Despite the wage increase, Aragon remains below Spain’s average pay and ranks as the seventh autonomous community with the highest salaries. The gap with the country as a whole stands at €137 per month, as the national average salary ended last year at €2,055. Wage growth was also lower in Aragon, at 2.3% compared with the 3.4% recorded in Spain.
ARAGON LOSES PURCHASING POWER
According to the Adecco Annual Salary Monitor, compiled using data from Spain’s National Statistics Institute (INE), the main difference emerges after accounting for inflation. Average CPI inflation in Aragon stood at 2.8% in 2025, five-tenths of a percentage point above wage growth, explaining the decline in purchasing power. Aragon is therefore among the six Spanish autonomous communities where pay failed to offset the rising cost of living.
Another indicator analyzed is the weight of the Interprofessional Minimum Wage in relation to earnings. The €1,381 per month paid in 12 installments, set as the minimum wage in 2025, is equivalent to 72% of the average salary in Aragon. Adecco places Aragon among the communities with the smallest gap between the minimum wage and the average salary.
WAGES GAIN PURCHASING POWER IN SPAIN
The situation is different nationwide. Spain’s average salary reached €2,055 per month, €67 more than in 2024, representing an increase of 3.4%. Once inflation was taken into account, workers in Spain gained 0.7% in purchasing power, compared with the decline recorded in Aragon.
MADRID EXCEEDS €2,400 PER MONTH
Differences between autonomous communities remain wide. Madrid tops the ranking with €2,451 per month, followed by the Basque Country (€2,328), Navarre (€2,208) and Catalonia (€2,203), the only four autonomous communities above the national average. The Balearic Islands reach €2,027 and Asturias €1,943, ahead of Aragon, while Extremadura records the lowest average salary, at €1,709 per month.
