So many companies in Poland are planning raises. Promising data
Every fourth company granted raises at the beginning of this year – according to the PIE survey. Many of them are planning further salary increases this year.
According to a study by the Polish Economic Institute (PIE), by the end of February this year. nearly one third of companies increased salaries. Interestingly, among the companies that increased salaries, 25 percent plans further increases this year. The same percentage of organizations that did not increase wages plan the same step in 2026. Only 3 percent companies admitted that they were considering reducing wages.
The Institute reminds that in a study from two years ago, the share of enterprises planning to increase wages was 11 percentage points higher. percent higher and amounted to 36 percent.
These companies have increased salaries
In the first months of this year, 43% of employees increased their salaries. service companies and 33 percent construction. Organizations related to the TSL industry were the least likely to decide on pay rises (23%). An increase in wages this year was most often declared by construction companies (30%), and service companies least often (18%).
Among companies that have already increased salaries, entrepreneurs from the TSL (48%) and construction (36%) industries were more likely to plan further increases. In turn, among enterprises that have not increased wages this year, mainly production and construction businesses plan to increase wages (34% and 27%, respectively).
Recent data from the Central Statistical Office (GUS) show that in the ranking of the average gross salary in the sector of medium and large enterprises (i.e. in organizations employing more than ten people, excluding administration and the financial sector) in Polish cities, the leader in February this year was it turned out to be Kraków. The average earnings in the capital of Małopolska this month amounted to PLN 11.6 thousand. PLN gross.
Kraków is slightly ahead of Warsaw in this respect, where the average salary was PLN 11,200. PLN gross. However, the capital remains the leader when it comes to total remuneration, taking into account all entities regardless of size.
You could earn slightly less than in Warsaw and Kraków in Gdańsk and Poznań. In these cities, the average salary exceeded PLN 10,000 at the beginning of this year. PLN gross. Kielce was the worst in the ranking, where the average salary was PLN 7.57 thousand in February. PLN gross.
