Sant’Agata Li Battiati is the first municipality in Sicily in terms of declared income. The center of Catania confirms itself at the top of this particular ranking with an average income of 28,768 euros. This is what emerges from the data relating to tax returns for 2023, referring to income for the year 2022, released by the Treasury Ministry.
The ranking of the capitals
The first seven Sicilian cities in the ranking are all in the province of Catania: behind Sant’Agata Li Battiati are San Gregorio with 28,051 euros, Aci Castello with 25,751 euros, Tremestieri with 24,291 euros, Viagrande with 22,980, Trecastagni with 22,629 euros and Valverde with 22,190 euros. Among the provincial capital municipalities, Palermo first stands out with 22,103 euros, then Messina, with 22.022, Agrigento with 21,287 euros, Syracuse with 21.123, Catania with 21,091 Enna with 20,888, Caltanissetta 20.012, Trapani, 19,348, closes Ragusa with 19.225.
The islands
Among the islands, Santa Marina di Salina is first with 19,699 euros, in Favignana (Trapani) the average declared income is 18,355 euros, in Malfa on the island of Salina (Messina) 18,593, in Ustica (Palermo) 17,869 euros, in Leni on the island of Salina (Messina) 17,364 euros, in Lipari (Messina) 17,255 euros, in Pantelleria (Trapani) 16,167, in Lampedusa (Agrigento) 15,488. The special ranking for Sicilian cities closes with Mazzarrone (Catania) with an average income of 11,107 euros.
Incomes in Palermo
In Palermo and its province there is a crisis but not too much, with incomes growing and consumption managing to hold up. If on average throughout Italy there is a decline in the purchase of durable goods (cars, TVs, household appliances, etc…) of 3.7%, in Palermo and its province the contraction stops at just 1.1%. This, according to experts, is because in 2022 per capita incomes grew by 7.8% and consequently consumption is proportionate. This is the best Sicilian result in these terms and consequently, having more money available, we continued to spend. The data released by the Findomestic observatory. Palermo is the only Sicilian province where spending on durable goods exceeded one billion euros in 2022.
