Salaries for lawyers grow fastest

The most recent salary report from Antal shows that the average salary currently offered to specialists and managers is PLN 12,096 gross per month, which means a decrease of 4 percent compared to the previous year.

Antal's analysis indicated that the professional group that benefited the most during the pandemic are the lawyers. Their average monthly remuneration amounted to PLN 12,742 gross, which is an increase of 15 percent y/y. At the same time, it is a specialization in which earnings are among the highest in Poland. It is only senior management as well as IT specialists and managers that are ahead of them. In addition to attractive remuneration, lawyers also receive an extensive package of benefits, distinguished by them twice as high as the market percentage of people receiving funding for education (32 percent).

“A very good year for both the law firm and in-house lawyers was influenced, among others, by the economic situation – changes in tax law and labor law. To meet client expectations, law firms moved entire teams to handle issues arising directly or indirectly from the pandemic. Advising on legal changes related to the anti-crisis shield has gained importance,” Agnieszka Tymoszyk, Senior Client Manager, Antal HR & Legal, commented.

SSC / BPO also continued on the upward wave. It is true that the dynamics of salary growth in shared service centers are falling – two years ago the increase was 13 percent, a year ago it was only 4 percent. The last year brought an increase of 7 percent thanks to the average monthly salary of PLN 8,085 gross. The industry is also still the leader in the benefits offered.

The highest drop in wages among the surveyed groups was recorded by representatives of finance and accounting (13 percent). The situation of the senior management is the same – top managers recorded a drop in salaries by 13 percent – the average monthly salary in this group amounted to PLN 21,966 gross. The decrease in salaries was mainly due to lower realized and assumed results of companies, which directly translate into the number of bonuses and commissions of the management staff.

(WBJ)