Last Tuesday, the Ministry of Digital Transformation and Public Employment updated the corresponding salaries for elected officials and public employees in local entities in Spain. Among the salary information for administrative positions (ISPA) data, you can … Consult that interviewer’s 8,129 municipal councilsalso including the salaries of mayors and council members.
The information shows how much they were paid for holding office in 2024. With that in mind, the highest paid mayor was the councilor of the capital of Madrid, Jose Luis Martinez AlmeidaWith 110,688 euros in 2024. In second place Juan Maria AburtoMayor of Bilbao with 105,557 euros, while third place went to Jaume ColboneMayor of Barcelona for 104 thousand euros.
However, not all mayors in Spain have an income of more than 100,000 euros per year. All of this also depends on the municipality in which they were elected, and on their dedication to the position, whether it is exclusive, partial, or without dedication.
The mayor of Murcia who receives the most income is the mayor of this municipality
It is also not surprising that the mayor of the Murcia region is the one who earns the most Jose Ballistaadvisor to Murcian capitalbelongs to the Popular Party (PP). This has been at the cutting edge Murcia City Council Over two periods, the first between 2015 and 2021, and also since June 2023.
For his work in leading the city, the renowned cell biology professor and politician received an award Salary 81,970 euros annual. This reward puts him in 27th in terms of mayor salaries All municipalities that make up the Spanish state, although they are The seventh most populous municipality Our country (has more than 474,000 people).
José Ballesta, mayor of Murcia, is the highest-paid councilor in the region
He is followed on the list of the highest paid mayors in the region Fulgencio Gilformer senator from the Popular Party and current municipal councillor Lorcal 98,334 people. According to what the Ministry of Digital Transformation and Public Function stated to the mayor of the town He receives a salary of 76,650 euros For his work as a politician. Like Ballista, Gil also held the position twice: from May 2017 to June 2019 and has held it since June 2023.
Complemented by the top 5 mayors with the highest salaries in the Murcia Region Noelia Arroyo (B), mayor Cartagenawho receives a salary of 74,372 euros; Joaquín Gabriel Zapata (B), mayor Unionin the amount of 65,166 euros; and Francesca Tirole (B), mayor sewersin the amount of 63,000 euros. Moreover, they all devote themselves exclusively to the world of politics.
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1. José Ballesta (Popular Party) – Mayor of Murcia – 81,970 euros
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2. Fulgencio Gil (Popular Party) – Mayor of Lorca – 76,650 euros
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3. Noelia Arroyo (Popular Party) – Mayor of Cartagena – 74,372 euros
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4. Joaquín Gabriel Zapata (Popular Party) – Mayor of La Union – €65,166
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5. Francisca Tirol (Popular Party) – Mayor of Alcantarella – 63 thousand euros
At the bottom of this list are council members Requote, Rafael Guillamonwho earns 1,300 euros; and Jose Emilio Palazonl eyesin the amount of 2500 euros. Neither of them was exclusively devoted to politics.