In Russia, 77% of small and medium-sized businesses have increased employee remuneration costs since the beginning of 2024, according to the results of a study by the Russian School of Management (RSU) and the PlanFact financial accounting service, which were reviewed by Izvestia.

The study involved 1045 representatives of companies from various industries and different regions of Russia.

It is specified that the increase in labor costs was influenced by an increase in the salaries of old employees, an increase in salaries for new employees, an increase in staff, and an increase in the level of bonuses.

11% of respondents announced a reduction in spending. Among the main reasons, they named staff reduction, reduction of bonuses, reduction of salaries for new employees. In 12% of companies, labor costs remained at the same level.

Since the beginning of 2024, in most small and medium-sized businesses, the income of line specialists has increased (81%). In addition, salaries and bonuses have increased for department heads (47%) and top management (23%).

11% of respondents said that they do not have employees who have begun to earn more. Basically, revenues increased for specialists from such industries as: production, sales and trade, administrative staff, IT, marketing, advertising, PR, finance, accounting, logistics and procurement, personnel and HR.

At the same time, 70% of companies said they did not have employees whose revenues had decreased since the beginning of 2024.

At the same time, some respondents noted that line specialists (11%), department heads (8%) and top management (21%) began to earn less in their companies.