Madrid, Spain
🇪🇸 Tax calculator · current to September 2026

Income tax in Spain, on your number.

Enter your income. The 5 addresses in Spain recalculate: the tax, the effective rate, what is left, and the rank among 100 places.

In short, current to September 2026

  • On $1M a year, Madrid keeps $566,700 after 43% income tax. Barcelona keeps $521,386 after 48%.
  • Madrid ranks 67 of the 100 places on the board on what is left of $1M.
  • A resident pays about 28% on a capital gain in Spain. A wealth tax applies, top rate 3.5% of net assets a year.
  • 5 of the 5 addresses offer a regime for new arrivals. Each address page names its regime.

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Source: the Patrician.ch board, an original ranking of 100 residence addresses across 47 countries and territories. Tax rates, thresholds and routes are sourced. Cost, safety, schools, sun and beauty are Patrician.ch editorial indices. Figures current to September 2026. Updated . Cite as: Patrician.ch, Spain income tax calculator 2026: 5 addresses, $300K to $10M, patrician.ch/calculator/spain/, September 2026.

On $1,000,000 a year, Madrid leaves you $566,700 after 43% income tax. That ranks 67 of 100 places.

Rank of 100AddressIncome taxEffectiveYou keep
67Madrid$433,30043%$566,700
84Marbella$452,74145%$547,259
92Palma$471,08647%$528,914
92Ibiza$471,08647%$528,914
94Barcelona$478,61448%$521,386

Income tax only, single filer, indicative 2026 headline rates, built for incomes from $300,000 to $10,000,000 and converted at the board's reference rates. Places level on what is left share a rank. Where an address is modeled on its regime for new arrivals, its page names the regime. Published comparison research, not tax, legal or immigration advice.

By income

Effective income tax at each address.

Address$300K$1M$3M$10MKept of $1M
Madrid40%43%44%45%$566,700
Marbella42%45%46%47%$547,259
Palma42%47%49%49%$528,914
Ibiza42%47%49%49%$528,914
Barcelona43%48%49%50%$521,386

Beyond income tax.

A resident pays about 28% on a capital gain in Spain. A wealth tax applies, top rate 3.5% of net assets a year. Inheritance tax depends on the address.

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Questions

The short answers.

How much income tax does a $1M earner pay in Spain?

43% at Madrid, where $566,700 is kept, up to 48% at Barcelona, where $521,386 is kept.

Single filer, income tax only, before social contributions. Madrid ranks 67 of the 100 places on the board on what is left.

What is the income tax rate in Spain at $300K, $3M and $10M?

Effective income tax is 40% to 43% on $300,000, 44% to 49% on $3,000,000 and 45% to 50% on $10,000,000, across the 5 addresses.

Those are effective rates, the tax divided by the income, on the same single-filer model.

How is a US citizen taxed on income in Spain?

The US taxes its citizens wherever they live. With US citizen ticked, the calculator charges the higher of the tax in Spain and the US federal tax on the same income.

On $1M at Madrid that comes to $433,300, 43% effective. State tax, credits and treaty relief are not modeled.

Does Spain have a tax regime for new arrivals?

5 of the 5 addresses offer a regime for new arrivals. Each address page names its regime.

Where an address is modeled on its regime, its page says so.

What does the calculator leave out?

Social contributions, most deductions, wealth tax, capital gains and treaties. It is built for incomes from $300,000 to $10,000,000.

Amounts convert at the board's fixed reference rates, EUR 1 to $1.14.

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