Average hourly earnings of employees in Spain
Spain: Average hourly earnings of employees was 25.97 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021. ▲ Rising
Average hourly earnings of employees in Spain, 2002–2021
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2021, average hourly earnings of employees in Spain stood at 25.97 international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly earnings of employees in Spain peaked at 25.97 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.4 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2002.
Spain ranks 7th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.05 international-$ in 2021 prices | 11.4 international-$ in 2021 prices | 12.71 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.18 international-$ in 2021 prices | 14.35 international-$ in 2021 prices | 23.43 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9 |
| 2020s | 24.64 international-$ in 2021 prices | 23.31 international-$ in 2021 prices | 25.97 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 4 Iceland 28.04 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 5 South Korea 27.58 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 6 Finland 26.03 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 8 Sweden 25.41 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 9 United Kingdom 21.77 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 10 France 18.76 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly earnings of employees in Spain?
- Average hourly earnings of employees in Spain was 25.97 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 25.97 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021.
- What is the lowest average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2002.
- How does Spain rank for average hourly earnings of employees?
- Spain ranks 7th out of 64 countries with data for 2021.
- Is average hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average hourly earnings of employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross remuneration for time worked or work done, vacation, and other types of paid leave.