In the first half of 2025, the average salary of line employees who perform basic functions in companies may increase by 20%. Andrey Kladov, director of the Migrant Service recruitment platform, told Lenta.ru.
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According to him, the salaries of production workers (on average, up to 141-176 thousand rubles), couriers (up to 132-186 thousand rubles), drivers (up to 120-163 thousand rubles) and builders (up to 108 -186 thousand rubles). 156 thousand rubles).
Experts from the Immigration Service linked the upcoming salary increase of the aforementioned workers mainly to the current shortage of personnel in the labor market. Under such crisis conditions, raising wages is one of the few effective ways to attract and retain workers, analysts say.
Kladov also recalled that in 2024 employers offered the aforementioned employees competitive salaries. Thus, the average salaries of couriers were 110 to 155 thousand rubles, of workers 118 to 147 thousand rubles, of drivers 100 to 136 thousand rubles, and of builders 90 to 130 thousand rubles.
Previously, economists interviewed by Vedomosti predicted that this year the growth of wages of Russians will be halved due to the cooling of the economy and rising costs for employers. According to experts, the growth rate in real terms will slow down to 2-4%, while in 2024 it could be 8%.
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