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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Spain? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Spain ≈ $2,742/mo; top 10% above $5,995/mo, minimum $1,561/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Spain

# What is a good salary in 🇪🇸 Spain (Barcelona)?

The median is about **$2,742/month**; top-10% earners clear **$5,995/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $1,438 | $17,256 | 1,273 EUR/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2025 (USD). | $1,561 | $18,732 | 1,381 EUR/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $2,742 | $32,904 | 2,427 EUR/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $4,139 | $49,668 | 3,663 EUR/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $5,995 | $71,940 | 5,306 EUR/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $11,345 | $136,140 | 10,040 EUR/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $37,120 (2025) and Gini 33.4. Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=ES).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/united-arab-emirates/) — median $2,742/mo
- [🇳🇿 New Zealand](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/new-zealand/) — median $2,668/mo
- [🇸🇮 Slovenia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/slovenia/) — median $2,647/mo
- [🇲🇹 Malta](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/malta/) — median $2,586/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Spain](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-spain/) · [a fair US → Spain salary](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-spain/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Spain?**: The median wage is about $2,742/month ($32,904/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $4,139/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $5,995/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Spain?**: Roughly $5,995/month ($71,940/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $11,345/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Spain?**: About $1,561/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2025 (USD).
- **How are these Spain salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($37,120, 2025) and the Gini index (33.4). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=ES.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/spain/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=ES