The average gross annual salary in the Canary Islands was 23,096.92 euros in 2022, the second lowest of all the autonomous communities. The last place is for Extremadura, where it remains at 21,922.73 euros.
However, the people from the Canary Islands must face much higher prices for one of the biggest expenses for families, housing. Renting an 80 square meter apartment costs on average 1,120 euros per month in the archipelago, while in Extremadura the same apartment entails a monthly payment of 520 euros.
In Spain as a whole, the average salary was 26,948.87 euros in 2022, 4.1% more than the previous year, chaining nine upward exercises and with a salary gap between men and women of 17.1%.
The highest salaries in 2022 corresponded to País Vasco (32,313.73 euros per worker), Madrid (31,230.73) and Navarra (29,189.52).
According to the annual salary structure survey published this Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), the average earnings of men grew by 3.5% in 2022 to 29,381.84 euros, while that of women increased by 5.1% to 24,359.82 euros.
The average annual female salary was, therefore, 82.9% of the male salary, a salary gap in which labor variables such as the type of contract, the greater weight of part-time work, the occupation or seniority influence.
Thus, 24.2% of women had an annual salary less than or equal to the Minimum Interprofessional Salary (SMI) in 2022, compared to 10.3% of men.
The highest salaries for energy; the lowest, in hospitality
By activities, the statistic details that the economic activity that presented the highest annual salary in 2022 was supply of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning, with 55,470.69 euros per worker, a figure that doubles the average.
On the contrary, hospitality once again registered the lowest average annual salaries, with 16,274.71 euros. The difference between both activities exceeds 39,000 euros.
By occupation, in 2022 the annual earnings of directors and managers stood out, whose average salary was 59,478.63 euros, while the lowest salaries corresponded to non-qualified workers in services (except transport), with an average annual salary of 14,665.4 euros.
