Income in comparison

Salaries: when you belong to the richest quarter

The current salary report from Kienbaum Consultants Austria GmbH shows where you stand in 2024 with your own income - in relation to the respective peer group.

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The latest figures from HR and management consultancy firm Kienbaum show how much professionals with an apprenticeship, specialists, team leaders, department heads and managing directors earn in Austria. And: at what point you are above average in terms of income or belong to the best quarter.

Compared to the previous year, wages and salaries in Austria have risen by between five and 7.7 percent this year, according to the results of the latest remuneration study by HR and management consultants Kienbaum Vienna. The study shows that incomes in Austria are continuing to rise sharply despite the subdued economic situation. Executives have seen an average increase in basic salary of 6.3 percent, while wages and salaries for specialists and skilled workers have risen by an average of 7.7 percent (see charts). Kienbaum boss Alfred Berger also reveals who now earns as much in a month as they used to in a whole year.