According to the annual salary survey of the consulting firm Deloitte, relayed by Le Figaro On Tuesday, wages increased little this year. Whether they are executives or not, the median salary has only increased by 0.6%. In question ? The health crisis linked to Covid-19. Before this, in 2019, the increases reached 2.8% for executives and 2.4% for non-executives.
In detail, 45% of incumbents have seen no increase in their base salary this year. Just under a third of employees, or 30%, saw an increase of less than 2%. “In a context of adaptation of the world of work, the wage policies practiced by companies in 2021 reflect the tensions observed during the health crisis of 2020”, comments the cabinet.
The average pay gap between men and women on the rise
As for variable compensation (bonuses, commissions and exceptional bonuses), the distribution was more advantageous “for the first levels of executives and senior executives”. They were able to count on an increase in the amounts paid. For non-executives, nearly half received variable compensation, an increase of 4% compared to 2020, but far from the 65% of the period before Covid.
In addition, only 18% of companies have used the PEPA bonus this year, a device that allows the employer to pay the employee an exceptional bonus. This is a decrease of 5% compared to 2020. But good news, according to the study, salary increases could reach an average of 1.8% in 2022.
“The projection of salary increase budgets over the next three years provides for a gradual return to pre-health crisis increase budgets, against a backdrop of renewed growth from 2022”, explains the cabinet in its report. However, given the rising inflation (1.9% over one year in August), these increases would not succeed in offsetting the loss of purchasing power. Finally, with regard to the average wage gap between men and women, this figure increased by 0.3% compared to 2020 and reached 3.7%.