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How much should I offer? Salary band calculator

Choose the role, the region and the experience you need. We give you the salary range to put in the job advert, calculated with the Behum Report (what the professionals we interview earn today), not from surveys.

RoleRegion

Experience you need

JuniorOne to three years in the role, or new to the trade.ExperiencedDoes the job unaided and handles the day-to-day.SeniorThe team’s go-to person, or manages people.

I want to attract someone who already has a jobMost good technical profiles aren’t looking. To get them to move, you have to beat what they earn now.

Recommended salary band

Técnico/a y mecánico/a de mantenimiento · Experienced · All of Spain

35.000 € – 42.000 €

gross per year

Includes the median rise people ask for to change company (8,3 %).

Salary: 35.000 € – 42.000 € gross per year, depending on experience.

Calculated with the Behum Report. Current median for the role: 35.000 €. When changing company, 43 % of these professionals ask for a higher salary.

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What if nobody turns up at that band?

We’ll tell you whether the band is realistic for your region and put forward interviewed candidates.

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How we calculate the band

1.We start from the current gross annual salary in the Behum Report, grouped by role and region. If there is not enough data for your region, we estimate the band from our data for the rest of Spain.
2.Junior runs from the bottom 25 % towards the median; experienced sits around the median; senior runs from the median towards the top 25 %.
3.If you want to attract someone already in work, we add the median rise asked for by people who change company in that role.
4.We round to the nearest €500, which is how salaries are usually advertised.

Why put the salary in the job advert

Job adverts that show the salary get more applications, and better-matched ones: people above or below the level don’t apply, and the conversation starts with the cards on the table.
The EU Pay Transparency Directive (2023/970) requires employers to state the starting salary or its salary range before the interview. Member States had until June 2026 to transpose it into national law.
For scarce technical profiles, a clear, competitive salary band shortens the process more than any other change to the advert.

Frequently asked questions

What is a salary band?

It is the range between the minimum and maximum salary a company is prepared to pay for a role. Within the band, the final figure depends on the person’s experience and what they bring.

How do you work out the salary band for a role?

By comparing it with what the market pays for that role, in that region and at that level of experience. This calculator does it with data from the Behum Report: the 25th percentile, median and 75th percentile of current salary.

Do you have to put the salary in a job advert?

Under the EU Pay Transparency Directive, employers must state the salary or salary range before the interview. Job adverts with a salary also perform better.

How much more do you need to pay to attract someone already in work?

It depends on the role. According to the Behum Report, people changing company ask for a median of between 5 % and 13 % more depending on the profile, and around 10 % for most. The calculator applies the specific figure for each role.

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