The presidents of Asturias, Cantabria, Basque Country, Navarre, La Rioja, Castile and León and Castile-La Mancha are the territorial leaders who, until now, have A salary increase is planned for next year 2026 in line with the increase prepared for civil servants.
SO … This appears in the budgets of each community, consulted by Europa Press, although the total number of presidents who will increase their salaries is still unknown, as many regional governments continue to prepare their public accounts for the next academic year.
These seven regional “barons” who are currently considering increasing their salaries opted for the agreed salary increase for civil servantsas provided for in the articles of the finance laws.
And the central government recently approved a decree-law providing for the increase in civil servants’ salaries for the coming years: the salary increase will be 2.5% for this year and up to 2% for 2026.
In the case of the central government, the Executive has not yet published its draft budget for next year, which is why Pedro Sánchez’s annual salary is currently 90,010.20 euros per year, which represents a monthly remuneration of 7,500 euros.
The authorized increase
Thus, Adrián Barbón (PSOE), María José Saénz de Buruaga (PP), Imanol Pradales (PNV), María Chivite (PSOE), Gonzalo Capellán (PP), Alfonso Fernández Mañueco (PP) and Emiliano García-Page (PSOE) plan to know the salary increase authorized by the State in 2026.
Many of them have considered this increase through a formula in their Budgets in which they ensure that the remuneration of members of the Government Council and other senior civil servants will be that in force for this year, “without prejudice” to the increase in civil servants’ salaries.
In this way, the remuneration of the President of Asturias, Adrián Barbón, would increase from 72,979 euros per year to the increase planned by the State for 2026. In 2025, the annual salary of his Cantabrian counterpart, María José Saénz de Buruaga, was 71,835.12 euros and will also increase in proportion to what the State allows.
In the case of Lehendakari, Imanol Pradales, his salary is not specified, even if the budget project specifies that his remuneration may experience a salary increase comparable to that of civil servants.
Something similar is happening in Navarra, where its president, María Chivite, will receive 83,381.76 euros per year in fourteen installments, without prejudice, in the case of permanent and contractual staff, to the perception of remuneration by grade and/or seniority that may correspond to them in accordance with the regulations applicable to the respective service relationship.
Meanwhile, the president of Rioja, Gonzalo Capellán, who earned 82,756 euros this year, is now planning a salary increase like that of civil servants, like his counterpart in Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, who this year won 91,717.78 euros.
As for Mañueco, the salary of the president of Castilla y León in 2025 was 79,415.16 euros and the regional public accounts project also envisages the promotion of civil servants.
Those who freeze it Wages without increase
On the contrary, Madrid, Canary Islands and Galicia They are the only ones to have so far included freezing the salaries of their presidents in their budget plans for next year.
In the case of the Community of Madrid, the presidency has had the same salary for fourteen consecutive years, although Isabel Díaz Ayuso is the regional leader who receives the greatest annual remuneration of these communities, some 103,090 euros per year.
For his part, Fernando Clavijo, of the Canary Islands, has planned in his public accounts for next year to continue earning 76,823 euros per year, while the Galician leader Alfonso Rueda will also receive around 85,743.00 euros per year in 2026.
In any case, there are still regional governments which have not yet presented their draft budgets for next year and others which, although they have published their accounts, do not specify whether there will be a salary increase for members of the Government.
The current salary of the rest of the regional presidents is as follows: Jorge Azcón (96,013.32 euros per year); Juanma Moreno (89,275.32 euros); Juanfran Pérez Llorca (80,173 euros); Marga Prohens (78,803 euros); María Guardiola (85,325 euros); Fernando López Miras (79,499.44 euros).
Of all the regional presidents, Catalan President Salvador Illa wins the most. While waiting to know the draft Budget for the year 2026, The leader of the PSC has an annual salary of 136,177.5 euros.
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