SALARIES

In Spain 29th May 2026

The most common salary in Spain: €16,520

In Spain, the average gross salary grew by 5.3% in 2024, reaching €29,540.2 per year, marking 11 consecutive years of increases. However, according to the “2024 Wage Structure Survey” published this Thursday by the National Statistics Institute (INE), many low-income workers have shifted into the €16,000–€17,000 annual range, making this salary bracket the most frequent in 2024. Consequently, the most common salary in Spain in 2024 was €16,520.2 gross, which…

Spanish economy 17th November 2022

Spain: 40% of employees earned at most the SMI in 2021 (€13,300)

The average gross annual wage stood at €21,519 in Spain in 2021, up 4.9% from €20,503 in 2020. The increase is the highest recorded since 2008, when they grew by more than 5%, but it is still far from the rise of 2007, when salaries were revalued by 7.3% just before the financial crisis broke out. However, behind this figure there is some small print, which is analysed today by…

In Europe 30th December 2016

Germany and its burgeoning trade surplus

Germany’s enormous trade surplus is causing resentment throughout the rest of Europe, which accounts for a little over half of the annual surplus of more than €263.1 billion. Brussels and the IMF believe there is room to raise salaries and, above all, for a substantial increase in public investment.

Interviews 3rd May 2012

“Show me the money” also applies for her

NEW YORK | For each dollar a man earns in the U.S., the average female professional gets only 80 cents, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Only twelve out of 500 companies in the Fortune index are run by women. Apparently it will take them 40 years to match their peers in the corporate world, non-profit organization Catalyst points out. The truth is that women who have reached the…