Barcelona salaries sit ~30% below the Spain average
Barcelona, ES lists 75 careers with observed metro percentiles in EUR. Pay index 0.70 (30% below national); COL 100 vs a US baseline of 100.
Radiologist leads this Barcelona table at 197.000 € a year, with Surgeon at 192.000 € and Psychiatrist at 181.000 €. The midpoint of the listed set is Architect at 62.700 € — a better “typical covered career here” than row #1 alone. Top-of-list mix: 5 healthcare, 3 technology, and 1 legal.
Population in the dataset is about 1,686,208. Larger labour markets usually support wider industry mix; smaller ones can look “high paying” on one clinical or tech title and thin everywhere else. Licensing and immigration rules are independent of this cash sort.
Spain shows about 2.7% CPI in 2025. Open a role’s Barcelona salary page for p10–p90, take-home, and rent models — this hub is the directory. Missing careers may still have a national Spain page even when this metro lacks observed percentiles.
Reading pay and COL together in Barcelona
Use pay index (0.70) for wage level vs Spain, and COL (100) for prices. High on both is not the same as high real leftover.
Figures are observed metro medians where listed, in EUR, gross. They are market estimates — not a promise from any one employer.
What tops the Barcelona cash list
Radiologist: Radiologists interpret medical images to diagnose and guide treatment of disease. Observed median here: 197.000 €. That lead reflects how this metro prices the occupation, not a recommendation to retrain tomorrow.