{"id":6213,"date":"2024-07-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/navarratalent.com\/?p=6209"},"modified":"2026-06-17T03:33:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T01:33:07","slug":"new-salary-regulations-for-highly-qualified-professionals-from-outside-the-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.navarratalent.com\/en\/new-salary-regulations-for-highly-qualified-professionals-from-outside-the-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"New salary regulations for highly qualified professionals from outside the EU"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Spanish government has implemented a new regulation<br \/>\nstipulating a minimum annual salary of \u20ac36,255 for highly skilled workers hired<br \/>\nfrom outside the European Union. This strategic move aims to balance the<br \/>\nattraction of global talent with the competitiveness of local enterprises.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\">Effective<br \/>\nimmediately, businesses wishing to sponsor residency for non-EU highly skilled<br \/>\nemployees must ensure a salary that not only meets the minimum requirement but<br \/>\nalso reflects the value and qualifications of the workers. This policy, which<br \/>\nsets the salary at 1.4 times the average gross salary in Spain, is part of a<br \/>\nbroader initiative led by various ministries including Inclusion, Social<br \/>\nSecurity and Migration; Economy, Trade and Business; Foreign Affairs, European<br \/>\nUnion and Cooperation; and the Ministry of the Interior.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Specific Details:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/>\nThis salary policy is initially applicable for three years, with an extension<br \/>\noption provided the employment conditions are maintained. Moreover, the<br \/>\ncommunity directive allows for salary flexibility for specific professions such<br \/>\nas lawyers, professors, managers, journalists, musicians, and sculptors, where<br \/>\nthe threshold may be reduced to 80% of the established figure, ensuring it does<br \/>\nnot fall below the average gross salary of \u20ac25,896.82.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Conclusion:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> This<br \/>\nsalary adjustment is designed to protect the rights of foreign workers and<br \/>\nensure that the entry of talent into the country is of high quality and meets<br \/>\nthe needs of the Spanish labor market.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/agusti-asociados.com\/noticia\/contratar-trabajadores-de-fuera-de-la-ue-exige-un-salario-minimo-de-36-255-euros\/#:~:text=El%20Gobierno%20exigir%C3%A1%20a%20las,inicial%20de%20tres%20a%C3%B1os%20prorrogables. \" target=\"_self\">Further information<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tx-excerpt\"><div><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%;,sans-serif\">In a\r\nmove to streamline the integration of global talent into the Spanish workforce,\r\nthe government has set new groundwork for employment conditions for non-EU\r\nnationals.<\/span><br><\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":6212,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sin-categorizar"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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