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2026 monthly pay for the most common jobs
| Place (class) | Waiter, cook, room attendant (level IV) | Kitchen porter, helper (level V) |
|---|---|---|
| 5-star hotel (class 1) | 1,638.86 EUR | 1,506.98 EUR |
| 4-star hotel, catering (class 2) | 1,579.25 EUR | 1,486.67 EUR |
| 3-star hotel, holiday homes (class 3) | 1,536.20 EUR | 1,466.78 EUR |
| 1- and 2-star hotels and apartments (class 4) | 1,479.37 EUR | 1,432.89 EUR |
| Bars, cafés, restaurants, guesthouses (class 5) | 1,396.68 EUR | 1,356.67 EUR |
- How we got these: the official table from April 2025 (BOP Las Palmas no. 79, 2 July 2025) plus 4%. The same agreement says pay rises 4.00% from 1 January 2026 on the tables in force at 31 December 2025. We did the multiplication and rounded to the cent.
- Who is level IV: the agreement lists camarero/a (waiter), cocinero/a (cook), camarero/a de pisos (room attendant), cafetero/a, sumiller and others. Level V: helpers not listed in level IV, pinche, marmitón, fregadero/a (kitchen porter), cleaners and delivery staff.
- Bars, cafés and restaurants are class 5 since 1 January 2024.
- Gross means before tax and social security. Extra payments and pluses in the agreement come on top.
Sources: BOP Las Palmas núm. 79, 2 julio 2025: Acuerdo de 12 de abril de 2025 y tablas salariales de hostelería a partir de abril 2025 (acuerdo cuarto: +4,00% en 2026) · BOP Las Palmas núm. 15, 3 febrero 2023: Convenio de Hostelería de Las Palmas 2020-2025, Anexo I (clasificación) y Anexo II (niveles). The floor for any full-time job in Spain is 1,221 EUR a month, 14 times a year (Spain minimum wage 2026).
The hygiene training employers ask for
EU Regulation 852/2004 (Annex II, Chapter XII) says anyone who handles food must be trained in hygiene, and the employer is responsible. The Canary Islands health service (Servicio Canario de la Salud) says the old carnet, renewed every 4 years, no longer exists: training is continuous and the employer guarantees it. Many ads still write «carnet de manipulador de alimentos», meaning proof of that training.
More: the food handler card in the Canary Islands (Spanish) · Tenerife pay (a different agreement) · seasonal contracts and the 57.82 EUR a day minimum.
Words you'll see in Canary Islands job ads
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| level / class | nivel / clasificación |
| hospitality | hostelería |
| accommodation included | alojamiento incluido |
| kitchen porter | fregadero/a, friegaplatos |
| room attendant | camarero/a de pisos |
| night work | nocturnidad |
| payslip | nómina |
| food handler certificate | carnet de manipulador de alimentos |
More: All restaurant jobs, pay side by side · Mallorca and Ibiza · 40 kitchen words in Spanish
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