Are Spain's ATCs worth this much?
 

From a report presented in Congress by Development Minister, Jose Blanco:

Air Traffic Controllers

Aena is also responsible for Air Traffic Control throughout Spain, a body of 2300 individuals on whom Blanca and his department have declared open warfare. Speaking to Congress he said that some air traffic controllers earn almost a million euros a years, a figure that he found unacceptable as the company attempts to rebuild its battered financial situation in which only nine airports are making a profit. “Of the total expenditure in navigation charges over 70% is gobbled up by their salaries” he said.

According to sources, data from 2008 shows that about 700 of the 2,300 air traffic controllers earn between 270,000 and 360,000 euros a year, another 487 between 360,000 and 450,000 euros and 77 of the top earners between 540,000 and 630,000 euros. The 'elite' is made up of a dozen controllers that with the current system of overtime, received between 810,000 and 990,000 euros.

According to the chairman of the AENA, Juan Lema, the company is determined to cut wage costs of 500 million within four years, while the government wants to establish a compulsory module of fixed overtime paid at a lower rate than the current "triple time”.

Surely he's got the decimal point in the wrong place! 99,000 euros is believable with overtime etc but not 990,000.

And how does one get a job in Spain...?

At 99000€ they're underpaid if that includes overtime.
At up to 990000€ who's to question if they are overpaid, at least they do a useful job unlike the bankers/w**kers who got us into the current global financial situation and they get billions just in bonuses.

Edited to add
Oops! Thought the system filtered things like that out automatically!?

Language Timothy!!