@Sonnendec
Thanks for your reply! It is always nice to hear from someone who definitely know what they are talking about. Yours and the article's figures differ significantly, but as you said if it is a propaganda then it is very exaggerated. I have to admit that I actually believed in those figures from the article in first place. However, as you stated the average being 140,000EUR, then this means that a lot of controllers earn more than that so that the salary can average out at this figure including all the new ATCOs who earn less I believe.
@ron83
I am wondering why the salaries differ so much from other countries. Also, from looking at AENA's website (not thoroughly though, I have to admit) I don't think they are looking for new candidates at the moment.
@clyclayton, prascho
I can't really comment on these myself