The expenditure allocated to wages of the workers of the seven communes he continued increasing during the 2025 and overcame, for the first time, the barrier of 70 million euros. Local corporations liquidated 70.1 million euros in personnel expenses, one 7.9% more than the previous yearwhen this game was around the 65 million. The increase consolidates the upward trend of recent years and confirms that the wage bill continues to be one of the main chapters of municipal budgets.
The commoners, on the other hand, saw their income grow as well
The data of the budget execution of the public sector show that Andorra la Vella continues to be the common that allocates more resources to staff. The capital liquidated 20.2 million eurosalmost a third of all the salary expenditure of the communes. They appear in the back Escaldes-Engordanywith 14 million eurosi Encampwith 12.3 millionwhile the rest of the corporations move below the seven million. Sant Julià de Lòria allocated 6.6 million, I order he spent it 6.3, Canillo 5.5 and Massana 5.3 million euros.
A worker of the Hygiene service of the municipality of Andorra la Vella.
Staff salaries represent 35.5% of all expenditure
Although the capital leads the classification in absolute terms, it is not the common that increases this item the most. This site corresponds to Sant Julià de Lòriawhich registers an increase of 13.8% compared to 2024the highest of all the parishes. Also noteworthy are the increases of Canillowith a 12.5%ofEscaldes-Engordanywith a 9.5%and from Massanawith a 9.2%. In contrast, the increases are more moderate a I order (+6.5%), Andorra la Vella (+5.1%) i Encamp (+4.2%).
The increase in personnel expenses far exceeds the overall growth in public expenditure. In total, local administrations liquidated 208.1 million euros, just one 1.4% more than the previous year. This means that the wage bill is growing at a much higher rate than the global budgetwhich reinforces the weight of remuneration within the communal accounts.
In fact, the staff remuneration they already represent the 35.3% of all commons expenditurea proportion slightly higher than 34.1% of 2024. In other words, more than one out of every three euros spent by local corporations is used to pay salaries, a ratio that shows the importance of the personnel department in the ordinary functioning of parish administrations.
Revenue growth
theincrease in salary expenses it is part of an exercise in which the commons also saw their income grow. Local corporations stepped in 230.4 million eurosone 4.5% more than in 2024maintaining a positive budget situation despite the increase in personnel costs. This increase in income has helped to absorb part of theeconomic effort derived from the increase in the wage billwhich continues to be consolidated as one of the most relevant budget items.
