He required salary in Argentina throughout 2023 it rose 137.5%, as reported Boomerang. This increase is the most important since the leading employment company in Latin America compiled the report (2017).. Although despite the record advance it remained below the inflation (211.4%) and the average taxable remuneration of stable workers (RIPTE), which marked 142.7% year-on-year in November.
In this way, the accumulated increase in the salary required in 2023 greatly exceeded that of previous years: in 2022 it was 102.5%; in 2021 55%; in 2020 33%; in 2019 40%, in 2018 32%; and in 2017 25%.
Although the increase was a record, this did not prevent a negative gap from being generated between the evolution of the required salariesthe inflation and the RIPTE.
Required salary: how much did it fall compared to inflation and RIPTE?
Having requested showed an evolution of 73.92 and 5.22 percentage points below the price and salary indicators, unlike the previous year, when the difference had been in favor of the intended remunerations: 5.2 and 22.5 percentage points with respect to the inflation and to RIPTE, respectively.
“Despite this record increase, the requested remuneration does not increase to the same level as the inflation of the period remaining almost 74 percentage points below. The depreciation of the salary of working people is configured as the main problem that we will have to face in the world of work in the year that has just begun,” he explains. Federico BarniCEO of Jobint.
Required salary: in December it increased only 7.4% compared to an inflation of 25.5%
The average intended remuneration reached $484,683 in December, with an increase of 7.40% compared to November and compared to an inflation of 25.5% in the same month of the year. Although the study highlights that in the last half of the year, the intended remuneration kept pace with inflation.
The most significant increase of the year compared to the previous month was that of August with an increase of 16.9%. This is followed by September with 11.2%, October with 10.1%, and May with 9.4%.
On the other hand, the only month in which the average required salary decreased was in July, with a decrease of 1.3% compared to June. It was the first time in almost three years that a decrease was recorded.
Required salary: what were the work areas with the highest increases in 2023?
In the segment juniorthe sectors with the greatest accumulated increases in the required salary are: Human Resources with 175.2%; Production, Supply and Logistics with 151.1%; and Commercial with 141.5%. All these areas present accumulated increases higher than the junior average, which is 138.3%.
At the senior and semi-senior levels, the most notable accumulated increases are those of Human Resources with 157.1%; Marketing and Communication with 155.1%; Administration and finance with 154.8%; and Production, Supply and Logistics with 151.8%. All these sectors have accumulated increases higher than the seniority average, which is 148.9%.
Required salary: What are the best paying positions in 2023?
During December, the highest remunerations were recorded in the positions of: head and supervisor in Finance with $1,437,500 per month; semi-senior and senior in Project Leadership with $1,175,000 per month; and junior in Mining/Oil/Gas with $637,500 per month.
In contrast, the lowest salaries were recorded in Maintenance and cleaning with $205,000 per month for the junior sector; Call Center with $263,750 per month for the semi-senior and senior levels; and Telemarketing with $297,500 per month for the boss and supervisor segment.
Source: Ambito