The richest municipalities in the province of Alicante

Sant Joan, El Campello, Alicante, Mutxamel and L'Alfas del Pi are, according to the Spanish tax authorities, the richest municipalities in the province of Alicante. It is in this municipality where the inhabitants on average had the highest gross annual salaries in 2017. According to data from the Agencia Tributaria, Sant Joan d'Alacant is the richest municipality with an average gross annual salary of 27,459 euros, which is good for place 336 in the rankings. for the whole of Spain.

The gross annual salary in Sant Joan d'Alacant increased in 2017 by 0.82% or 227 euros to an average of 27,549 euros. El Campello is in second place on this ranking list for the province of Alicante with an average gross annual salary of 27,099 euros, an increase of 505 euros compared to 2016 and good for position 376 throughout Spain.

The city of Alicante is in third place with an average gross 26,673 euros, 284 euros more than in 2016. Mutxamel is in 25,804 euros in fourth place with an increase of 338 euros compared to the list in 2016.

The biggest riser, however, is the municipality of L'Alfas del Pi in the Marina Baixa with an increase of 7.18% or 1,617 euros on average to 24,143 euros on average gross annual salary. With that, L'Alfas del Pi surpassed the municipality of Xábia because this municipality ended up one place lower with 23,777 euros.

The average gross annual salary in Finestrat is 23,631 euros, almost the same as in L'Alfas del Pi. Altea earns 23,348 euros on average on an annual basis and in Denia 23,047 euros. In Guardamar del Segura, the average annual salary is 22,553 euros, followed by Santa Pola with 22,354 euros and Benidorm with 21,920 euros. Orihuela has an average annual salary of 20,541 euros while that in Torrevieja is 19,437 euros.

General figures for the autonomous region are: 2,197,271 people filed a tax return with an average gross annual salary of 23,9238 euros but a net salary of 19,826 euros.

acknowledgment: Spanjevandaag.com