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EU Blue Card Spain: minimum salary

The minimum salary for the EU Blue Card in Spain is €41,356.36 a year (€33,085.09 a year for shortage occupations, recent graduates), according to the official source below, last checked 15 October 2026. Check a salary below and see jobs on Spain Dev Jobs that state enough.

Published minimum salary in Spain

  • Standard

    €41,356.36 a year

    Highly qualified professionals with a valid work contract or a firm job offer.

    Gross annual salary (1.4 times the INE average annual gross earnings per worker, EUR 29,540.26 for 2024). Valid from 28 June 2026. Source: BOE-A-2026-2142 Orden PJC/44/2026, de 27 de enero (salary threshold for the Tarjeta azul-UE), with INE press release: Encuesta Anual de Estructura Salarial (EAES), año 2024, published 28 May 2026. Last checked 15 October 2026.

    Official wording
    Art. 2: "un salario bruto anual igual o superior a 1,4 veces la ganancia media anual bruta por trabajador (ambos sexos) publicada por el Instituto Nacional de Estadística en la Encuesta Anual de Estructura Salarial." INE: "La ganancia media anual por trabajador fue de 29.540,26 euros en 2024" (published 28 May 2026). Art. 3.2: a new survey applies "para las solicitudes que se presenten a partir de un mes después de la publicación" (to applications from one month after it is published, so from 28 June 2026).

  • Shortage occupations, recent graduates

    €33,085.09 a year

    Occupations in groups 1 and 2 of the CNO-2011 that are on the catalogue of hard-to-fill occupations, or people who obtained their qualification no more than three years before applying (0.8 reduction factor).

    Gross annual salary (0.8 times the standard threshold). Valid from 28 June 2026. Source: BOE-A-2026-2142 Orden PJC/44/2026, de 27 de enero (salary threshold for the Tarjeta azul-UE), with INE press release: Encuesta Anual de Estructura Salarial (EAES), año 2024, published 28 May 2026. Last checked 15 October 2026.

    Official wording
    Art. 2: "Se aplicará un coeficiente reductor de 0,8 al umbral de referencia establecido en este artículo en cualquiera de los siguientes supuestos: a) Para aquellas ocupaciones que pertenezcan a los grupos 1 y 2 de la Clasificación Nacional de Ocupaciones 2011 [...] y que estén incluidas en el catálogo de ocupaciones de difícil cobertura [...] b) Para las personas nacionales de terceros países que hayan obtenido la cualificación [...] como máximo tres años antes de la presentación de la solicitud de Tarjeta azul-UE."

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Jobs that state at least €41,356.36 a year

275 jobs on Spain Dev Jobs state a salary at or above €41,356.36 a year.

We compare the lower end of the salary range each ad states, in EUR, per year or per month (a monthly salary counts 12 times). Salaries for B2B contracts are left out. Many ads don't state a salary, so the real number of jobs that pay enough is higher.

Frequently asked questions

What is the minimum salary for the EU Blue Card in Spain?

The published minimum salary is: Standard: €41,356.36 a year, gross annual salary (1.4 times the INE average annual gross earnings per worker, EUR 29,540.26 for 2024). Shortage occupations, recent graduates: €33,085.09 a year, gross annual salary (0.8 times the standard threshold). Source: BOE-A-2026-2142 Orden PJC/44/2026, de 27 de enero (salary threshold for the Tarjeta azul-UE). Last checked 15 October 2026.

How many jobs on Spain Dev Jobs pay at least the EU Blue Card minimum?

275 jobs on Spain Dev Jobs state a salary at or above €41,356.36 a year. We compare the lower end of the salary the ad states. Many ads don't state a salary, so the real number of jobs that pay enough is higher.

Is a salary above the minimum enough to get the EU Blue Card?

No. The salary is one condition. Other conditions apply, such as your degree, its recognition and the job contract. This is not legal advice. Check the official source.

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