This is the salary that Mercadona workers earn since January 1 after Juan Roig’s salary increase
Mercadona is one of the best-known supermarkets in all of Spain and, in addition, it has a reputation for paying its employees well, with salaries well above the sector. Even with all this, By 2026, the company announced that it would give its workers a new extraordinary pay and that his vacation days were going to increase from 30 to 37.
Thus, by 2026 the working conditions of all workers will change. According to current salary conditions, the gross monthly remuneration for a cashier (store staff) with a 40-hour weekly contract In its first year of operation it would be around 1,685 gross euros per month.
After more than four years as a worker in the companya, that salary increases to 2,280 gross euros per monthalso in a day of 40 hours a week. These are figures that place Mercadona above the rest of the supermarket chains, which have salaries closer to the minimum interprofessional wage (SMI).
In addition to this salary, Mercadona will pay an extraordinary payment in March 2026 equivalent to a monthly payment, which will be added to the variable remuneration received by employees. The disbursement of this extra pay for the company will be 280 million euros for the company.
On the other hand, another of the most significant improvements in 2026 is not salary, but it does have a direct impact on the effective income of workers: All of them will go from having 30 to having 37 days of vacation paid per year. This measure represents a disbursement of another 100 million euros for Mercadona.
The chain points out that these measures respond to two main factors. On the one hand, the company has had a good economic and financial evolution. On the otherthe need to continue promoting staff commitment to sustain efficiency and quality of service.
