The most common salary in Spain has been reduced by 3,917 euros in just one year. This is reflected in the latest report from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) on the “Salary Structure Survey 2022”, which includes both the average salary in Spain and income by sector and position. Some data that show a devastating reality in Spain: The most common amount in our country is14,586.44 euros.
The modal wage – which refers to the most frequent remuneration – was around 14,586.44 euros. A percentage that is close to the salary scales of 16,495.84 euros, with 4.2% of the total workforce, and 18,494.32 euros, with 4.1%. This is why the 20.5% of employees at the national level They are registered for salaries between 14,000 and 19,000 euros..
In 2021, the modal wage (18,503 euros) was almost 4,000 euros higher than in 2022
Even more serious figures if compared to the same reports from previous years. During the 2021 modal wage (18,503 euros) It was almost 4,000 euros more that in 2022, that is, the highest percentage of people was in this enclave with approximately 563,384 employees. It should be noted, however, that the bracket of 16,487 euros had practically the same workers as the bracket of 18,503 euros, with a total of 560,327 employees.
What is the reason for this exponential increase in the number of employees whose salaries fluctuate around 15,000 euros per year? As the INE indicates in its study, this trend is due to the increase in the Interprofessional Minimum Wage (SMI)This measure moved the lowest paid workers to a range between 14,000 and 15,000 euros, making this range the most common.
Average salary in Spain continues to grow
Despite the fact that one in five Spaniards had a salary between 15,000 and 19,000 euros in 2022, the INE reported a growth of 4.1% in average annual earnings of Spaniards compared to the previous year, until reaching the 26,948.87 euros in 2022. However, the entity’s graph shows that the distribution of salaries is uneven, registering many more workers in the low values than in the highest salaries. This fact makes the average salary higher than both the median salary and the most frequent salary.
“So the median wage (which divides the number of workers into two equal parts, those with higher wages and those with lower wages) presented a value of 22,383.11 euros in 2022“, the INE showed in its report. Compared to previous years, the median salary was around 21,638.69 euros, which translates into an increase of 745 euros in just one year.
Regarding gender-based wages, average earnings of lMen’s price rose 3.5% to 29,381.84 eurosand that of women 5.1% to 24,359.82 euros, which means that “the average salary of women was therefore 82.9% of that of men”. However, this difference must be qualified according to other work variables, such as the type of contract, the length of the day, the position held, seniority in the company… Some factors that affect rumination and, in most cases, women tend to be the most affected within these parameters.
The difference in salary is also latent depending on the economic activity carried out. In addition, the INE pointed out that people who work in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply sector are those with the highest salary: “The economic activity that had the highest average annual salary in 2022 was Sumintroduction of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning, with 55,470.69 euros per worker. This figure was 105.8% higher than the national average. The next activity with the highest salary was Financial and insurance activities, with 47,239.53 euros.
