Autonomous communities of Spain by compensation of employees per hour worked, 2024

Community of Madrid had the highest compensation of employees per hour worked of 19 autonomous communities in 2024, at €29.52. Extremadura had the lowest, at €21.48. The median was €24.25 and the figure for Spain was €25.6. Source: Eurostat.

Lowest21.48Extremadura
Median24.2519 autonomous communities
Spain25.6History

All autonomous communities, 2024

Community of Madrid: 29.52 EURCommunity of Madrid29.52Basque Country: 29.02 EURBasque Country29.02Catalonia: 27.38 EURCatalonia27.38Navarre: 27.04 EURNavarre27.04Ceuta: 25.99 EURCeuta25.99Balearic Islands: 25.19 EURBalearic Islands25.19Aragon: 25.13 EURAragon25.13Asturias: 24.94 EURAsturias24.94Cantabria: 24.77 EURCantabria24.77La Rioja: 24.25 EURLa Rioja24.25Valencian Community: 23.84 EURValencian Community23.84Galicia: 23.83 EURGalicia23.83Castile and León: 23.61 EURCastile and León23.61Melilla: 23.35 EURMelilla23.35Castilla-La Mancha: 23.24 EURCastilla-La Mancha23.24Canary Islands: 22.75 EURCanary Islands22.75Andalusia: 22.56 EURAndalusia22.56Region of Murcia: 21.57 EURRegion of Murcia21.57Extremadura: 21.48 EURExtremadura21.48
EUR. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2024
EUR
Change on 2023
1Community of Madrid Estimated29.52+5.3%
2Basque Country Estimated29.02+3.2%
3Catalonia Estimated27.38+4.7%
4Navarre Estimated27.04+3.1%
5Ceuta Estimated25.99+3.8%
6Balearic Islands Estimated25.19+7.6%
7Aragon Estimated25.13+5.3%
8Asturias Estimated24.94+4%
9Cantabria Estimated24.77+5%
10La Rioja Estimated24.25+5.4%
11Valencian Community Estimated23.84+5.3%
12Galicia Estimated23.83+4.8%
13Castile and León Estimated23.61+4%
14Melilla Estimated23.35+0.5%
15Castilla-La Mancha Estimated23.24+5.4%
16Canary Islands Estimated22.75+6.5%
17Andalusia Estimated22.56+3%
18Region of Murcia Estimated21.57+5.9%
19Extremadura Estimated21.48+3.6%

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About this ranking

Wages, salaries and employers' social contributions divided by the hours actually worked by employees, in euros per hour, for the place where people work (Eurostat regional accounts).

A labour cost measure, higher than take-home pay because it includes employers' social contributions. Price levels differ between countries.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the autonomous communities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Invokely calculation from Compensation of employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2coe) divided by hours worked by employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2emhrw). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#compensation_per_hour_worked_eur. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Questions

Which autonomous community has the highest compensation of employees per hour worked?

Community of Madrid, with €29.52 in 2024, according to Eurostat.

Which autonomous community has the lowest compensation of employees per hour worked?

Extremadura, with €21.48 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, Compensation of employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2coe) divided by hours worked by employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2emhrw). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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