Spar, Billa and Co.

Cashier to store manager: what you earn and where

The domestic food retail sector employs around 160,000 people.

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Loudly applauded during the pandemic, now often the first "point of complaint" due to high product prices: It's not always easy being an employee in food retail. Krone+ takes a look at one of the most important sectors in the country and shows what warehouse staff, cashiers, store managers etc. earn at the domestic giants Spar, Billa and Co.

The latest price monitoring by the Chamber of Labor in Viennese supermarkets (Billa, Billa Plus, Spar, Interspar) and discount stores (Hofer, Lidl, Penny) clearly shows the tense price situation for consumers: It is true that the micro basket of goods in question, consisting of the 40 cheapest groceries and a few cleaning products, became 1.9% cheaper on average between June 2023 and June 2024, falling from €73.78 to €72.34. However, since September 2021, the basket of goods has still increased in price by a whopping 41.5% due to the general wave of inflation!