This fees Growing 2.1% in 2021, their biggest increase since 2018when they shoot 5.6%According to the Labor Price Index (IPT) released this Thursday by National Institute of Statistics (INE).
This indicator measures the change in the cost of wages paid by employers for available jobs, but without being affected by changes in the quantity and quality of works.
In this way, the compositional effect resulting from changes in the number of hours worked, type of contract, characteristics of workers, seniority and professional promotion, among other factors, is discounted.
Salary advance of 2.1% recorded in 2021 contrasts with the 0.6% drop in wages in 2020, the year the pandemic began COVID-19.
IPT data show that Wages increased for both women (+2.3%) and men (+1.9%) in 2021temporary hires increased by 3%, permanent contracts increased by 1.9%, and grew (+2.4%) across all age groups, particularly among workers aged 25-34.
According to this statistic, the economic activities that provided the highest salary increase in 2021 compared to 2020 were as follows: other services (+4.4%), construction (4%), Public Administration (+3.7%), water supply (+3.1%) and trade (+2.5%).
The accommodation sector, on the other hand, increased its salaries by 1.4 percent.The only activity that cut salaries compared to 2020 was energy supply, down 4.4%.
By contract type, temporary workers’ salaries increased by 3% in 2021 compared to 1.9% increase among permanent workers, while by shift type, full-time workers’ salaries increased by 2.2% and part-time workers by 1.6%.
Analyzing labor prices by occupation, factory and machine operators and assemblers experienced the lowest salary increasesFood services and military occupations followed with an increase of 0.6% (+1.2%).
on the other end, The largest salary increases were recorded by technicians and professionals (+3.1%) and managers and managers (+2.9%)..
By age, salary increased in all age groups in 2021. The greatest increase occurred in the 25 to 34 age group (+2.4%)The 35-44 age group (+2.3%) and the 45-54 age group (+2.2%) followed. The most moderate increase was recorded in those under 25 years of age (+1.1%).
By nationality, the IPT reflects a 2% increase in wages for Spanish nationals; this is almost half (+3.5%) of the wages recorded by foreign workers.
Salaries increased in all communities
In 2021, all autonomous communities, mainly Castilla-La Mancha (+3.5%), Extremadura (+3.1%), and the Canary Islands and Aragon, both with increases of 2.6% compared to 2020 increased wages.
The most moderate salary increases occurred in Murcia (+0.5%) or in La Rioja, Navarra, Galicia, Catalonia and Asturias, all with 1.5% increases.