New Delhi: Employees across corporate India are expected to get a slightly lower average salary hike of 11 percent in the current fiscal compared to 12-13 percent last year as firms grapple with sluggish economic activity, experts have said.

As per a survey conducted by recruitment tendering platform MyHiringClub.com, companies are expected to dole out an average pay hike of 11 for the year ended March 2013 lower than 12-13 percent in the preceding fiscal.

While sectors like aviation could see average salary hike of seven percent, the increments could be higher at 13 percent for employees employed by retail companies.

"Current appraisal season salaries in India are expected to be in double digit. Increments have been conservative at 11 percent attributable to the prevalent market sentiment.

"The increment percentages have dropped by 1-2 percent across levels compared to last year," MyHiringClub.com CEO Rajesh Kumar said.

Echoing a similar view, Apex HR Solution MD Vishnu Shankar said: "Around 11 percent salary increment is expected in current fiscal. When making recommendations on salary increments, organizations take into account factors such as the uncertainty in the economical conditions."

Other experts attributed the major reason for lower salary increments to lesser corporate revenues compared to the year-ago period as economic growth in current fiscal is hit by stubbornly high inflation, lofty interest rates and a slowing global economy.

The survey, which was conducted among over 2,400 senior executives and 1, 4500 employees, said that a majority of 84 percent respondents plan to give salary hikes in the current fiscal. This number is, however down three percent compared to FY'12.

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The telecom and engineering and manufacturing space might see eight percent salary increment, followed by 10 percent each in real estate, automobile, pharmacy and infrastructure sectors.

Besides, IT or IT-enabled, banking and finance and textile sectors could see average salary hikes of about 11 percent each. Sectors like consumer durables and FMCG would see more than average salary hikes at 12 percent each, the survey said.

"The economic growth in current fiscal is hit by inflation, interest rates, and a slowing global economy. In current scenario, increments are also going to be affected," Sat-n-Merc Manpower Consultant Director Prachi Kumari said.

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