Spanish Workers Lose 0.4% in Purchasing Power Despite Wage Gains, InfoJobs Says

• InfoJobs' analysis found Spanish workers lost 0.4% in purchasing power in the first half of 2026 despite rising advertised salaries.
• Average gross annual salaries offered in job postings rose 2.8% to EUR 28,093 during the period.
• Rent absorbed 50% of workers' gross salaries on average, up three percentage points from a year earlier.
• Buying an 80-square-meter home required the equivalent of 8.4 years of gross pay.
• Spain's youth unemployment rate reached 22.8% in September, compared with the European Union average of 15.5%, highlighting persistent labor-market access barriers.

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