TheKornFerry2019GlobalSalaryForecastrevealsthat,adjustedforinflation,real-wagesalariesgloballyareexpectedtogrowonlyanaverageof1percentin2019.Regionally,Asiaisexpectedtoseethehighestrealwagegrowth,withsalariesforecasttoincreaseby2.6percent,whileinNorthAmerica,boththeUnitedStatesandCanadaarepredictedtoachieveareal-wagegrowthof0.6percent.EmployeesinEasternEuropearepredictedtoseeanaveragesalaryincreaseof2percentafteraccountingforinflation,andinWesternEurope,salariesareforecasttoincreasebyonly0.7percent.IntheMiddle-East,inflation-adjustedsalaryincreasesarepredictedtobe0.4percent,whileAfrica’ssalaryforecastisexpectedtogoupby0.9,afteradjustingforhighinflation.InLatinAmerica,employeesareforecasttoreceiveanaveragerealsalaryincreaseof1.3percent.ThePacificseesthelowestpredictioninrealsalaryincreases,withaninflation-adjustedforecastofonly0.3percent.©KornFerry2019Allrightsreserved.2.6%0.0%-1.7%2.2%0.3%-0.8%-4.5%5.9%5.5%1.8%1.4%1.3%1.6%2.0%2.0%2.2%1.8%2.0%2.5%0.8%2.6%1.4%1.2%2.8%3.9%2.1%0.6%0.2%0.1%0.6%0.3%0.9%0.5%1.3%0.8%1.1%0.8%1.0%0.5%0.0%1.1%1.4%0.8%1.0%0.6%0.6%0.3%0.2%1.3%1.5%2.7%1.1%1.5%0.8%2.9%1.0%0.7%-1.2%2.1%1.8%-0.1%2.3%-8.3%4.8%3.9%2.4%3.0%1.3%-1.2%3.6%2.8%0.1%3.7%5.0%1.7%3.2%-0.8%1.1%3.0%1.3%1.0%-2.6%1.2%1.7%2.4%-0.5%0.4%3.6%0.6%0.8%0.4%0.7%-0.5%SAUDIARABIAOMANLEBANONKUWAITJORDANBAHRAINUZBEKISTANUKRAINETURKEYSLOVAKIASERBIARUSSIANFEDERATIONROMANIAPOLANDLITHUANIALATVIAKAZAKHSTANHUNGARYGEORGIAESTONIACZECHREPUBLICCROATIABULGARIABELARUSAZERBAIJANARMENIAUNITEDKINGDOMSWITZERLANDSWEDENSPAINPORTUGALNORWAYNETHERLANDSLUXEMBOURGITALYIRELANDGREECEGERMANYFRANCEFINLANDDENMARKCYPRUSBELGIUMAUSTRIAUSACANADANEWZEALANDAUSTRALIAPERUPANAMANICARAGUAMEXICOHONDURASGUATEMALAELSALVADORECUADORDOMINICANREPUBLICCOSTARICACOLOMBIACHILEBRAZILBOLIVIAARGENTINAVIETNAMTHAILANDTAIWAN,CHINASINGAPOREPHILIPPINESPAPUANEWGUINEAMALAYSIAKOREAJAPANINDONESIAINDIAHONGKONG,CHINACHINAZAMBIAUGANDATUNISIATANZANIASOUTHAFRICANIGERIANAMIBIAMOZAMBIQUEMOROCCOMAURITIUSKENYAGHANAEGYPTBOTSWANAALGERIAUNITEDARABEMIRATESQATA...