Archive · 29 Jul 2025
Corporate India to Offer Salary Hikes Between 6.2% and 11.3%
Imagine companies in India are planning to give their employees raises.
These raises are expected to be somewhere between 6.2% and 11.3% of their current salary.
Some jobs, especially in growing areas like electric vehicles and retail, might see even bigger raises, up to 13.8%!
This is because companies are changing how they find and reward workers, focusing on skills.
Even jobs that don't usually get big raises, like mechanics, are getting more money due to more investment.
The biggest raises are likely in sales and marketing roles, followed by engineering.
Corporate India anticipates average salary hikes between 6.2% and 11.3% in the current fiscal year.
Certain role-level salary increments could reach up to 13.8%.
Sectors like EV & EV infrastructure, consumer durables, retail, and NBFCs are expected to see the highest salary increases.
Blue-collar wages are experiencing a rebound, fueled by infrastructure investments and growth in the EV ecosystem.
Sales and marketing roles are projected to have the highest average salary increment among functional areas.
- Who
- Corporate India and its employees.
- What
- Corporate India is projecting salary hikes.
- When
- This fiscal year.
- Where
- India
- Why
- Employers are reshaping their workforce strategies.
- Projected Salary Hike Range
- 6.2% to 11.3%
- Highest Role-Level Increment
- 13.8%
- Sectors with Highest Increments
- EV & EV infrastructure, consumer durables, retail, NBFCs
- Top Functional Areas
- Sales and Marketing, Engineering