Spanish ATC mega-salaries:
Concerning Spanish ATC salaries, the following is a translation from "El Mundo" newspaper and gives a summary of their salaries during 2009(This information is confirmed by all the major Spanish newspapers, such as El Pais, La Razon, Cinco Dias La Vanguardia, etc etc etc):
"Overall in Spain during 2009 there were 2,300 Air Traffic Controllers out of which 28 earned over 700,000 Euros, 135 earned more than 350,000 Euros, 713 hava a salary that averages between 360,000 and 540,000 Euros. Also a selected few earn more than 900,000 Euros." Even in 2007 the average annual salary taken home by Spanish Air Traffic Controllers was 304,874 Euros...... The lowest earning Spanish Air Controllers were a total of two who took home an annual salary of 90,000 Euros in 2008.
This is a scandalous situation when the vast majority of Spaniards don't earn much more than 1,000 Euros a month and many less than that. Even the Spanish President/Prime Minister has an annual salary that is under 92,000 Euros.
Last edited by DjerbaDevil; 26th Jun 2010 at 01:01.