Vienna/Innsbruck – New details have become known about the debate about salary adjustments in the Chamber of Commerce: How ORF and Crown newspaper According to reports, the functional compensation of WK presidents and vice presidents in some federal states rose by up to 60 percent this year. For the approximately 5,800 chamber employees across Austria, the salary increase in 2026 will be significantly less at 4.2 percent from the second half of the year. WKÖ President Harald Mahrer wants to smooth things over and said: “We made mistakes. I made mistakes.”
