##  [Spain: Publication of the minimum wage (SMI) for 2026](/en_GB/new/spain-publication-minimum-wage-smi-2026) 

# Spain: Publication of the minimum wage (SMI) for 2026





Spain - 02 / 19 / 2026

















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**The minimum wage (SMI) has been increased by royal decree by 3.1%, to 1,221 euros per month, effective since January 1.**





[Royal Decree 126/2026, of February 18, 2025](https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2026/02/19/pdfs/BOE-A-2026-3815.pdf), setting the minimum wage for 2026, has been published in the BOE.

The minimum wage has been increased by 3.1% on the applicable amount for 2025, and **as of January 1, 2026**, is set at the following amounts:

![](/sites/default/files/inline-images/20260219_en.jpg)

The minimum wage only relates to compensation in cash which means that wages in kind cannot under any circumstances give rise to a lower amount.

The revision of the minimum wage will not affect the structure or amount of the wages received by employees where those wages as a whole and on an annual basis are higher than the minimum wage. These amounts include the income, computed on an annual and full-time basis, that employees were receiving in respect of all items pursuant to the provisions of the legislation or collective agreements, arbitration awards and individual employment contracts in force.









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