Overview
- José Luis Martínez-Almeida leads the national ranking at €110,688 for 2024, followed by Bilbao’s Juan Mari Aburto (€105,557) and Barcelona’s Jaume Collboni (€104,000).
- More than 2,200 municipalities report a mayoral salary of €0, while over 1,200 entries are listed as not available in the official ISPA registry.
- Marbella’s Ángeles Muñoz increased her municipal pay from €14,800 in 2020 to €95,465 in 2024 after leaving the Senate, taking exclusive dedication, and winning council approval for a raise.
- Galicia illustrates the rural–urban divide, with small-town per-capita mayoral costs averaging about €25 versus €0.35 in cities, roughly 70 times higher.
- Regional snapshots show uneven pay and reporting, including Castilla-La Mancha with 313 unpaid mayors and 276 town halls that did not submit remuneration data.