Wages and salaries

Compulsory school-leaving certificate: When you are a top earner

For the first time, the "Krone" analyzes the income of employees whose highest level of education is compulsory schooling.(Bild: stock.adobe.com)

After the income checks for employees with an apprenticeship, AHS school-leaving certificate and university degree, the comparison for employees with compulsory schooling as their highest educational qualification follows. For the first time, the "Krone" shows in clear graphics when compulsory school graduates are considered top earners.

More than half a million employees in Austria - 509,471 to be precise - have compulsory schooling as their highest educational qualification. We list the income at which you belong to the top earning ten, 20, 30 etc. percent in this group. percent. We also present the figures separately for full-time and part-time employees. In addition, renowned remuneration expert Conrad Pramböck gives three tips on how to increase your salary even without a higher formal qualification. And he explains what it means in terms of income to complete more than just compulsory schooling.