How Much do People Make in Spain?

In today's video we went to the Plaza del Sol to ask People living in Spain about their salary and how are the working conditions in our country. We hope you find the video helpful!

The questions that we ask are:
0:00 Intro
0:27 What do you do? / How much do you make?
1:40 Is that the average for people your age?
2:51 What are the Biggest Challenges to Find a Job in Spain?
3:58 Does Spain have a good life/job balance?
5:00 Any advice to a foreigner who wants to work in Spain?

Please write in the comments what you would want to ask next!
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[blurayffan]

It's a shame salaries are low in Spain and so many leave the country. But even those who remain are super people and so intelligent. The young people of Spain are amazing...and Spain is incredible. The country is ruined by it's Government and corrupt and unqualified politicians. So much potential in Spain if only they could find good politicians.

[asenaatuna]

I loved that the video had both Spanish and English subtitles because I’m learning Spanish ♥️

[irdcs]

What people don't realize is that once you add the cost of education and of health related expenses etc, 2000€ in Spain equal 4000$ in the USA. I've lived in both places and it's a pretty fare estimation.

[jhmcihv]

I'm new zealand person.
I have been living Spain with more then 18. Years .I love Spain 🇪🇸.
God bless Spain ❤

[discinfiltrator]

I would like to see this same questionary made at a smaller city like Burgos or Albacete or Caceres and see what happens. Madrid and Barcelona are really exceptions when it comes to pricing and salaries

[Morzo]

I live in a small city in Spain (not everything here is Madrid or Barcelona) and with little more than 2.000€/month I can have a great life, buy a house, travel around the world... Not luxury, but the rest it's all at my hand. Together with my girlfriend we spend less than 15% of our income in rent, and that's fair

[Heellooo_]

Por si repetís la encuesta, aquí va una sugerencia:

Pienso que en las encuestas de salarios siempre es importante preguntar si la gente se refiere al sueldo neto, bruto o si el valor mensual lo reciben en 12 o 14 pagas, porque si no, la información está incompleta.

Es decir, yo preguntaría: ¿cuál es tu sueldo bruto/neto anual?

[llw]

Spain is a very beautiful country with friendly people. I would love to go there again.

[dannmm]

Some people talk about how low salaries are but nobody talks about how ridiculously high taxes are. Example: the employer pays 40, 000€ annually but the worker gets less than 1, 800€ a month.

[khrystynahrynkevych]

I did study in Spain, people are amazing !
We had scholarships like people’s minimum salary, was really good for us for normal life .

[ogbkballa]

The job market is rough, I have some GENERAL observations as someone living in Spain:

1. The housing market is insane in Barcelona and many areas of madrid as well
2. Andalucía has almost NO decent jobs.. just tourism and hospitality.. except Malaga which has a growing tech industry
3. In areas of Northern spain, Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, and Malaga you can earn a good salary (by spanish standards).
4 if you live outside of Barcelona/madrid and make over 1, 400 a month youll live really well

[TheHolyActivist]

It's always important to clarify if its before or after tax. I think some people gave their net salary, others their pre-tax salary.

[DMJ-]

Spain is a great country. It can be hard at first to settle down. But where it isn’t? Cost of leaving? I come from London and it is hugely expensive there. I moved to Madrid, after a month I got a job and after two years got a mortgage. Right years has passed and I’m still happy here.

[kameel]

Work-life balance in the Netherlands: currently working 4*9hours = 36 hours and 3 days weekend. 3/4 days working from home and 1/4 in the office. Love it.

[Sergi.Galiano]

I'm 100% Spanish but living in Dubai. I'll tell you, Spain has a LOT of money, but our government is borderline retarded. Zero future thinking and more corruption than people want to admit. Our best people are forced to leave the country and this keeps our economy down. The mentality at work is also much more relaxed which is both good and bad. If you want to make money leave, if you want to enjoy LIFE stay.

[Azog]

It's true that wages in Spain are lower. But it is at least party balanced out by two things:

1) Lower cost of living (even in the big cities like Madrid and Barcelona, AFTER rent is paid).
2) Great public sphere. There is so much you can do in Spain whilst having little money, compared to countries like the UK where practically everything is privatised and requires some kind of entrance fee. Here in Spain you have public festivals, plazas, playas, mountains, petanca courts, football and basketball courts, all within easy reach via walking or cheap public transporrt. Even someting as simple as public benches are seriously lacking in the UK. Here they are everywhere.

Of course this doesn't mean some people don't struggle, but salary is not the be all and end all to a good life. I earn less here in Spain than I would in the UK, but my life is better.

[fumingmars]

Landed in Spain just few months before the onset of Pandemic. 3K salary - outstanding quality of life. Missing the country now 😢

[flanker]

The problem of underpaid jobs is very very big here in Greece too. Thousands of competent and skillfull young people abandon Greece each year and move to more organised developed countries!

[sa.]

Reminds me of italy and greece! Lovely mediterranean countries<3

[elenaizquierdo]

"0 HOUR CONTRACTS" DO EXIST IN THE UK. There are airline workers who suffer, not knowing when work will be available and how much money they'll earn. I know 2 people in that situation. As a Spanish Brit I live and work in Madrid. I've been here for many years and am very happy. SENDING LOVE AND SUPPORT TO THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET WHEREVER YOU ARE.