Wages in Spain increased 2.84 percent in September of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Wage Growth in Spain averaged 1.63 percent from 1978 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 14.43 percent in the second quarter of 2021 and a record low of -9.44 percent in the second quarter of 2020. source: Ministry of the Economy and Finance

Wage Growth in Spain is expected to be 2.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Spain Wage Growth is projected to trend around 2.50 percent in 2026 and 2.30 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



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Employed Persons 22463.30 22387.10 Thousand Dec 2025
Employment Change 0.80 0.70 percent Dec 2025
Employment Rate 53.09 53.10 percent Dec 2025
Full Time Employment 19373.60 19489.30 Thousand Dec 2025
Job Vacancies 35.51 50.68 Thousand Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 58.94 59.30 percent Dec 2025
Labour Costs 123.79 114.02 points Sep 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate 3.10 3.50 percent Sep 2025
Minimum Wages 1381.00 1381.00 EUR/Month Jun 2026
Part Time Employment 3089.70 2897.80 Thousand Dec 2025
Population 49.08 48.62 Million Dec 2024
Productivity 103.20 103.66 points Dec 2025
Retirement Age Men 66.67 66.50 Years Dec 2025
Retirement Age Women 66.67 66.50 Years Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 2408.67 2424.96 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Change 30.40 -16.30 Thousand Jan 2026
Unemployment Rate 9.93 10.45 percent Dec 2025
Wage Growth 2.84 2.67 percent Sep 2025
Wages 2268.00 2416.50 EUR/Month Sep 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 2600.91 2792.27 EUR/Month Sep 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 23.40 23.60 percent Dec 2025


Spain Wage Growth
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.84 2.67 14.43 -9.44 1978 - 2025 percent Quarterly
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