Most of the surveyed employers plan to raise their salaries in 2025

Among the surveyed employers, 44% of companies reported that they plan to increase salaries for all employees in 2025. This is stated in the results of a study by the Russian School of Management (RSHU), which was reviewed by Izvestia on March 6.

The rest of the respondents said that they would raise them only for certain categories: for specialists (24%), for workers (20%), for middle management (9%), for top management (6%).

At the same time, 21% will raise salaries selectively to individual employees, and 17% do not plan any increases in payments.

At the same time, experts found out that 44% of employers plan to increase salaries in the range of 5-10%, 23% promise more generous increases — from 11 to 20%, and 4% — by 20%. However, 13% will limit themselves to an increase to 5%, 15% will leave salaries unchanged, and 2% are preparing to reduce payments altogether.

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Companies intend to increase employee incomes in various ways: 33% of respondents will raise salaries, 19% will increase bonuses, and 31% will choose a combined approach (salary and bonus increases).

"The results of the study show that most companies are aware of the importance of competitive salaries and are ready to invest in employees. This is a positive signal for the labor market: income growth affects the motivation, loyalty and productivity of staff. At the same time, companies are increasingly using an integrated approach, increasing not only salaries, but also bonuses," said Anastasia Borovskaya, director of the Russian School of Management.

She also added that not all employers can afford massive raises in difficult economic conditions, but even a targeted increase in salaries for key employees helps retain professionals and strengthen the business.

The results of the study also show that in 2024, 61% of employers increased salaries, 35% left them unchanged, and 4% were forced to reduce payments. At the same time, in 75% of companies, the income level of employees corresponds to market indicators and 8% of salaries are higher than the average market level. However, there are those who pay below the market, 17% of them.

Earlier, on January 15, it was reported that one in three Russians surveyed (28%) has planned to change jobs in 2025. This was mentioned in the results of the study of the Russian School of Management. Among the most common reasons for such a decision are low wages (47% of respondents answered this way), lack of opportunities for professional growth (45%), and lack of career prospects (39%).