The impact of an unstoppable and historic inflation in 2022 led some companies and sectors to reach agreements for salary increases for their employees, motivated in part and in certain cases by their labor mobilizations and protests due to their loss of purchasing power . One of the companies that have approved an increase in salaries has been Mercadona. In January 2022, it already announced a 6.5% increase , so that the base salary signed in the agreement amounted to 1,425 euros gross, while before the end of the year it went one step further. On December 30, the chain chaired by Juan Roig also decided to increase the salaries of its staff in 2023 not only on the base salary, but also on the complements or 'pluses', once the green light was obtained from the steering committee.
Do you want to work at Mercadona? This is the profile of the workers that Mercadona hires This measure — taken "for consistency" with its model and with the objective of "maintaining the purchasing power of all the people who are part of Mercadona" — comes into force as of the January payroll for the 96,000 workers it has in Spain. and Portugal , as explained by the company. Finally, the adjustment is made following the same mechanisms used previously, that is, taking into account the general annual CPI data for the month of December, which in Spain was 5.8%. How much does Mercadona pay in 2023 after the salary increase For the company, this move will mean an extra expense of 200 million euros, which it plans to compensate with efficiency measures and cost savings, as it already did during 2022.
In addition, the firm hopes to rely on the drive it has given to the digitalization of its processes, as well as the commitment to raise awareness among the entire workforce to analyze the costs incurred. As for this, you will see your economic conditions improved: for example, a worker who joins Mercadona starting this January will have a base salary of about 1,508 euros gross per month in 12 payments, including supplements. Mercadona's great challenge for 2023, according to experts: avoiding losing customers due to the unstoppable rise in prices These are the salaries that Mercadona will pay in 2023 in Spain , calculated from that 5.8% increase according to the December CPI and taking into account last year's salary table : Manager A, worker with less than a year of seniority: 1,508 euros gross per month in 12 payments, including supplements (increase of almost 83 euros.