Income in comparison

Salaries: when you belong to the richest quarter

The current salary report from Kienbaum Consultants Austria GmbH shows where you currently stand with your own income - in relation to the respective peer group.(Bild: stock.adobe.com)

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: when you start earning above the average or belong to the best quarter.

Compared to 2023, wages and salaries in Austria have risen by between five and 7.7 percent this year, according to the results of the remuneration study by HR and management consultancy Kienbaum Vienna. The study shows that incomes in Austria have risen sharply in 2024 despite the subdued economic situation. Executives will see 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.