Mean salary in Spain

Mean salary in Spain

Salaries are highly dependent on education, industry, region and age. The following information is based on the median value. This means that 50% of employees earn more and 50% less.

Gross monthly salary (median)


In 2022, the gross monthly salary in the private and public sectors (all education levels and all ages combined) on a full-time basis was 2,341.35 euros. With the average for public sector workers being ¤2,800 while those in the private sector were ¤1,901 (source INE 2021/22)

Salaries of university graduates

The gross monthly salary (average) for workers with higher education was ¤2,845.24 in 2022 (all age groups). Note that this varies greatly depending on the university degree or higher degree you have completed, your experience and the city where you work.

In the R&D sector, the average gross salary for a research and development engineer is at 2.914.25 euros per month

Poverty threshold

  • In the 2022 Living Conditions Survey, the value of the poverty risk threshold for a single-person household in Spain stood at As illustrative values, according to the information provided by the 2021 Living Conditions Survey, the value of the poverty risk threshold for a single-person household in Spain stood at 10,088 euros per year. In households composed of two adults and two children under 14 years of age, this threshold was 21,185 euros per year (source INE)

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