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Politicians in Vienna: Surprising salary increase despite zero wage round!
National Council decides on zero wage round for the federal government, while Vienna increases politicians' salaries by 4.6%. Salary increases and inflation in focus in 2025.
Politicians in Vienna: Surprising salary increase despite zero wage round!
In a remarkable decision, the National Council has decided on a zero wage round for politicians at the federal level, which means that the salaries of the Federal Chancellor, ministers, MPs and members of the Federal Council will not increase in 2025. Even the Federal President remains excluded from salary increases, what, how Today.at reported, brings increased dissatisfaction among top politicians. In contrast, Vienna is increasing the salaries of its politicians by a whopping 4.6 percent. This means that members of the state government and local councils can also look forward to more money, which is a legal requirement of the Court of Auditors.
The planned increase could no longer be reversed as it has to be formally entered into the books, which is no longer possible this year. Although the Neos were against this decision, they were unable to enforce their position. In addition, the City of Vienna will increase the salaries of municipal employees by 3.5 percent from January 2025 - this is the result of negotiations with the “youunion” union.
Increasing salaries throughout Austria
In parallel to these developments, hundreds of thousands of employees in Austria have been benefiting from salary increases of up to 4.8 percent since November. From 2025, further increases will follow in various sectors, such as the metal industry, public services, the social economy and the IT sector. In the metal industry, for example, salaries will increase by 4.3 percent, while in the public sector they will increase by 3.5 percent Finanz.at reported. A practical online tool allows employees to calculate their new salaries in gross and net terms, which also takes into account adjustments to the tax table from 2025, which are intended to partially abolish “cold progression”.
These developments lead to a noticeable increase in the disposable income of employees and mark a significant turn in wage negotiations, which bring not only political dimensions but also economic implications.