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| More than half of employees in Slovakia have not had a salary increase in a year |
| Bratislava, 27.05.2025 |
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| Over the past year, more than half of employees in Slovakia have not had a salary increase. The salary increase affected only less than 40% of people, most of whom were men. On the contrary, the salary decreased by almost 13% and almost half of workers live from paycheck to paycheck. For almost a quarter, the salary is not even enough to cover expenses. This is according to a survey by the Grafton recruitment agency, which was conducted on the social network LinkedIn during March and April 2025 on a sample of 547 respondents.
Based on data from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic, the average nominal monthly and real salary of employees in the economy grew in the Slovak Republic last year. The average salary for the entire last year reached 1,524 euros, which represents a year-on-year increase of 6.6%, i.e. a total of 94 euros. After two years, real wages also grew, by an average of 3.7%. Year-on-year salary growth was also recorded at the beginning of this year.
According to the agency's marketing director Jitka Kouba, the growth in real wages suggests that people could buy a little more with their income, or they could manage with it as they did in the past, even with today's rising cost of living. However, the reality is different and almost a quarter of employees do not have enough with their salary and live from paycheck to paycheck. Only a little more than a quarter of those surveyed have enough of their salary not only to cover current living expenses, but also to create a financial reserve.
According to Kouba, one of the solutions to insufficient income is looking for a better-paid job or asking for a raise from their current employer. Approximately 45% of people want to ask for a raise this year. The rest are either hesitating or do not plan to take such a step. Up to half of those whose salary has decreased in the past 12 months are looking for a new job. The salary of no top manager was reduced during this period, and it did not affect six percent of people from Generation Z, who are the youngest group on the labor market.
"It is understandable that the situation of employers today is not easy, increased rates of value added tax or transaction tax mean higher input costs for them, whether it is raw materials, energy, or any financial operations. Finding resources to increase wages will therefore be extremely difficult this year," she added. On the other hand, there is currently a shortage of people on the labor market, so companies should not risk losing a qualified employee. According to her, they should also use the tool in the form of attractive benefits to retain current workers or attract new ones.odkaz na stránku |
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Address : Euro-Brew Ltd., Hlboká 22, 917 01 Trnava, Slovakia
Tel. : +421 33 53 418 53, Fax : +421 33 53 418 52, E-mail : info@eurobrew.sk |
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