1-Year Change
+1.2%
vs 2024
5-Year Change
+4.3%
vs 2020
Overall Price Level
59.4
2024 · United States = 100
For Spain, the latest reported PPP-adjusted average wage is $57,779 in 2025. This profile connects the annual wage series with 2024 consumer price indices, while keeping their years, units and missing observations separate. Reported values remain tied to their original years.
Wage data: 2025 · Price data: 2024
Wage History
Track PPP-adjusted average annual wages in constant prices over time.
PPP-adjusted annual wage (USD)
USD PPP, constant 2025 prices
Wage Key Facts
Latest Wage
$57,779
Latest Year
2025
1-Year Change
+1.2%
5-Year Change
+4.3%
10-Year Change
+2.6%
Historical Peak
$58,456
Peak Year
2009
Change From Peak
−1.2%
What the Wage Trend Shows
Spain's statutory wage floor, sector bargaining, and regional differences frame recovery after a difficult period. Tourist-region pay cannot represent the national labour market.
Recent wage-floor and negotiated-pay increases are stronger than earlier post-crisis movement. The longer view still retains a gap with higher-wage northern European peers.
Consumer Price Levels
Compare eight consumer price categories with the United States benchmark of 100.
United States = 100
What Prices Look Like
Highest: Transport
Transport has the highest relative price level among the available categories, at 92.1 (United States = 100).
Lowest: Health
Health is the lowest at 42.7, −57.3 index points against the United States benchmark.
Overall vs United States
The overall price level is 59.4, below the United States benchmark (−40.6 index points).
Wage and Price Snapshot
Read the latest wage record and the selected price benchmark together, without merging their years.
The latest available PPP-adjusted average wage for Spain is $57,779 for 2025. Its one-year change is +1.2%, while the ten-year change is +2.6%.
All eight consumer price categories have a reported value for 2024. 0 reported categories are above the United States benchmark, 8 are below it, and 0 are at 100.
The wage observation is from 2025, while the selected consumer price view is for 2024. They remain separate records on this page and are not combined into a same-year score.
- Latest wage recordWage year 2025
- $57,779
- Price category coveragePrice year 2024
- 8 of 8
- Relative to United States8 below, 0 at 100
- 0 above
Compare Spain
See how Spain's wages and price levels compare with other OECD economies.
Lithuania$58,112+0.6%higher
Israel$57,426−0.6%lower
Türkiye$57,275−0.9%lower
France$60,483+4.7%higher
New Zealand$60,896+5.4%higher
South Korea$61,259+6.0%higher
Sweden$61,443+6.3%higher
Italy$53,864−6.8%lower
Finland$63,053+9.1%higher
Slovenia$63,376+9.7%higherFor Spain, the latest reported PPP-adjusted average wage is $57,779 in 2025. This profile connects the annual wage series with 2024 consumer price indices, while keeping their years, units and missing observations separate. Reported values remain tied to their original years.
1-Year Change
+1.2%
vs 2024
5-Year Change
+4.3%
vs 2020
Overall Price Level
59.4
2024 · United States = 100
Wage data: 2025 · Price data: 2024
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average annual wage in Spain?
The most recent figure is $57,779 for 2025, expressed in USD PPP at constant 2025 prices. That basis adjusts for price level differences between economies, so it is not a local-currency salary. The year remains visible because wage and consumer price records do not necessarily cover the same period.
How has the average wage changed in Spain?
It sits just under its historical high at $57,779 in 2025. The gap from the 2009 peak of $58,456 is 1.2%, and the ten-year change is +2.6%. Each percentage compares reported observations in the same wage series; missing values are not estimated.
What are consumer price levels like in Spain?
Against the United States benchmark of 100, the overall level is 59.4. Transport is the most expensive category at 92.1, and Health the least at 42.7. These are relative price indices for 2024, not prices in a local currency.
Is the average wage in Spain close to its historical peak?
Close, but not at it. The latest value is 1.2% from the 2009 peak of $58,456, a small gap even though the series has not returned to its high. The answer is limited to the values shown in this country record and does not add a cross-country ranking.
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Reported coverage
Wages through 2025 · Prices through 2024