[Spain] Sustained salary growth in Barcelona

In Spain, new research has found that salaries in Barcelona were higher than in the rest of the nation and some progress in reducing the gender pay gap has been made, Info Barcelona reports.

The Department of Analysis at the Municipal Data Office report was based on salary information in the Ongoing Sample of Working Lives (MCVL). It revealed that the average salary in Barcelona was 5.9 per cent higher than that of residents in the metropolitan area and higher than the figure for Catalonia (+14.8 per cent) and Spain (+26.2 per cent).

The average salary of women residents in the city in 2023 was reportedly €32,377;15.7 per cent lower than the figure for men (€38,407). The gender pay gap has been reduced by more than 1 per cent compared to 2022 and nearly 10 per cent over the last ten tax years.

Average salaries were found to have nominally grown among all age groups except for the under-25s and the eldest generations. The most positive gains in 2023 were among those aged 25 to 29, who receive an average salary of €25,888, around 6.2 per cent more than in 2022. 

Despite negative growth in 2023, the under-25s remain the group to have seen the most growth in real terms since 2010, a figure of 16.6 per cent, allowing them to reduce intergenerational salary differences.

Hospitality - the sector most impacted by the pandemic, with the lowest average wages in the economy €20,034 - reportedly had the most significant annual salary increase for the third year running (+7.8 per cent in real terms), almost returning the sector to its 2019 level and with similar spending power to 2010.

Salary differences between professional groups remained comparatively stable from 2022 to 2023.

Source: Info Barcelona

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In Spain, new research has found that salaries in Barcelona were higher than in the rest of the nation and some progress in reducing the gender pay gap has been made, Info Barcelona reports.

The Department of Analysis at the Municipal Data Office report was based on salary information in the Ongoing Sample of Working Lives (MCVL). It revealed that the average salary in Barcelona was 5.9 per cent higher than that of residents in the metropolitan area and higher than the figure for Catalonia (+14.8 per cent) and Spain (+26.2 per cent).

The average salary of women residents in the city in 2023 was reportedly €32,377;15.7 per cent lower than the figure for men (€38,407). The gender pay gap has been reduced by more than 1 per cent compared to 2022 and nearly 10 per cent over the last ten tax years.

Average salaries were found to have nominally grown among all age groups except for the under-25s and the eldest generations. The most positive gains in 2023 were among those aged 25 to 29, who receive an average salary of €25,888, around 6.2 per cent more than in 2022. 

Despite negative growth in 2023, the under-25s remain the group to have seen the most growth in real terms since 2010, a figure of 16.6 per cent, allowing them to reduce intergenerational salary differences.

Hospitality - the sector most impacted by the pandemic, with the lowest average wages in the economy €20,034 - reportedly had the most significant annual salary increase for the third year running (+7.8 per cent in real terms), almost returning the sector to its 2019 level and with similar spending power to 2010.

Salary differences between professional groups remained comparatively stable from 2022 to 2023.

Source: Info Barcelona

(Link via original reporting)