Wage jumps 2025: New minimum wages bring more money for workers!

Wage jumps 2025: New minimum wages bring more money for workers!

A large number of employees in Austria can look forward to higher wages! From January 1, 2025, the new collective contracts come into force, which bring noticeable wage increases and adjustments to the minimum wages in various industries. In the horticultural and tree school industry, wages are increased by 3.3 percent, which raises the minimum wage to 1,860 euros. In the confectionery industry, it is even 3.4 percent increase and a minimum wage of 2,253 euros. The latest increases are part of the ongoing negotiations, which are highlighted by

rising minimum wages and protest actions

In total, millions of employees benefit from the stated increases in various sectors. In the fruit and vegetable refinement industry, the wage increase is 3.25 percent, while employees in the refreshing drink industry can expect a new minimum wage of 2,297 euros. But not only wages rise; The protest campaigns are also louder. In the trade industry, the negotiations on the new collective agreement have so far been unsuccessful, which according to Finanz.at will lead to the demands of the unions to the demands of the unions make.

The new wages that apply from 2025 are impressive: In the IT area, the increase is 3.7 percent, which raises the minimum wage to EUR 2,179.77. In the health and social sector as well as in the public service, the prospect of early adjustments. These salary increases are not only important for the industries concerned, but also throw a shadow on the ongoing negotiations, which have not yet been finally clarified, which increases uncertainty among employees.