The Government maintains a 4.5% increase in the salaries of public employees from January 2027, although there is still no date to approve the regulation that will make it effective.
The salaries of public employees will rise by 4.5% starting in January 2027, as confirmed by the Government of Spain. According to Business Insider España, the Executive has not yet set a date for approving the regulation, which has caused concern among the unions.
The commitment was reached in the follow-up meeting of the Agreement for the Improvement of Public Employment and Service to Citizens, the framework agreement signed in November 2025. According to the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function, led by Óscar López, the increase will be implemented, although without a specific date for its approval.
The agreement provides for a cumulative increase of 11% until 2028, distributed unevenly: 2.5% in 2025, 1.5% in 2026, 4.5% in 2027, and 2% in 2028. Additionally, there is a 0.5% conditional on inflation for 2026.
The increase is consolidable, applies automatically in payroll, and affects civil servants and labour personnel of the General State Administration, autonomous communities, and local entities, including municipalities.
The main demand from the unions is that the regulation be approved as soon as possible. CSIF requests that the increase be approved through a royal decree-law before the general elections on November 29, just as, according to the union, will happen with the Minimum Interprofessional Wage. CCOO makes the same demand.
«The basic state regulation is what allows ministries, communities, and municipalities to budget and prepare the January payrolls with a homogeneous criterion».
CSIF defends this position because a caretaker Government can only focus on the ordinary management of public affairs. Between this Tuesday's meeting and the election day, there are just over five weeks, and the new Parliament will not be constituted until December 24.
Regarding 2026, the additional 0.5% will only be activated if inflation at the end of the year equals or exceeds 1.5%. In that case, it would have retroactive effects from January 1, 2026 and would be paid in the first quarter of 2027, meaning that many public employees would first receive those back payments and then the 4.5% on an already updated base.
Finally, CSIF demands that compensations for residence and service reasons, such as allowances and travel expenses, be updated before the end of 2026, as stated in the agreement.
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