Median income in Spain has declined significantly since the recession, in some cases, such as Catalonia, median income has declined by 9.6% since 2009. Median income differs from GDP per capita because the per capita is a mean value, which can exaggerate extreme values such as the very rich or the very poor. Median income represents the 50th percentile of income, meaning that half of people earn less than this value and half of people earn more than this value. The 2014 median monthly income in Spain is listed below. The two autonomous cities of Spain are excluded from this list. These values are paid 13 times per year, not 12 as in every month. As of 2014, the median income for all of Spain was €1,634, which is paid in 13 payments per year.

List of autonomous communities by median income

Autonomous community	Median income	Year
Andalusia	€1,482	2014
Aragon	€1,534	2014
Asturias	€1,576	2014
Canary Islands	€1,387	2014
Cantabria	€1,510	2014
Castilla–La Mancha	€1,509	2014
Castile and León	€1,455	2014
Catalonia	€1,715	2014
Valencia	€1,467	2014
Extremadura	€1,353	2014
Galicia	€1,461	2014
Balearic Islands	€1,509	2014
La Rioja	€1,517	2014
Spain	€1,634	2014
Madrid	€1,927	2014
Murcia	€1,454	2014
Navarre	€1,752	2014
Basque Country	€1,969	2014

References

http://www.lavanguardia.com/vangdata/20150519/54431721672/salario-medio-espana-ue.html%7C Median Income by Community