Workers in the Balearic Islands earned an average annual salary of €25,370 in 2025, compared with €25,830 across Spain. The €460 gap below the national average is revealed in the Labour Market and Pensions in Tax Records statistics, published by the Agencia Tributaria (Spanish Tax Agency), which recorded 617,197 employees in the islands and total salary payments of €15.658 billion.
However, this average does not necessarily represent the salary of someone employed throughout the entire year. The statistics include both people who worked for all twelve months and those who received employment income for only part of the year. This distinction is particularly relevant in the Balearic Islands because of the importance of tourism and seasonal employment.
Estimated annual salary reaches €32,190 in the Balearic Islands
To analyse earnings while reducing the impact of differences in employment duration, the Spanish Tax Agency includes a statistical measure that estimates the salary corresponding to a full year of work based on the number of days worked.
According to this calculation, the estimated average annual salary in the Balearic Islands stands at €32,190, compared with €33,265 across Spain. The gap widens to €1,075, meaning that the islands remain below the national average even when the time spent in employment is taken into account.
The difference between the €25,370 actually earned and the estimated €32,190 highlights the importance of distinguishing between the two indicators. The first reflects earnings declared during 2025, while the second provides a salary benchmark adjusted to a full year of employment.
Half of employees have an estimated salary below €27,196
The salary statistics also provide the median, an indicator that divides workers into two equal groups according to their earnings. In the Balearic Islands, the estimated median salary stands at €27,196, almost €5,000 below the estimated average annual salary.
This means that half of the employees included in this calculation earn less than €27,196, while the other half earn more. The difference between the median and the average reflects the influence of higher salaries on the overall mean.
The Spanish Tax Agency also notes that the most common estimated salary across Spain’s autonomous communities is €16,576 a year, an amount corresponding to the national minimum wage in 2025. This figure illustrates the distinction between the average salary, the midpoint of the earnings distribution and the salary that occurs most frequently.
Women’s estimated salaries are 4.8% lower than men’s
The 2025 figures also reveal differences in earnings between men and women. In the Balearic Islands, men have an estimated average annual salary of €32,934, compared with €31,363 for women. The gap amounts to €1,571 a year, equivalent to 4.8% of men’s earnings.
Across Spain, men earn an estimated €34,326 and women €31,913. The difference is €2,413, approximately 7%, meaning that the estimated gender pay gap in the Balearic Islands is smaller than the national figure.
These figures show differences in average earnings between men and women, although they do not, on their own, establish how much of the gap is attributable to factors such as occupation, industry or the characteristics of individual jobs.
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