DEVISE Hungary and Simconsult polled managers and HR staff at almost 300 companies in the survey. Wholly foreign-owned companies accounted for about half of the sample.

The companies said they would raise wages next year between 0.3% and 7%.

Top managers’ wages are set to rise by 3.7% on average, while wages of middle managers climb 3.5%. Wages of skilled workers will rise 5.2%, according to the survey.