General Management and Executive Leadership salaries in Austria
The median senior General Management and Executive Leadership salary in Austria is €74,353 per year, with the market band from €47,141 to €106,412 (statistik.at, 2026-09-02).
By seniority
executive (High quality data)
- P25
- €63,714
- Median
- €107,866
- P75
- €188,000
- per month
- €8,989
About €8,989 per month at the median.
Occupation: OEISCO-08 11 'Geschaeftsfuehrerinnen und Geschaeftsfuehrer, Vorstaende, leitende Verwaltungsbedienstete und Angehoerige gesetzgebender Koerperschaften', n=24,500. Basis authority: Statistik Austria table 'Bruttojahreseinkommen der unselbststaendig Erwerbstaetigen nach Berufsgruppen 2023', quartile header '... verdienen weniger als ... EUR'; payroll tax, social insurance and microcensus data, employees 15+ resident in Austria, apprentices excluded. Published Dec 2024. Same-cell alternatives: VSE 2022 private-sector managers full-time median 91,840 (annual gross incl special payments, enterprises 10+ employees); Stepstone Management median 72,750; ISCO 12 band 47,141/74,353/106,412.
lead (High quality data)
- P25
- €50,723
- Median
- €77,214
- P75
- €113,521
- per month
- €6,435
About €6,435 per month at the median.
Occupation: AEB function 'Fuehrende Taetigkeiten' (leadership activities) among Angestellte, n=148,200, 2023. Basis authority: Statistik Austria table 'Bruttojahreseinkommen der unselbststaendig Erwerbstaetigen nach Funktionen 2023'; payroll tax/SV/microcensus. Same-cell alternatives: Stepstone 2025 median with personnel responsibility 63,000 (vs 52,000 without, all professions, full-time); kununu Teamleiter average 65,900; public sector leadership band 61,691/78,227/90,173, n=21,700.
senior (High quality data)
- P25
- €47,141
- Median
- €74,353
- P75
- €106,412
- per month
- €6,196
About €6,196 per month at the median.
Occupation: OEISCO-08 12 'Fuehrungskraefte im kaufmaennischen Bereich' (senior management professionals), n=77,700. Basis authority: Statistik Austria table 'Bruttojahreseinkommen der unselbststaendig Erwerbstaetigen nach Berufsgruppen 2023', quartile header '... verdienen weniger als ... EUR'; payroll tax, social insurance and microcensus data, employees 15+ resident in Austria, apprentices excluded. Published Dec 2024. Band spans all management levels incl part-time. Same-cell alternatives: Stepstone 2025 Management occupational group median 72,750 (57,200 datasets, 2024 salary level, full-time); AEB 'Hochqualifizierte Taetigkeiten' band 28,917/50,023/71,709, n=596,500 for senior non-leading specialists.
Sources for these numbers
- https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/pages/334/3_Unselbststaendig_Erwerbstaetige_Berufsgruppen.ods
- https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/pages/335/VSE2022_tabC_verdienste_vollzeit_teilzeit_berufe.ods
- https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20250113_OTS0043/fuer-mehr-gehaltstransparenz-stepstone-veroeffentlicht-gehaltsreport-2025
- https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/pages/334/4_Unselbststaendig_Erwerbstaetige_Funktionen.ods
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