InfoJobs
No mentions found
This entity hasn't been tracked yet, or Iris is still building its knowledge base.
Related Articles from SNS
Spaniards now spend half their salary on rent, over 70% in Madrid and Barcelona
The figures reveal a worrying trend: the share of wages going on rent has risen from 38% in 2019 to 50% in 2025, the highest level in the data series. Spain’s housing affordability crisis continues to worsen. In 2025, the financial effort required of Spaniards to rent a home hit a new record: 50% of the average gross salary went on rent, compared with 47% in 2024.
Spaniards now spend half their salary on rent, study finds
A property portal study finds the average share of salary spent on housing has risen 12 points since 2019, with Madrid and Catalonia leading on 70% of pay. The evidence of the housing crisis Spain is facing is plain for all to see. In the rental market, rents have risen by around 30% since 2022, according to the CIS, while new housing construction - PwC data - has been stuck at record lows since 2010, averaging 83,000 homes a year compared with 315,000 on average between 1970 and 2010.
Spain trapped in rental crisis: up to half of wages go on housing
An estate portal study shows the average wage share has risen 12 percentage points since 2019. Madrid and Catalonia, with 70% of pay, top the regional ranking. The evidence of the housing crisis Spain is going through is plain for all to see.