2024 ITALY
SALARY BENCHMARKING
About this report
This report includes detailed scaled salary information for industry specific full-time professional positions across Italy.
The scope of the data is national.
The data for each position is broken down in three banding categories:
Band A → Ideal starting salary offer when stepping up into a position. Lowest end of the market’s pay norm.
Minimum experience in the position and still developing relevant skills.
Band B → Salary offer sitting within the 50th percentile; median range of the market. The candidate has an average level of experience and has most of the necessary skills.
Band C → Top end of salary offers for hiring or retaining individuals.
Higher experience, superior skills, finer institutional/business knowledge and exceeding responsibilities. Market’s rarest resource and top talent’s worth according to market key factors and dynamics.
Salary bandings provide:
a standardised framework for setting and comparing salaries across roles and departments. help in maintaining or setting consistency in pay structure. comparison with current compensation packages against industry standards and competitors. support to remain competitive in attracting and retaining talent. predictable salary expenses and aids in financial planning and forecasting. career development and progression support by providing clear salary ranges for different levels of roles. framework for salary negotiations during recruitment and performance reviews help in maintaining internal equity
Benefits
Paid annual leave: employees in Italy are entitled to at least 4 weeks of paid annual leave. This can increase based on collective agreements or company policy.
Sick leave: the duration and amount depend on national, sectoral, or company agreements. The Italian Social Security Institute (INPS) usually covers part of the wages during long-term illness.
Maternity leave: Female employees receive 5 months of maternity leave (2 months before and 3 months after childbirth) at 80% of their salary, covered by INPS.
Paternity leave: Fathers are entitled to at least 10 days of paid paternity leave.
Social security contributions: employers and employees contribute to Italy's social security system, which provides coverage for pensions, unemployment, sickness, and disability benefits.
Pension: employees are entitled to a state pension after reaching a certain age and having contributed to the system for a minimum number of years. Private pension schemes can supplement this.
Healthcare (Servizio Sanitario Nazionale): and all employees have access to healthcare services funded by contributions to the system.
Unemployment benefits: employees who lose their job may be entitled to unemployment benefits (NASpI), based on their previous contributions and employment duration.
Severance pay (TFR - Trattamento di Fine Rapporto): upon termination of employment, employees are entitled to a severance payment, which is a portion of their salary accumulated during their employment.
Working hours and overtime: standard working week is 40 hours. Overtime must be compensated, often with higher pay rates as defined by law or collective agreements.
Public holidays: Italy observes 12 national public holidays. Employees are entitled to time off or additional pay if they work on these days.
13th and 14th month salary
Meal vouchers (Buoni Pasto)
Private health insurance
Company car
Flexible working hours/remote work/“smart working”
Training and professional development
Travel allowances
Childcare benefits
Housing benefits
Stock options or profit sharing
Paid sabbaticals
Employee discounts
Pension contributions (supplementary)
Wellness programmes
Extra maternity and paternity support
Distribution of the average net income
MERCHANDISING
& E-COMMERCE
DIGITAL & MARKETING
LOGISTICS & WAREHOUSE
Positions
HOSPITALITY / EVENTS
HOSPITALITY / EVENTS
Positions
*entry level sommeliers not common
HOSPITALITY CHEFS/KITCHEN
HOSPITALITY CHEFS/KITCHEN
(EVENTS / RETAIL)
HOSPITALITY – BACK OF HOUSE
HOSPITALITY – HR & TRAINING
Positions
HOSPITALITY FINANCE – IT – PROCUREMENT
Positions
CORPORATE – I.T.
Positions
CORPORATE – OFFICE MANAGEMENT