Spain
PPP-adjusted average annual wage
$57,779 2025
Spain reports a 2025 average annual wage of 57778.662 USD PPP in constant prices. Consumer price indices for 2024 show all eight categories below the United States benchmark. Price category values remain unavailable for both 2022 and 2023, limiting recent comparisons to the latest observation year only.
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
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
The 2025 average annual wage stands at 57778.662 USD PPP. This reflects a 1.22 percent increase from the prior year.
Long-term growth reached 16.1 percent since 1990 despite recent moderation. The current level remains 1.16 percent below the 2009 historical peak.
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.
Overall consumption prices registered an index of 59.4 in 2024. This represents a gap of -40.6 points below the United States benchmark.
Housing costs showed the largest divergence with an index of 54.5. Transport prices were closest to parity at 92.1, still -7.9 points lower.
All eight available categories fell below the United States reference level. Health services recorded the lowest relative index at 42.7.
- 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$58,1122025+0.6%higher
Israel$57,4262025−0.6%lower
Türkiye$57,2752024−0.9%lower
France$60,4832025+4.7%higher
New Zealand$60,8962025+5.4%higher
South Korea$61,2592025+6.0%higher
Sweden$61,4432025+6.3%higher
Italy$53,8642025−6.8%lower
Finland$63,0532025+9.1%higher
Slovenia$63,3762025+9.7%higher
Japan$50,1832025−13.1%lower
United Kingdom$66,2992025+14.7%higherSimilar Economies
How to Read This Country Page
Three boundaries keep wage and price comparisons from being misread.
- Wage basis
- The annual wage is expressed in USD PPP at constant 2025 prices. It is an average, not a median wage, local-currency amount, or take-home figure.
- Years stay separate
- The latest wage year and the price year do not have to match. Price controls read only 2022, 2023, or 2024 and never substitute another year.
- Price benchmark
- 100 represents the United States price level. A value of 120 is reported here as 20 index points above that benchmark.
Data Coverage and Limits
See which years are actually present before comparing wage and price records.
Wage observations span 35 years from 1990 through 2025. The dataset contains 36 reported values covering this entire period.
Price data availability varies significantly across the observed timeframe. Only 2024 provides complete category coverage for consumer price comparisons.
Historical wage records begin at 49766.124 USD PPP in 1990. Continuous reporting supports long-term trend analysis despite intermittent price data.
- Wage observations
- 36
- Wage coverage
- 1990-2025
- Price categories · 2024
- 8 of 8
- Price categories · 2023
- 0 of 8
- Price categories · 2022
- 0 of 8
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average annual wage in Spain?
The average annual wage in Spain is 57778.662 USD PPP for 2025. This figure uses constant 2025 prices adjusted for purchasing power parity.
How has the average wage changed in Spain?
Average wages increased 1.22 percent over the last year and 4.33 percent over five years. The ten-year change totals 2.56 percent since 2015.
What are consumer price levels like in Spain?
Consumer price levels for 2024 range from 42.7 for health to 92.1 for transport. All eight categories sit below the United States benchmark of 100.
Is the average wage in Spain close to its historical peak?
Yes, the 2025 wage is 1.16 percent below the 2009 historical peak of 58456.084 USD PPP. Current earnings have not yet recovered to that maximum level.
Wage data
OECD Average Annual Wages
Price data
OECD Comparative Price Levels
Reported coverage
Wages through 2025 · Prices through 2024