Royal Decree 87/2025, of February 11, establishes an increase in the Interprofessional Minimum Wage (SMI), bringing it up to €39.47 per day or €1,184.00 per month. The measure, retroactive to January 1, 2025, affects employed workers, including temporary, seasonal, and domestic workers, although with specific characteristics for each group.
The new minimum wage for 2025 aims to guarantee a decent minimum income for Spain's wage-earning population. Through Royal Decree 87/2025, of February 11, the Government established the following amounts:
- 39.47 euros per day
- 1,184.00 euros per month
These amounts refer to the legal working day of each activity and do not include, in the case of daily remuneration, the proportional part of Sundays and holidays. If the day is part-time, the salary will be adjusted pro rata.
Does not affect higher professional salaries
This increase does not modify the structure or the amount of salaries which, as a whole, already exceed the new minimum. For comparison purposes, a minimum of 16,576.00 euros per year, adding to the SMI the corresponding salary supplements (derived from personal circumstances, the job position or the company's situation).
Temporary and seasonal workers
For those whose contract with the same company does not exceed 120 days, the total remuneration will include:
- He corresponding SMI to the day.
- The proportional part of the Sundays and holidays.
- The two extra payments minimum (thirty days of salary each).
In no case may the daily amount be less than 56.08 euros per day. Likewise, vacation pay will be proportional if the vacation period does not coincide with the duration of the contract.
Domestic employees
Royal Decree 1620/2011 establishes the minimum wage for temporary and seasonal workers as a reference for calculating the minimum wage for domestic employees on an external and hourly basis. Thus, it establishes 9.26 euros per hour actually worked, including all remuneration concepts.
Limitations and exceptions
Salary in kind No can reduce the entire amount in money below the 39.47 euros per day or 1,184 euros per month. In addition, this update of the SMI No will apply:
- To current regional or municipal regulations that use the SMI as income indicator for access to or determination of certain benefits.
- To prior private contracts and agreements that establish the SMI as a reference, unless the parties agree to adjust to the new figures.
Retroactive effects
Royal Decree 87/2025 contemplates the application of these amounts from the January 1, 2025, so companies will have to update and regularize payrolls with effect from that date.
Need advice? At Aseryde we can help.Our team of tax, labor, and accounting professionals will be happy to guide you through the correct application of the new minimum wage and answer any questions about its impact on your organization or employment relationship.
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