Spain — Local Service Costs (Electrician, Plumber, Mason, Cleaner)
Typical rates for the four home-service trades most new arrivals need in their first months: electrician, plumber, mason/handyman, and house cleaner. Headline figures are Spain-wide marketplace averages (Habitissimo); Madrid-specific supplements from provincial collective-bargaining data are noted separately where available.
These day-to-day trade costs rarely show up in relocation budget templates but add up fast during move-in — electrical fixes, plumbing repairs, furniture assembly, and regular cleaning. Knowing a realistic range upfront avoids a budget surprise in the first few months.
Key Facts
The Habitissimo figures below are Spain-wide averages, not Madrid-specific — Madrid tends to run at or above the national average for skilled trades.
Madrid-specific collective-bargaining rates (a secondary source, motordepresupuestos.com) are noted per trade below and are generally higher than the national Habitissimo average, since they reflect formally employed tradespeople's official pay scale rather than informal marketplace quotes.
The cleaning-rate source is dated February 2025 — noticeably older than the other three trades (all mid-2026) — treat it as the least current figure in this document.
Costs
Electrician (hourly, Spain-wide avg): €15–75/hr, typically ~€35/hr
Electrician (Madrid collective-bargaining scale): Oficial 1ª €48–67/hr, Oficial 2ª €36–51/hr, peón (laborer) €27–36/hr
Plumber (hourly, Spain-wide avg): €20–35/hr
Plumber (Madrid collective-bargaining scale): Oficial 1ª €46–63/hr
Mason/handyman (hourly, Spain-wide avg): €18–35/hr, typically ~€25/hr
Mason/handyman (Madrid): ~€120/day (≈€20–30/hr); collective-bargaining Oficial 1ª €27–39/hr
House cleaner (hourly, Spain-wide avg): €12–20/hr, typically ~€15/hr
House cleaner (Madrid): €10–15/hr per the same source's Madrid-specific note
Common Mistakes
Treating the Spain-wide Habitissimo average as a Madrid price — Madrid's collective-bargaining scale runs noticeably higher for formally engaged tradespeople.
Cross-check
Expatistan independently lists Madrid house-cleaning at about €13/hr, consistent with the €10–15/hr Madrid-specific figure above.