The gap between the highest and lowest salaries of the companies is growing according to a study

In the past year, the hole Under the Higher salaries – General Management, with an average reimbursement of 139,400 euros – and the lower – Administrative help, with an average reimbursement of a maximum of 25 200 euros – from Basque companies. According to a study by the LKS consultancy, the salaries of the first They grew up A 7.6 %, While the latter They went one 0.9 %.

The consultancy and technological group presented this Wednesday in Bilbao, the sixth edition of the Salary Guide “Euskadi 2025”, which collects data about gross reimbursement in the last year of nearly a hundred positions in Basque companies. The report also reflects the most important characteristics, skills and professional profiles that are needed and that are most demanded.

The study suggests exactly the professional profiles that are linked to information technologies, the Artificial intelligence (AI) and Data analysis are again the most demanded in Euskadi. They are also their salaries from those who have grown the most in the past year.

According to the report, wages grew in 2024, for the second consecutive year, 3.6 %, “considerably” above the CPI, which closed the year at 3.6 % in Euskadi. However, it is an average climb and therefore not homogeneous. So there is a big difference between the best paid and the worst paid positions, and the gap between them has only increased.

The report also contains guide the biggest concerns of Basque companies that quote the Lack of talent or generation relief. As explained by those who are subsequently responsible for LKS, this absence is partly the aging of society, although they claim that it is sometimes also due to the mismatch between studies and profiles. Moreover, it has emphasized the need to include the concept of “multiculturalism in the management of companies”, given the growing integration of migrants in Basque organizations.