Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Spain

Spain: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence was 21.3 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
21.3 Percentage of full-time employment
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
16th
of 32 countries
All-time high
26 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2014
All-time low
21.3 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Years of data
8
2002–2024

Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Spain, 2002–2024

01020302002201320242002: 26 Percentage of full-time employment2006: 25 Percentage of full-time employment2010: 25 Percentage of full-time employment2014: 26 Percentage of full-time employment2018: 26 Percentage of full-time employment2022: 22.3 Percentage of full-time employment2023: 21.7 Percentage of full-time employment2024: 21.3 Percentage of full-time employment

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.

Analysis

Spain recorded 21.3 Percentage of full-time employment for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Spain peaked at 26 Percentage of full-time employment in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.3 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2024.

That places Spain 16th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.5 Percentage of full-time employment 25 Percentage of full-time employment 26 Percentage of full-time employment 2
2010s 25.67 Percentage of full-time employment 25 Percentage of full-time employment 26 Percentage of full-time employment 3
2020s 21.76 Percentage of full-time employment 21.3 Percentage of full-time employment 22.29 Percentage of full-time employment 3

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 13 Portugal 24.57 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  2. 14 United Kingdom 23.1 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  3. 15 Canada 21.96 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  4. 17 Iceland 21 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  5. 18 Mexico 20.79 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  6. 19 Greece 20.2 Percentage of full-time employment compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Spain?
Incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Spain was 21.3 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 26 Percentage of full-time employment in 2014.
What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 21.3 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024.
How does Spain rank for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Spain ranks 16th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
Is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 618 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains series on the incidence of low-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning less than two-thirds of gross median earnings of all full-time workers; the incidence of high-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning more than one-and-half time gross median earnings of all full-time workers.