The 2025 Salary Increase Survey – 6th Edition conducted by WTW, through its Talent Management and Compensation Department, conducted in Argentina during October 2025, yielded good results.Average salary increase 31% This year employees are out of agreement.
They were the sectors with the largest representation in the sample High technology (17.3%)Human and animal health sciences, medical devices (11.9%), and consumer (9.1%).
The average percentage of salary adjustments planned for 2025 (taking into account all concepts except promotion, such as merit, market, and inflation) is 31%. The average adjustment is also at 30%.
Regarding the estimated 2025 inflation base that companies used to prepare the salary budget, The average was 31%with an average of 30%.
Most companies (34%) plan to implement these salary adjustments on 4 occasions During the year 2025.
Average percentage of initially planned salary adjustments By 2026 it will reach 22%, with an average of 20%. The estimated inflation base we are working on for 2026 is an average of 21% and a median of 20%.
What are the expected salary adjustments by activity?
Detailed information on wage increases by activity is presented in terms of expected cumulative salary adjustment for the period January to October 2025. (Intermediary) for non-contractual employees.
The cumulative salary adjustment percentage refers to any concept, such as merit, market, or inflation, excluding only promotions.
The mediator for Adjustments expected for the period from January to October 2025 In the various sectors participating in the survey:
- Communications / Entertainment 33%.
- sciences health Human and animal medical devices 32%
- high technology 30%.
- Banks and financial entities 30%.
- Professional services30%.
- Oil tankers 30%.
- The total sample is 30%.
- Financial technology 29%.
- industry, 29%.
- Logistics and transportation 29%.
- Chemistry 29%.
- retail, 29%.
- Energy 29%.
- building, 27%.
- Agriculture 26%.
- Iron, aluminium, mining and metallurgy 26%.
- services, 24%.
- Insurance companies 23%.
- Cars 22%.
- consumption, 29%.
What will be the frequency of adjustments?
Most companies plan to implement salary adjustments several times during 2025:
- 34% plan 4 opportunities to modify.
- 28% plan 3 opportunities.
- 19% plan to have two opportunities.
What are the expectations for 2026?
The majority of companies (63%) are already working on a 2026 payroll budget.
middle Percentage of salary adjustments Initially planned for 2026 is 22%, with an average of 25%.
the Estimated inflation base The preliminary budget used for 2026 has a median of 21% and a median of 20%.
By 2026, Modulation frequency The chart focuses on two or three opportunities, with 32% mentioning each, followed by 4 opportunities (25%).
Which companies plan to receive the annual bonus
Regarding the annual bonus for 2025 results (which will be paid in 2026), companies expect:
Compliance with 2025 results
With the year almost over, most companies expect business results to be in line with plan: 43% of companies expect 100% compliance.. 22% expect less than 90% compliance.
Bonus payment estimate
With regard to disbursing the annual bonus based on average results, it has been done 41% of companies are able to pay between 91% and 100%. From the target.
Basis of calculation
The most common calculation basis for bonus payment is The salary of the last month of the fiscal year that will be disbursed (66%).
At the same time, according to the survey, there is significant room for significant improvement in effective communication of benefits. 27% of companies say there is moderate room for improvement, and 25% say there is a lot of room for improvement. Only 10% believe there is no room for improvement.
WTW survey information was collected through electronic questionnaires between October 20 and 27, 2025, between Total 418 companies Who participated in the consultation.
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