Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Spain

Spain: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages was 18,731 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
18,731 US dollars, exchange rate converted
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
11th
of 26 countries
All-time high
18,731 US dollars, exchange rate converted
in 2025
All-time low
5,760 US dollars, exchange rate converted
in 1965
Years of data
63
1963–2025

Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Spain, 1963–2025

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollars, exchange rate converted.

Analysis

In 2025, real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Spain stood at 18,731 US dollars, exchange rate converted. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Spain peaked at 18,731 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,760 US dollars, exchange rate converted, in 1965.

That places Spain 11th out of 26 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6,922 US dollars, exchange rate converted 5,760 US dollars, exchange rate converted 8,078 US dollars, exchange rate converted 7
1970s 11,124 US dollars, exchange rate converted 8,652 US dollars, exchange rate converted 13,419 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10
1980s 12,766 US dollars, exchange rate converted 12,329 US dollars, exchange rate converted 13,195 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10
1990s 12,233 US dollars, exchange rate converted 12,062 US dollars, exchange rate converted 12,440 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10
2000s 12,239 US dollars, exchange rate converted 11,429 US dollars, exchange rate converted 13,569 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10
2010s 13,721 US dollars, exchange rate converted 12,857 US dollars, exchange rate converted 17,325 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10
2020s 18,101 US dollars, exchange rate converted 17,283 US dollars, exchange rate converted 18,731 US dollars, exchange rate converted 6

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 8 Canada 24,652 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  2. 9 France 24,432 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  3. 10 Israel 21,400 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  4. 12 United States 15,080 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  5. 13 Japan 14,892 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  6. 14 Portugal 13,763 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Spain?
Real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Spain was 18,731 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 18,731 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025.
What is the lowest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 5,760 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 1965.
How does Spain rank for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
Spain ranks 11th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
Is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages
Unit
US dollars, exchange rate converted
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
36 places, 1,478 data points, 1960–2025
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Real minimum wages are statutory minimum wages converted into a common hourly and annual pay period for the 30 OECD countries and two other non-member countries for which they are available. Real hourly and annual minimum wages are calculated first by deflating the series using the consumer price index taking 2024 as the base year then converted into common currency units 1) US dollars (USD) and 2) USD using Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for private consumption expenditures in 2024.