{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"es-average-salary","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/es-average-salary","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/es-average-salary/","title":"Average Annual Salary in Spain (2025)","description":"Average annual wages in Spain from 1990 to 2025, expressed in constant 2025 USD at purchasing power parity. At $57,779 in 2025, Spain sits approximately 11% below the OECD average of $64,809. Source: OECD Average Annual Wages dataset.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Wages & Earnings","Spain","Macroeconomics","Purchasing Power Parity"],"publisher":"OECD — Centre for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Spain","temporal_coverage":"1990/2025","unit":"Avg. 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The figure covers mean gross wages for a full-time, full-year equivalent employee across the total economy, compiled by the OECD from national accounts and labour force surveys (series AV_AN_WAGE, measure WG, unit USD_PPP)."},{"question":"How does Spain's average wage compare to the OECD average?","answer":"Spain's 2025 average of $57,779 sits approximately 11% below the OECD-wide average of $64,809. Within the EU, Spain typically ranks in the lower-middle tier of OECD member states — above Portugal, Greece, and most Central and Eastern European peers, but well behind Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Belgium."},{"question":"How has Spain's average salary changed over the past decade?","answer":"Between 2015 and 2025, Spain's average annual wage grew from $56,334 to $57,779, a real gain of roughly 2.6% over ten years. That modest pace reflects persistent productivity gaps, a high share of part-time and seasonal employment, and a wage structure compressed by collective bargaining frameworks. Spain's minimum wage (SMI) rose sharply from 2019 onward, lifting the floor but having a limited effect on the mean for full-time equivalent workers."},{"question":"Why did Spain's average wage rise sharply during the 2008–2009 financial crisis?","answer":"Spain's average wage rose 3.6% in 2008 and a further 6.4% in 2009, reaching a 36-year peak of $58,456. This is a composition effect: Spain's construction sector collapsed, shedding several million low-wage workers. The remaining employed workforce had a higher average wage, pushing the statistical mean upward even as total employment and GDP fell sharply. The same pattern reversed from 2010 onward as the wage bill contracted through public sector cuts and labour market reforms."},{"question":"What was the effect of Spain's minimum wage increases on average wages?","answer":"Spain raised its Salario Mínimo Interprofesional (SMI) from €858/month in 2019 to €1,134/month by 2024, a nominal increase of around 32%. The most visible impact in the OECD series is the 2021 reading of $57,625, a 4.1% real jump from 2020's $55,380. Whether the 2021 gain primarily reflects the SMI hike, the recovery of employment in lower-wage sectors, or a composition shift is difficult to isolate from this aggregate series alone."}]}