EU average (EU = 100). Above the line is pricier than the EU norm; below is cheaper.

Food & non-alcoholic drinks95.3

Alcohol & tobacco85.8

Clothing & footwear89.4

Housing & utilities98.1

Furnishings & household equipment93.5

Health94.2

Transport88.1

Information & communication97.4

Recreation & culture92

Education87.3

Restaurants & hotels85.4

Other goods & services88.8

Housing

House prices (1-year change)

+12.7%

Annual change in the house price index

Housing cost overburden

7.2%

Share of people spending over 40% of income on housing

Work incentives

How much of extra earnings is lost to taxes and withdrawn benefits. Lower is better: it means taking a job or a raise pays off.

Low-wage trap

24.7%

Lost when pay rises from a low wage

Unemployment trap

76.1%

Lost when taking a job from unemployment

Gender pay gap by sector

Unadjusted gap in average gross hourly pay between men and women, by economic sector.

Health & social work21.1%

Wholesale & retail trade15.5%

Professional & scientific15.5%

Manufacturing13.5%

Financial services12.2%

Information & communication9.5%

Education8.9%

Construction-10.9%

Pay by occupation

Monthly earnings by ISCO-1 occupation group. Click headers to sort.

Occupation		Median	P10	P90
Managers	€4,245	€3,783	€1,919	€6,721
Professionals	€2,962	€2,668	€1,553	€4,749
Technicians and associate professionals	€2,476	€2,201	€1,283	€3,983
Plant and machine operators and assemblers	€1,944	€1,781	€1,196	€2,876
Clerical support workers	€1,861	€1,612	€1,084	€2,885
Craft and related trades workers	€1,851	€1,666	€1,160	€2,769
Service and sales workers	€1,506	€1,357	€963	€2,110
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	€1,479	€1,427	€924	€1,946
Elementary occupations	€1,440	€1,325	€948	€2,049

Occupation-level figures come from the 2022 Structure of Earnings Survey, the latest round of this four-yearly survey. The next round covers 2026. Bonuses and special payments add about 1.5% of annual pay, overtime about 0.4%.

Managers€4,245