Mercadona - 2026 Salaries + Bonuses + More Annual Leave

[Carl]

https://elpais.com/economia/2025-12-19/ ... eados.html

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Why will Mercadona give its employees more vacation time and a one-month bonus?

In 2026, supermarket chain employees will have 37 days of vacation per year.

The Mercadona supermarket chain announced on Friday two improvements to the working conditions of its approximately 111,000 employees, effective in 2026. Staff will receive a bonus and more vacation days.

Specifically, as detailed in this report (link omitted), Mercadona employees will enjoy seven more vacation days, increasing the total from 30 to 37. Furthermore, the company will pay a one-month bonus to all employees next March, in addition to the variable compensation of one or two months' salary, depending on each employee's seniority, and the 8.5% salary increase implemented this year.

Several reasons explain this move, but primarily two: the company's strong financial performance and its personnel management strategy. Regarding the former, in 2024, the last year for which the company's accounts are available, profits grew by 37% to €1.384 billion. Sales increased by 9% compared to the previous year, reaching €38.8 billion including VAT and €35.605 billion net of taxes. This figure represented a new record in its nearly 50-year history.

Regarding its workforce management strategy, the company, chaired by Juan Roig, explained in a statement that this move aims to ensure that all its employees are "100% committed and satisfied," thereby increasing job quality and overall efficiency.

According to a press release issued by the company last May, the starting salary for a 40-hour work week at Mercadona is €1,685 gross per month. After more than four years of service, this increases to €2,280 gross per month. Salaries vary with seniority, depending on the position and productivity bonuses.