The average gross monthly salary of salaried workers in Spain in 2017 was 1,889 euros, 0.6% more than the previous year, according to data just published by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). The salaried population in 2017 was 15,682,300 people.
The INE report also indicates what the median salary in Spain was in 2017, which stood at 1,590.3 euros, 4.2 euros less than the previous year. The average salary is obtained by adding all salaries and dividing them by the number of workers. In contrast, the median salary is the figure obtained by dividing all workers into two equal parts, with one half above the median salary – 1,590.3 euros – and the other half below that gross monthly amount.
By autonomous communities, the highest average gross monthly salary was obtained by the Basque Country, with 2,208.8 euros, ahead of Madrid (2,191.7 euros) and Navarra (2,177.8 euros). The autonomous cities of Melilla and Ceuta also ranked among the top positions. In fact, Melilla topped the ranking of average salaries with 2,475.8 euros, while Ceuta was in fifth position with 2,115.4 euros. Catalonia occupied sixth place with an average gross monthly salary of 1,992.9 euros.
At the bottom are Andalusia (1,681.3 euros), Valencian Community (1,677.8 euros), Canary Islands (1,606.6 euros) and, closing the ranking, Extremadura with 1,583.4 euros per month.
Below are shown -in a graph and on the map- the data for all autonomous communities:
The following interactive graphic shows the evolution of the average gross monthly salary per autonomous community and for Spain as a whole over the last six years.