2024 SPAIN
SALARY BENCHMARKING
About this report
This report includes detailed scaled salary information for industry specific full-time professional positions across Spain.
The scope of the data is national.
The data for each position is broken down in three banding categories:
Band A → Ideal starting salary offer when stepping up into a position. Lowest end of the market’s pay norm.
Minimum experience in the position and still developing relevant skills.
Band B → Salary offer sitting within the 50th percentile; median range of the market. The candidate has an average level of experience and has most of the necessary skills.
Band C → Top end of salary offers for hiring or retaining individuals.
Higher experience, superior skills, finer institutional/business knowledge and exceeding responsibilities. Market’s rarest resource and top talent’s worth according to market key factors and dynamics.
Salary bandings provide:
a standardised framework for setting and comparing salaries across roles and departments. help in maintaining or setting consistency in pay structure. comparison with current compensation packages against industry standards and competitors. support to remain competitive in attracting and retaining talent. predictable salary expenses and aids in financial planning and forecasting. career development and progression support by providing clear salary ranges for different levels of roles. framework for salary negotiations during recruitment and performance reviews help in maintaining internal equity
Benefits
Pension and social security:
disability
retirement/pension
healthcare
family allowances
unemployment allowances
sickness
death benefits
100% paid parental leave (16 weeks: 6 pre-birth and 10 post-birth)
minimum wage
Time off/holidays/vacations:
30 calendar days (22 working days)
Statutory holidays: 14 days of paid public holidays
15 days for a wedding
a day for moving homes
a day for voting
necessary time for jury duty
2 days for the serious illness or death of a relative
necessary time for medical appointments.
overtime
insurance (workers’ compensation insurance)
supplemental health benefits (around 75% of employers)
Employers: around 30-32% of employee’s salary, with a contribution ceiling of just over €3,500 per month (or more for high-risk jobs)
Employees: average of 6.45% of salary
Other popular benefits:
Childcare vouchers or other types of care assistance
Tax-saving benefits for kindergarten.
Company cars, car insurance, petrol allowances, or public transportation allowances
Work-from-home or flexible work policies.
Food allowance, food vouchers, restaurant vouchers, or subsidized meals
Shopping discounts, gym discounts, or travel discounts
Professional training programs, which might include one-off courses or support with getting a master’s degree.
Distribution of the average net income
Salary difference with Madrid: Barcelona: -5%
Zaragoza: -25.37%
Valencia: -16.62% A Coruña: - 27.90%
Seville: -18.60%
Málaga: -18.6%
BUSINESS PLANNING & PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
SALES & PARTNERSHIPS
MERCHANDISING & E-COMMERCE
Positions
DIGITAL & MARKETING
LOGISTICS & WAREHOUSE
Positions
HOSPITALITY / EVENTS
HOSPITALITY / EVENTS
Positions
level sommeliers not common
HOSPITALITY CHEFS/KITCHEN
(CPU/RESTAURANTS/HOSPITALITY)
HOSPITALITY CHEFS/KITCHEN
HOSPITALITY – BACK OF HOUSE
HOSPITALITY - HR & TRAINING
Positions
HOSPITALITY FINANCE – IT – PROCUREMENT
CORPORATE – FINANCE / I.T.
Positions
CORPORATE – HUMAN RESOURCES
Positions
CORPORATE – LEGAL / MARKETING / OFFICE